The Government highlighted ongoing and planned reading reforms after a National Agency for Education report found that reading and reading-related activities had declined in compulsory school. The reforms include stronger emphasis on books, staffed school libraries, and future curricula.
The government submitted a parliamentary letter on a Strengthening Agenda for Language and Other Basic Skills. The update keeps literacy, numeracy and wider basic skills at the centre of national education policy planning.
Spain approved the 2026 territorial distribution of €120,562,298 for a national cooperation program to reinforce mathematical competence in publicly funded schools. The program will run during the 2026-2027 execution period.
The Ministry of Education and Merit announced the launch of the Liceo Matematico pilot, a methodological and didactic experimentation pathway for upper-secondary schools. The pilot is linked to Ministerial Decree No. 104 of 10 June 2026 and is planned for the 2026/2027 school year.
France approved new science and technology teaching programmes for primary and lower-secondary cycles 2 and 3. The implementation is staged, beginning in the 2026-2027 school year for CP and CM1 and extending to other grades in 2027-2028.
The Conference of Education Ministers adopted a comprehensively updated recommendation on remembrance culture as a subject of historical-political education in schools. The update responds to antisemitism, disinformation, digital media and artificial intelligence.
The government announced enrichment benchmarks for schools and colleges and a £132.5 million Every Child Can programme to widen access to activities such as arts, sport, nature, civic engagement and life skills.
The Scottish Government announced that early samples of new curriculum materials had been shared with councils as part of the most significant Scottish curriculum reform in more than a decade.
Northern Ireland launched a 16-week consultation on a new statutory curriculum framework for Foundation Stage to Key Stage 3, with phased implementation planned from September 2028.
The Department for Education opened a consultation on proposed subject content for a new GCSE in natural history. The proposed qualification would include organisms, habitats, ecological relationships and structured field study.