Circular 0056/2026 revised post-primary teacher salary arrangements from 1 June 2026 under the Public Service Agreement 2024-2026. The change applies to the post-primary sector.
Circular 0057/2026 revised salaries for Special Needs Assistants from 1 June 2026 under the Public Service Agreement 2024-2026. The circular applies across primary, post-primary and ETB sectors.
Circular 0058/2026 revised salaries and allowances for certain grades other than teachers and SNAs employed by Education and Training Boards from 1 June 2026. The change was made under the Public Service Agreement 2024-2026.
Circular 0061/2026 revised salaries for school secretaries previously grant funded and bus escorts from 1 June 2026. The update was made under the Public Service Agreement 2024-2026.
The Directorate for Education and Training stated that newly qualified kindergarten teachers from Steiner University College can now be employed as pedagogical leaders in all types of kindergartens without additional kindergarten-pedagogy education.
The Government decided new rules defining teachers’ teaching assignment, including maximum annual teaching-time ranges and minimum time for planning and follow-up. The rules are scheduled to apply from 1 July 2027.
The Swedish Council for Higher Education amended rules on special eligibility for vocational teacher education. The update adds two knowledge criteria linked to industrial surface treatment and sheet-metal processing.
A new guide on effective didactics in secondary education was published to support teachers and school teams. The guide translates evidence from cognitive psychology and international literature into practical recommendations for classroom teaching.
The Ministry of University and Research published Decree No. 926 authorizing the XI cycle of specialization courses for support teachers for academic year 2025/2026. The decree provides 30,241 available places across preschool, primary, lower-secondary, and upper-secondary levels.
France issued a national order setting the initial training and adaptation-to-employment arrangements for public teachers and education personnel. The order applies to winners of the 2026 recruitment competitions, with some adaptation provisions entering force on 1 September 2026.