France issued guidance for 2026 on strengthening second-generation local educational projects, known as PEdT, to improve continuity between school, extracurricular, and holiday-time education. The note emphasizes structured childcare settings, local coordination, inclusion, and quality improvement.
France published limiting literary programmes for the cultural and linguistic deepening course in the French International Baccalaureate. The programmes apply by language and by baccalaureate session, including 2027, 2028, and 2029 depending on the language.
France issued the 2026-2027 circular for national collège and lycée grants. The circular confirms eligibility rules, application procedures, automatic rights assessment, and the extension of the automatic assessment mechanism to voluntary private schools under contract from 2026-2027.
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 expert commission under the Nursing Professions Act submitted the framework curriculum and framework training plan for the new nationwide nursing assistance qualification to the education-family ministry and the health ministry. The new paid training pathway starts on 1 January 2027.
The Conference of Science Ministers adopted a position paper calling for stronger security research in Germany. The paper frames security research as a task for universities, university hospitals and non-university research institutions while maintaining academic freedom and institutional autonomy.
The Conference of Science Ministers adopted a key points paper on the planned federal Innovation Freedom Act. The states called for reduced bureaucracy, faster procedures and more legal certainty for universities, research institutions and transfer activities.
The Conference of Education Ministers responded to the recommendations of the independent expert commission on child and youth protection in the digital world. Education ministers emphasized a balanced approach combining protection, empowerment and participation.
The annual Dimension Digitalization conference was held in Berlin under the theme Healthy. Digital. Learning. It focused on media competence, child well-being and digital resilience in schools.
The federal government, the states and DIPF presented the 2026 national education report, Education in Germany 2026. The report identifies equal opportunity and skilled-labor security as central education policy challenges.