The Ministry of Education approved 1.8 million euros for upgrade works at the Sivitanideios Public School of Trades and Vocations. The funding covers maintenance, repairs, modernization works, studies, and support services.
Portugal published definitive placement lists for internal and external teacher competitions for the 2026/2027 school year. The placement round assigned 19,172 teachers, including placements in teacher-shortage areas and permanent-entry outcomes through the external competition.
The Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority and the International Labour Organization completed stakeholder validation of draft standards for Homecraft Centres and apprenticeship programmes. The standards remain under review and will be refined before any final adoption step.
The Cairo Declaration was adopted to strengthen cooperation in technical and vocational education and training across Mediterranean countries. The change creates a regional policy framework rather than an immediate school-level rule.
The education ministry and UNICEF signed a joint statement to support technical education transformation, including school development, student support, staff training, digital transformation, and a dual-accreditation model. The change gives a defined implementation framework to a major technical education reform partnership.
MŠMT published guidance for the new rule requiring a teaching assistant in first-grade basic school classes with at least 15 first-year pupils. The rule applies from 1 September 2026.
Inep extended the Enem 2026 registration period to 2026-06-12. The same extension applied to requests for specialized service and use of a social name.
Education Decree XXXVI changes the rules around transition from kindergarten to primary education in the Flemish Community. The decree creates a clearer option for a child to remain longer in kindergarten when the class council judges that the child is not ready to start primary education.
The Flemish Parliament adopted and the Flemish Government promulgated Education Decree XXXVI in June 2026. The decree includes several teacher-workforce measures affecting retirement, transfers, pregnancy-related work rules and induction for new teachers.
New rules for organized rest programs for children and youth entered into force on 6 June 2026. The changes strengthen water-area safety duties, update participant health information, and allow some training lectures to be delivered online in real time.