Europe News Belgian region of Flanders sees COVID-era boom in homeschooling Although schools remain open in Belgium, some parents have decided to home-school as a way to spend more quality time with their children and get out into nature. 26/10/2020
United Kingdom Rashford starts petition over UK's free school meal extension refusal "This is not going away anytime soon and neither am I," said Manchester United football star Marcus Rashford on his child poverty campaign. 15/10/2020
France Girls in French high schools dress 'provocatively' to protest sexism The #Lundi14Septembre (#Monday14September) hashtag was born on social platforms after several female pupils complained they were refused entry to their high schools over the past few days because their clothes were judged to be "indecent". 14/09/2020
Europe News European School in Brussels returns for first time since lockdown The European School in Brussels reopens for first time since the Belgian government imposed lockdown measures back in March 03/09/2020
France French schools return amid apprehension over pandemic “If they are able to keep their children at home, because there is at least one parent who is not working or has not yet resumed work, they prefer to keep them," says parent association secretary general. 17/05/2020
France 'Untenable and unrealistic': French plan to reopen schools criticised Some French schools will reopen from May 11 in a decision that many mayors in the Paris region have criticised. 06/05/2020
Spain History of the Roma community to be taught in Spanish schools Spain's education minister has announced that the history of the Roma people will be incorporated into schools' curriculums. 16/09/2019
world news School's out: Which European pupils have the longest summer holidays? Certain countries, such as France, have opted to fix holiday dates for all students (from July 6 to September 2), whereas Germany, Austria and the UK stagger dates across regions. 26/06/2019
France Exam-bound student misses bus and crashes car before police rescue French police say they stepped in to rescue a student who missed a bus and then crashed a car in trying to get to an exam. 18/06/2019
France Union blasts 'pee on a policeman' lyrics for 'inciting terrorism' The song tells the story of a child who would do anything to not go to school. 02/04/2019
