EuroVerify No, the UK isn't forcing school pupils to study Islam In reality, there's a legal expectation that school curriculums should reflect that traditions in England are "in the main Christian". 01/04/2025
World News Trump signs executive order to dismantle US Department of Education Trump accused the Education Department of being ‘wasteful’ and polluted by liberal ideology as he moves to advance a campaign promise to dismantle the agency. 21/03/2025
Europeans' Stories Student Protests in Serbia: A crossroad for the European Union? Serbia remains immersed in a deep political crisis before the perplexed gaze of the EU caught in the crossfire between the strategic need to keep supporting a candidate country for EU membership, and the realisation that many principles of law here are still very far from European standards. 19/03/2025
World News How can the EU respond to its skilled labour shortage? The European Commission has identified 42 occupations shortages, particularly in construction, transport and health sectors. 14/03/2025
Culture news Syria's iconic Queen Zenobia faces removal from school curriculum Syria's Ministry of Education has announced sweeping changes to the school curriculum, including the removal of any reference to symbols of the former regime, including the national anthem. Syrian Queen Zenobia is also one of the casualties. 23/02/2025
Europeans' Stories Estonia phases out Russian as a language of instruction The Republic of Estonia is reforming its school system. Russian will gradually be phased out as a language of instruction by the year 2030. Soon all children will only be taught in Estonian – even children in the predominantly Russian-speaking areas in the North-East. 19/02/2025
EuroVerify Fact check: Where in Europe has the longest school summer holidays? President Emmanuel Macron said that he wants to review the amount of time French pupils get off for the summer, claiming that France has longer holidays than other countries. How does it compare to the rest of Europe? 10/02/2025
No Comment Watch: AI-powered robot teaches German students A secondary school in northern Germany became the first to trial a humanoid robot teacher on Tuesday. The robot, named Captcha, was developed by Hong Kong start-up Hidoba Research and introduced to students in Lower Saxony to discuss artificial intelligence. 17/12/2024
World How Uzbekistan is pushing inclusive education In partnership with the Tourism Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan In this episode of Learning World, we look at Uzbekistan's progress towards inclusive education and visit a school that welcomes children of all abilities. From teacher training to accessible facilities, we find out what's being done to ensure no child is left behind. 10/12/2024
Scenes Watch: The basketball coach empowering India's youth through the sport In partnership with Media City Pradyut Voleti is transforming the lives of young people through his non-profit basketball organisation. 18/11/2024
The Big Question How will impact investing change the face of charitable finance? Save The Children Global Ventures is aiming to raise $1bn in new forms of innovative funding for the charity’s mission by 2030. Here’s how. 04/11/2024
Tech News Back to old-school: Schools in Denmark lock in smartphones during the school day Once heralded as a trailblazer in adopting digital tools for education, Denmark is now rethinking its stance. Schools are increasingly turning away from technology in the classroom, favouring a more traditional approach. 08/10/2024
Tech News Italy pilots AI in schools looking to boost tech-based learning Under the pilot project set to begin this year, AI will be introduced in 15 schools across four regions. 26/09/2024
World News Inside Europe's only Ukrainian-Hungarian school for refugee children The Ukrainian-Hungarian bilingual school in Budapest, which opened in September, integrates multiculturalism and psychological support into its curriculum. 18/09/2024
Europe News A new chapter: Irish government to subsidise school books As cost-of-living pressures continue to pile up, the Irish government has an ambitious new strategy to ease the pains for parents of young learners: subsidise the cost of school books. 17/09/2024
Portugal Portugal faces severe teacher shortage as school year begins Portugal's National Teachers' Federation (Fenprof) says that over 800 teachers are missing from Portuguese schools at the start of the academic year. 12/09/2024
Tech News Hungary school phone ban sparks protests. Where else are they banned? Thousands protested a Budapest headmaster's dismissal after he refused to implement a smartphone ban. Meanwhile, other European countries are also implementing a ban. 03/09/2024
Tech News Study finds AI tools are popular with students who struggle to focus While AI tools like ChatGPT could help students who struggle with concentration and planning, too much reliance on them might hinder their cognitive growth, researchers say. 30/08/2024
Sci-Tech Meet the young women looking to shape the future of tech In partnership with Huawei Twenty-nine young women from the EU, the Western Balkans and Ukraine have been at a summer bootcamp in female leadership, learning how to shape and lead the digital future. 07/08/2024
Travel News What are the rules on taking kids out of school for a holiday? The UK will increase its fine for taking kids out of school this month. 05/08/2024