no comment Pupils wearing face masks return to school in Singapore With new infections slowing and no major outbreaks outside dorms, the government began easing measures Tuesday 02/06/2020
United Kingdom British schools are re-opening - and parents aren't happy "My children won't be going back," one parent told Euronews as a new survey found that 46% of families will make the same decision. 01/06/2020
Ideas Would you move to rural New Zealand to send your kids to Green School? Parents are trying out this radical new form of education, which puts the environment at the centre of learning. 26/05/2020
United Kingdom Coronavirus: Don't open schools on June 1, experts tell UK government A governmental advisory body said a two-week postponement would "halve" the risk to primary and secondary school children, the ones expected to return to school first. 22/05/2020
world news Analysis: Should children go back to school during a pandemic? Today, Belgium joins Denmark and many others in reopening primary and secondary schools. But, in other countries, rows are raging over getting pupils back into the classroom. 18/05/2020
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
no comment Children have lessons in woods as parents protest school not reopening They didn't lack the necessary equipment either: there were whiteboards, tables and even hand sanitiser. 13/05/2020
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
no comment Macron visits French school before lockdown is eased from May 11 French President Emmanuel Macron, wearing a face mask, visited a school as the country prepares to ease its COVID-19 lockdown next week. 05/05/2020
World How to be a good parent under lockdown? Follow the three Rs "Routine, regulation and reassurance." 27/04/2020
Greece Greece uses TV to teach school children during COVID-19 lockdown The Greek state broadcaster ERT has started offering lessons on television for children kept out of class because of the coronavirus lockdown. 31/03/2020
Australia Only rain will put out Australia's raging bushfires, fire chiefs say A three-year drought has left much of the vast country tinder dry and in some areas, fire chiefs say they won't be able to put fires out without rain. 07/12/2019
no comment Father Christmas performers go back to school in London Who knew there was such training? 27/11/2019
no comment The future's bright: Boy cries after seeing colours for the first time Colourblind Jonathan Jones, 12, had his world brightened when he tried on a special pair of glasses. 23/11/2019
no comment Reinventing the wheel with a Nigerian kids' unicycle coach In a driveway of a suburban Lagos house, 14-year-old Kehinde Oguntokun juggles colourful circus clubs as he swings around on a unicycle. 18/10/2019
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
France French school classrooms must display national and EU flags from today The flags must be displayed along with the national motto “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” and the words of the national anthem “La Marseillaise”. 02/09/2019
Hungary Hungarian teachers take to Instagram to protest pay In Hungary, the gap between the average wage in the private sector and the average teacher’s salary is bigger than in any other EU member state. 06/08/2019
Bosnia and Herzegovina The battle to secure adequate support for autistic children in Bosnia A group of parents in Bosnia and Herzegovina are battling for better support for their children - but have reached a deadlock with the authorities. 06/08/2019
France Hundreds of schools closed throughout France as temperatures top 40C Hundreds of kindergartens and primary schools throughout France will remain closed until the end of the week as temperatures top 40C in many cities. 26/06/2019
World 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
Spain Meet the Spanish teenagers who hunt down celebrity spelling errors Celebrities in Spain would be well advised to brush up on their spelling and grammar — lest they find themselves hunted down by a class of teenage spell-checkers who are publicly calling out written mistakes found on social media. 29/05/2019
Fashion Teacher wears same dress for 100 days to support sustainable fashion This school teacher made a powerful statement to teach her pupils about the importance of recycling our wardrobes. 15/05/2019
France Baaa-ccalauréat! Sheep enrolled in French school to protest class cuts Baaa-ccalauréat! Sheep enrolled in French school to protest class cuts 08/05/2019
United Kingdom British pupils suffer 'Dickensian poverty', teachers say “I found out last week that a third of my class sleep in their uniforms as they don’t have pyjamas.” 15/04/2019
