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The Swedish government has advanced the proposal to extend compulsory education to ten years. By replacing pre-school class with a new first year of compulsory school, students will be better positioned to develop fundamental skills in reading, writing, and arithmetic.

AI for education: Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming education, also when it comes to improving teaching and administrative practices. France is launching a variety of projects which are driven by AI.  

A call for projects for educational AI (summer 2025): 
Funded by France 2030, this project aims to develop sovereign AI to support teachers in preparing lessons and assessing pupils, available from the start of the 2026 school year.

An AI pathway for pupils (back to school in 2025): 

As a result of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, a substantial portion of the working-age population has been mobilised into the Armed Forces. The transition of service members back into civilian life requires comprehensive state support, particularly in the field of education. To support this transition, it is crucial to develop tools that offer opportunities for acquiring new knowledge, retraining and career development.

The Flemish Government is reinforcing its commitment to Dutch language proficiency as the foundation of education. The 2024-2029 policy focuses on teacher training, evidence-based materials, and a new curriculum. A Master Plan Dutch will expand language support, integrating reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Collaboration with the Dutch Language Union and teacher training institutions will ensure a comprehensive, cross-curricular approach, with all teachers playing a role in language development.

The Norwegian Government has implemented a holistic approach to raise the skills of employees in kindergartens and in primary and secondary schools.

The Hungarian government has restricted the use of telecommunication devices in schools, in particular the use of mobile phones. 

In order to protect young people and ensure continuity of teaching, the Hungarian government has issued a decree restricting the use of telecommunication devices in schools. Specifically, this decree targets mobile phones, as well as devices for recording images or sound and smart devices for accessing the internet.

In France, a number of teaching programmes have recently been revised or are in the process of being revised to better meet the current needs of pupils. These reforms include key programmes in essential areas such as education in emotional and relational life, moral and civic education, foreign modern languages, as well as the core subjects of French and mathematics at the end of elementary education and the start of secondary education.

In October 2024, the Conference of the Ministers of Education of the Länder (Bildungsministerkonferenz) adopted a “Recommendation for action for the education administration on the use of artificial intelligence in school education processes” (“Handlungsempfehlung für die Bildungsverwaltung zum Umgang mit Künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) in schulischen Bildungsprozessen”).

Flanders is set to modernise technical and vocational education by strengthening ties between schools and the labour market. From 1 September 2025 onward, secondary education will integrate learning and work, aligning dual learning with full-time programmes. The government is also monitoring industry-linked organisations and evaluating subsidies to ensure effective skills training. Additional funding will help lower costs in technical, artistic, and vocational education, making these pathways more accessible.

The Portuguese Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation presented its priorities for education and launched the 'Learning More Now' Plan (24|25) as part of a broader set of measures for schools to recover from underachievement and to improve results for inclusion.