Responsible budgetary choices to safeguard the school's essential missions As the Wallonia-Brussels Federation government is in the midst of budget discussions, Education Minister Valérie Glatigny reminded listeners on La Première that taking responsibility also means facing... Education Wallonia-Brussels Federation 26 Sept 2025
Youth mental health: a new collaboration between PMS Centres and first-line psychologists Youth mental health has become a major issue. Anxiety, school dropout, depression and, in the most severe cases, suicidal behaviour: the warning signs are multiplying. In a social and international co... Education Health Press releases Wallonia-Brussels Federation 18 Sept 2025
Reform of the enrolment decree at third reading: towards a fairer, simpler and more transparent procedure On Friday 5 September, the Wallonia-Brussels Federation Government adopted, at third reading, the preliminary draft decree reforming enrolment in the first year of secondary school. The reform aims to... Brussels Education Press releases Wallonia-Brussels Federation 5 Sept 2025
Guillaume Soupart defends the school of tomorrow on La Première Guillaume Soupart recently appeared on La Première's "Allo le monde" to debate education and the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. He addressed the common curriculum, repeating a year, administrative over... Education Wallonia-Brussels Federation 1 Sept 2025
Georges-Louis Bouchez on the Rima Hassan appointment: "Academic authorities cannot accept the diktat of the far left" The affair surrounding the appointment of Rima Hassan as godmother of the law and criminology graduating class at ULB has sent shockwaves through the academic and political world. Georges-Louis Bouche... Education Wallonia-Brussels Federation 29 Aug 2025
Valérie Glatigny: "From the start of the school year, smartphones will stay at the bottom of the schoolbag" From the start of the 2025-2026 school year, pupils in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation will have to keep their smartphones at the bottom of their schoolbags. A decree brought forward by Minister Valé... Education Wallonia-Brussels Federation 15 Aug 2025
Support for schools affected by the July 2021 floods Some schools were particularly hard hit by the July 2021 floods. Aware of these difficulties, the previous “Jeholet” government of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation significantly supported the affected... Education In the media Wallonia Wallonia-Brussels Federation 20 Jul 2025
Regulating social media for young people: the Wallonia-Brussels Federation adopts a common position The Government of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, at the initiative of the Minister for Media, has reached a common position on regulating children's access to social media. A pioneering approach ai... Education Press releases Wallonia-Brussels Federation 20 Jul 2025
Wearing of religious symbols: a ban for pupils in state education under review This Monday, during the Education committee of the Parliament of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, our MP Clémentine Barzin questioned Education Minister Valérie Glatigny on compliance with neutrality... Education Press releases Wallonia-Brussels Federation 15 Jul 2025
Passing the CEB at 60%: raising the bar to strengthen learning for all pupils In line with the government roadmap of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, Minister Valérie Glatigny has proposed a text to the Government to raise the pass thresholds for common external assessments, n... Education Wallonia-Brussels Federation 9 Jul 2025
Radicalisation and self-censorship in schools: “This is the first time a parliament has looked into the issue in the FWB” Thanks to the MR, the Parliament of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation is currently holding unprecedented hearings on radicalisation and self-censorship among teachers in FWB schools. “These hearings ha... Education Wallonia-Brussels Federation 3 Jul 2025
Administrative simplification in schools: reduction in the number of circulars Making the day-to-day management of schools and their heads easier: that was our goal with the reduction in the number of school circulars, which came into effect on 1 February. Minister of Education ... Education Press releases Wallonia-Brussels Federation 1 Jul 2025
