Valérie Glatigny raises the pass thresholds: reaffirming rigour and rediscovering the taste for effort At the initiative of Education Minister Valérie Glatigny, the Government of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation has decided to raise the pass thresholds for external certifying exams (CEB, CE1D and CESS)... Education Press releases Wallonia-Brussels Federation 12 Feb 2026
Georges-Louis Bouchez and Valérie Glatigny visit Odoo in Louvain-La-Neuve This Friday afternoon, Georges-Louis Bouchez, President of the Mouvement Réformateur, and Valérie Glatigny, Minister of Education, visited Odoo in Louvain-La-Neuve. The company presented its education... Education Wallonia-Brussels Federation 30 Jan 2026
Restoring respect and authority in schools Restoring respect and authority in schools is not a dirty word, nor a step backwards. It is an essential condition for schools to fulfil their primary mission: passing on knowledge and enabling every ... Education Wallonia-Brussels Federation 23 Jan 2026
“Arizona loves women like a husband who beats his wife”: The FGTB oversteps, liberal representatives demand an apology This morning, speaking to Sudpresse, Selena Carbonero, secretary-general of the FGTB, made shocking remarks, comparing the government's action to a husband “beating his wife”. We, women and liberal re... Equal opportunities Federal Press releases 14 Jan 2026
Neutrality principle in schools: A harmonised framework and strengthened neutrality of appearance The Government of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation has approved, at second reading, the preliminary draft decree aimed at clarifying, strengthening and harmonising the application of the neutrality pr... Education Press releases Wallonia-Brussels Federation 12 Jan 2026
MR New Year's wishes in Brussels: "Our MPs will regain control by tabling texts in the interest of Brussels residents". Without a government since the June 2024 elections, Brussels would badly need the MR to set things right. Unfortunately, that is not the direction being taken. However, at their Brussels New Year's ce... Brussels Employment Institutional Press releases 12 Jan 2026
The place of Latin in secondary school: learning a language, but above all learning to think Latin holds a unique place in secondary education, not because it is a relic of the past, but because it acts as a living workshop for building reasoning. Learning it invites pupils to penetrate the l... Education Press releases Wallonia-Brussels Federation 9 Jan 2026
The MR paves the way with 70 concrete proposals for a Belgium that leads in artificial intelligence At the Mouvement Réformateur headquarters on Monday 5 January 2026, the Centre Jean Gol presented its ambitious programme to position Belgium among the leading nations in artificial intelligence. Four... Digital and technology Education Federal Wallonia Wallonia-Brussels Federation 7 Jan 2026
Better pay for school heads to boost the appeal of the profession and recognise their responsibilities Despite a difficult budgetary context, the Wallonia-Brussels Federation Government has adopted, at first reading, the pay revaluation of leadership positions, in order to boost the appeal of these ess... Education Press releases Wallonia-Brussels Federation 19 Dec 2025
Teacher training: the pay of mentor teachers now secured by law This Friday, the Government of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation adopted, at first reading, a draft decree aimed at giving initial teacher training its own legal basis for paying the mentor teachers wh... Education Press releases Wallonia-Brussels Federation 19 Dec 2025
Encouraging vocations and second careers in teaching The Government of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation supports, through a grant, the work of the non-profit Teach for Belgium as part of the fight against the teacher shortage. For over ten years, this o... Education Press releases Wallonia-Brussels Federation 19 Dec 2025
20 schools selected to trial the use of artificial intelligence for basic learning The Wallonia-Brussels Federation is taking a further step in implementing its Digital Strategy for Education, with the official launch of a pilot project to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) tool... Education Press releases Wallonia-Brussels Federation 12 Dec 2025
