Youth mobilisations: the Government strengthens dialogue with young people and their participation in public decisions In response to the mobilisations seen in recent years in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, the Ministers for Youth and Education reaffirm their willingness to listen and engage in dialogue with young ... Early childhood and youth Education Press releases Wallonia-Brussels Federation 21 Oct 2026
Reform of lower secondary education: focus on languages, orientation activities to discover professions and more support for pupils Valérie Glatigny is preparing the next steps of the lower secondary education reform. The adjustments planned for the second and third years of secondary school pursue the same ambition as those in th... Early childhood and youth Education Employment Wallonia-Brussels Federation 16 Oct 2026
Featured 2027 budget: a shrinking deficit and reinvestment in schools The budgetary efforts are paying off: the finances of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation are improving and the deficit is shrinking, in line with the trajectory set by the Government. The aim remains to... Budget Education Featured Wallonia-Brussels Federation 9 Oct 2026
Violence in several schools in Liège: the Minister of Education firmly condemns the violence and calls for a return to class In response to the violence committed in recent days in several schools in Liège, the Minister of Education firmly condemns the acts committed and expresses her support for the educational teams conce... Budget Education In the media Security and justice Wallonia-Brussels Federation 2 Oct 2026
School bullying: better equipping schools to protect pupils Every pupil should be able to learn in an environment conducive to learning. To strengthen the prevention of bullying and cyberbullying, Valérie Glatigny wants to give teaching teams a concrete tool t... Early childhood and youth Education Wallonia-Brussels Federation 1 Oct 2026
WBE and the CECP: joint programmes from nursery to primary school On the proposal of Education Minister Valérie Glatigny, the Government of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation has approved the common curricula for the sixth year of primary school and for modern languag... Education Press releases Wallonia-Brussels Federation 25 Sept 2026
International Day of Older Persons: ageing with dignity, a project for society Proclaimed in 1990 by the United Nations General Assembly (UN), the International Day of Older Persons, celebrated every 1 October, recognises the contribution of older people to society. It also aims... Equal opportunities Federal Health Press releases Wallonia Wallonia-Brussels Federation 24 Sept 2026
The CLÉ Test (Calculate, Read, Write) at the start of the 4th year of primary school to consolidate basic learning Since 15 September, the CLÉ Test (Calculate, Read, Write) has been introduced in primary schools. Organised for the first time among all 4th-year primary pupils, it runs until 30 September. Initial im... Education Wallonia-Brussels Federation 18 Sept 2026
A new tool to help schools durably improve the school climate The Government of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation adopted, in first reading this Friday, a draft decree that will give schools involved in the framework programme for preventing bullying and cyberbul... Early childhood and youth Education Press releases Wallonia-Brussels Federation 15 Sept 2026
“ Unia must take up the exclusions produced by wokeism ” Sophie Straat affair: Clémentine Barzin challenges Unia Tuesday 8 September , in the Equal Opportunities committee of the Parliament of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, MR MP Clémentine Barzin questioned Minister Yves Coppieters about Unia's response in t... Equal opportunities Press releases Wallonia-Brussels Federation 15 Sept 2026
Special education: two new solutions to guarantee continuity in pupils' school careers The Government of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, on a proposal by Education Minister Valérie Glatigny, has given the green light for the opening of a new secondary school site in Mont, in the munic... Education Press releases Wallonia-Brussels Federation 11 Sept 2026
School absenteeism: Guillaume Soupart wants to strengthen prevention and accountability While school dropout figures are worrying (around 7.3% in Belgium, according to Statbel), and the pupils affected are getting younger and younger, it has become essential to intervene as early as poss... Early childhood and youth Education Press releases Wallonia-Brussels Federation 11 Sept 2026
