Austria introduces mandatory summer schools for children lacking German skills
The Austrian Parliament has adopted a law introducing a mandatory two-week summer school for children who do not speak German sufficiently well.
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German teachers sound alarm: ‘Pupils do not know how to listen, hold pens, or use bathroom’
Ever more elementary school pupils in Germany cannot perform the most basic tasks such as holding a pen correctly or even using the lavatory by themselves, according…
Austria bans mobile phones in schools
Austria said it was introducing a ban on mobile devices in schools.
Czech government aims to ban high-dose caffeine ‘energy drinks’ for under-15-year-olds
The Czech Government has approved a proposal to ban the sale of high-dose caffeine "energy drinks" to young children.
Catalonia bans smartphones in school
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German Left calls for the abolition of homework
Germany's hard Left Die Linke party has called for the complete abolition of homework in schools, much to the delight of nine-year-olds across the country.
Schools in Belgium torched after sex-education lessons introduced
Five schools have been set on fire in Belgium amid anger over newly implemented relational, emotional and sex education for children.
Sweden to cut use of screens in schools as reading standards suffer
Sweden's education minister Lotta Edholm is taking action as Swedish children’s ability to read apparently deteriorates.