Pupils from the third and fourth secondary school are already welcome to school full-time the week before the Easter holidays if the situation remains favorable. After the Easter holidays, the third secondary stage also follows. That was decided during the consultation with the education partners. However, this relaxation is too early for the education unions. … Read more
Researchers from KU Leuven have started a pilot project on language screening among 2,000 preschool children. Flemish Minister of Education Ben Weyts (N-VA) explained this on Tuesday during a visit to a nursery school in Heverlee. “The language screening should not be delayed, because we really need this instrument”, says Weyts. Language screening for preschoolers … Read more
Children are more susceptible to the coronavirus than we previously assumed. This is evident from a new study by the KULeuven. The news comes just as primary schools and the first two years of secondary education are opening full-time again on Monday. Should we prepare for a third wave caused by that reopening? – The … Read more
In Flemish schools, there are more infections with the corona virus among the oldest students. Second and third grade secondary school students report more than half of all infections among students. This has emerged from the contact survey conducted by the Pupil Guidance Centers (CLBs) for the period between October 26 and November 8. – … Read more
The new FAQ from the federal government is causing resentment among a number of Flemish N-VA ministers. Both Ben Weyts and Matthias Diependaele have already indicated that they do not agree with a number of decisions, including the closure of dog grooming salons and the ban on home visits in the real estate sector. – … Read more
Flemish Minister of Education Ben Weyts regrets that after the extended autumn break, the second and third degree will be compulsory for partial distance education. The educational umbrella organizations are particularly relieved that contact education is still largely intact. – Flemish Minister of Education Ben Weyts (N-VA) is very concerned about this the new measures. … Read more
The Flemish government eventually had to fold. A new note from the virologists showed in black and white that a few days less school would have a big impact on the curve. Education minister Ben Weyts (N-VA) then opted for the flight ahead and communicated that they are going to stretch the autumn holidays a … Read more
Higher education is switching to code orange. In the course of the weekend, it will be checked with the education sector when this new situation can start. – That is what Flemish Education Minister Ben Weyts says in the aftermath of the consultation committee. In concrete terms, this means an occupancy of one in five … Read more
The committee that should boost the level of our education was officially presented on Wednesday. In addition to chairman Philip Brinckman, director of the Sint-Jozefscollege in Turnhout, there are seven teachers and seven academic experts. “Thanks to them, the debate will not take place above the heads of the teachers themselves,” says Brinckman. – In … Read more
The Risk Assessment Group (RAG) published a new report on Thursday in which it advises more than 30 municipalities and cities to convene a local crisis cell with a view to scaling up from code yellow to code orange for schools. Nevertheless, except for one school, the one in Machelen at the beginning of the … Read more