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A new pupil assessment is being introduced into primary schools in England, with a national, voluntary pilot in the academic year 2019/20. The reception baseline assessment (RBA) is designed to be taken in the first few weeks of the reception year (age 4-5), to provide a snapshot of where children are when they arrive at school.

The government of the German-speaking Community of Belgium is currently investigating its education system in all its facets in order to develop an overall vision for its future. For this purpose, the government commissioned an external consulting company to analyse the current education system by the end of 2019. This diagnosis is a first sub-project of a multi-year project that aims at developing an overall vision for the education system in the German-speaking Community and at implementing it within the framework of concrete education initiatives.

Greece continues to increase career prospects for students in vocational and technical schools by offering a wider choice of new specialities for the “Postsecondary Year – Apprenticeship Class”.

The Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs has developed eight new specialities in vocational education that currently offers programmes such as:

•    Floriculture and Landscape Architecture •    Logistics and Supply Chain Assistant •    Jewelry and Silversmith •    Food and Beverage Technology Technician •    Fashion & Design Production

Personalized support in compulsory education for each student in Belgium's French community.

On March 7, the Irish government launched Empowering through Learning, the Action Plan for Education 2019.

Sweden education system has served to the rest of Europe as a model of integration of migrants. Nevertheless, the recent PISA survey found out difficulties that migrant students face, in contrast with their native-born classmates.

The French Department of National Education announced a reform of the general baccalauréat – high school diploma - as of 2021.

Montenegro stands out as the first country in the Balkan region to regulate academic integrity by a specific law, which has been recently drafted by the Ministry of Education.

This drafted Law aims at preventing plagiarism and raising awareness on all forms of violation of academic integrity, as well as at promoting academic and democratic values in higher education. In order to directly deal with these issues, an Ethics Committee will be created.

As of 1 September 2018, a new calculation system for teachers' salary has been introduced in Lithuania.

The Slovenian education system has recently adopted two changes in legislation opening up routes of access to education and support.