5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (240+ words) Many Flemish companies are now being accused of adjusting their work rosters to accommodate the flexi-job workers they employ. A flexi-jobber is an employee who works a side job with flexible hours alongside their main job or retirement and as…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (276+ words) Students in Leuven, capital of Flemish Brabant, will be able to take part in a walking cantus at the start of the academic year for the first time. To mark the start of the new year, students will walk in…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (258+ words) Many Flemish pupils are at a complete loss when it comes to basic skills. In science, one-fifth (22.6 per cent) fail to reach the basic level; in maths, one-quarter (25.6 per cent); and in reading, 29.4 per cent fail to reach the basic…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (285+ words) Helena from Portugal is starting her sixth year at secondary school in Deinze (East Flanders) today. The 16-year-old exchange student is staying with a host family in Kruisem (East Flanders), where, temporarily, she is taking the place of Sienna, the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (343+ words) More than 1.2 million Flemish children and young people are returning to school this morning. In pre-school education (mainstream and special needs), there were around 256,900 registered pupils last year. In primary education the figure was 456,400 pupils. Secondary education (mainstream and special)…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (224+ words) For the first time, children in Flanders who speak a different language and arrive in Belgium will automatically have to attend a separate language support class from the second year onwards. There, they will receive a crash course in Dutch…...