Councils are owed hundreds of thousands of euros for school meals, and Odivelas already has 510,408 euros in tax enforcement. Nothing in the law changed today. Who gets free or half-price meals, how to apply mid-year, and how to pay a debt in instalments.
Portugal's Supreme Court of Justice says a school cannot discipline a pupil using messages from a closed WhatsApp group passed on without her consent. What the Estatuto do Aluno says about hearings and appeals.
Children aged 7, 10 and 13 will get no cheque-dentista this school year, the DGS has told health units, to avoid overlap with the new oral health programme that starts on 1 January 2027. What changes, who still gets vouchers, and what parents can do.
EduQA released the 2026 ModA results to schools and families on 20 October. National averages rose in maths and written Portuguese but fell in reading, and just 738 of the 1,477 Year 4 pupils entered for the B1 test in Portuguese as a non-native language sat it.
SINAPE's 24-hour national strike of school assistants, office staff and technicians runs all of Monday 19 October with no minimum service. How to check whether your child's school is open, and what the Labour Code says if you have to stay home.
The head of ULS Coimbra's perinatal palliative care team says more mothers now continue a pregnancy after a life-limiting diagnosis. The team, running since late 2022, has had more referrals in 2026 than in the three years before. What it offers, and what the law allows.
New guidelines for public school canteens on the mainland, published on 16 October, remove rissóis, croquettes and salt cod fritters from menus, allow a sweet dessert once a month and bar high-mercury fish. What changes for pupils and what parents should know.
