The average intelligence level of male teachers in Norway is falling, according to new research. Read the full story

A Swedish school has endorsed teachers’ pet peeve – chewing gum – in class in the belief that the activity of chewing enhances learning. Read the full story

The recent spate of suspicious men in Reykjavik trying to lure children into their car still has police scratching their heads; despite another incident this Thursday. Read the full story

The predicted savings Reykjavik City will make by merging pre- and elementary schools and better-utilising school buildings, will amount to under one percent of their total operating bill. The biggest savings will come from changed use of schoolhouses. Read the full story

Between 50 and 60 Icelandic headteachers and priests held a meeting at the Neskirkja church in Reykjavik yesterday to discuss the recommendations of the city human rights committee on the relations between schools and the church. Read the full story

The president of the Association of Teachers in Iceland says that it would be dangerous for the entire nation if schools are subjected to further cut-backs. He described as sad the president of the Association of Local Authorities’ recommendation to close the country’s smallest schools in order to save money. Read the full story

The dwindling number of school children enrolling in remote areas of Lapland is causing concern for Finnish authorities. Read the full story

Schools in Denmark are being petitioned by an atheist organisation encouraging students into dropping religious confirmation ceremonies. Read the full story

Danish politicians have lashed out at a decision by a school in Copenhagen to prohibit fathers of pupils from a parental meeting out of apparent respect for Muslim mothers. The incident has caused deep divisions between school and national leaders. Read the full story

Plans are underway to upgrade security in Finnish schools with the use of an emergency SMS system which would be employed in cases such as the shootings that took place last year in Kauhajoki and in 2007 at Jokela. Read the full story