Documents and Legislation

The National Reading Plan once again presents two challenges to School Clusters/Non-Clustered Schools (AE/ENA), proposing the creation of Reading Clubs in Schools and participation in the 10 Minutes of Reading project.

Adoption of textbooks in 2026, effective for the 2026/2027 school year.

The proposed revision of the Essential Learning Outcomes for basic and secondary education is currently open for public consultation.

Planning and coordination of vocational training networks for the academic year of
2026/2027.

Document available for consultation.

The application period for accreditation/renewal of accreditation of entities for the evaluation and certification of school textbooks, by public or private entities, runs from April 20 to May 8, 2026, inclusive.

Creation of the Multidisciplinary Change Management Team and appointment of lecturer Carla Isabel Moreira Alves de Barros as team leader.

This decree amends Decree No. 4745-B/2026, of April 10, which establishes the rules for planning and coordinating vocational training networks, defining competences, procedures and criteria for organizing training programs.

Establishes the rules for the planning and coordination of vocational training networks, defining competences, procedures and criteria for the organization of training offers, and regulates the articulation between the Institute of Education, Quality and Evaluation, IP, the Agency for the Management of the Education System, the Regional Coordination and Development Commissions and the intermunicipal entities. Repeals Order No. 3886-A/2025, of March 27.

Creation of the PISA for Schools multidisciplinary team and appointment of teacher Marta Susana Pereira Procópio as team leader.

Appointment, on a temporary basis, of intermediate-level managers (2nd level) of the Institute of Education, Quality and Evaluation, IP. 

Designates the members of the general council of the Institute of Education, Quality and Evaluation, IP.

Creation of flexible organic units of the Institute of Education, Quality and Evaluation, IP. 

Approves the Regulations of the National Examination Board and revokes Regulatory Order No. 1-D/2016, of March 4. 

Declares the extinction of the Institute of Educational Evaluation, IP, of the Directorate-General for Education, of the Mission Structure of the National Reading Plan and of the Coordinating Office of the School Libraries Network. 

Appointment, on a temporary basis, of intermediate-level managers of the 1st degree of the Institute of Education, Quality and Evaluation, IP.

Appoints the president and the remaining members of the National Examination Board.

Approves the Statutes of the Institute of Education, Quality and Evaluation, IP, abbreviated as EduQA, IP.

Designates, upon proposal of the Minister of Education, Science and Innovation, the member of the board of directors of the Institute of Education, Quality and Evaluation, I.P.

It provides a definition of the legal framework applicable to the National Examination Board.

Appoints the members to the scientific council of EduQA, IP.

Designates, upon proposal of the Minister of Education, Science and Innovation, the members of the governing board of the Institute of Education, Quality and Evaluation, IP.

Creates the Institute of Education, Quality and Evaluation, IP, and approves its organizational structure, and abolishes the Institute of Educational Evaluation, IP, the Directorate-General for Education, the Mission Structure of the National Reading Plan, and the Coordinating Office of the School Libraries Network.

It extinguishes, through merger, the National Agency for Qualification and Professional Education, IPv.