Education systems across Europe are currently navigating several critical "after-school" challenges left by the pandemic:
: Automated tracking to identify at-risk students quickly. and attendance policies.
For the , European countries have shifted their focus from emergency COVID-19 containment to managing long-term educational recovery and resilience. While active mitigation measures like mask mandates and forced closures have largely been retired, the "after-school" legacy of the pandemic is being managed through structural reforms in digitalization, student well-being, and attendance policies. Managing the Post-Pandemic Legacy (2024–2025) and attendance policies.
: Collaborative approaches, such as Ireland’s National School Attendance Campaign , to rebuild the habit of daily attendance. and attendance policies.
: To close this gap, countries have hired additional teaching staff and organized summer camps to help disadvantaged students catch up. Current Health & Safety Protocols
While schools now prioritize remaining open, they follow an "evidence-based" concept of the Health-Promoting School .