In a bulletin dated 6 November 2025, the French Ministry of Education invited qualified teachers to apply for positions in the EU-funded network of European Schools for the 2026 academic year. The annual note of service (MENH2529480N) outlines eligibility, language-proficiency requirements and timelines for dossier submission to rectorates.
Assignments run six years and allow French teachers to work in multilingual campuses such as Brussels, Luxembourg, Frankfurt and Alicante, where they educate the children of EU-institution staff and other expatriates. Successful candidates retain French civil-service status but receive expatriation allowances, a salary equalisation mechanism and subsidised housing—making the programme one of the most attractive outward-mobility schemes in the public sector.
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The 2025 call emphasises digital-pedagogy skills and experience teaching the European Schools’ harmonised curriculum. It also introduces a new fast-track for STEM teachers to alleviate shortages in mathematics and computer science.
Global-mobility consultants report growing interest from private-sector spouses who see European-School postings as a dual-career solution during overseas assignments. Employers should therefore integrate the timeline—application dossiers are due by 15 December—into family-support packages and advise relocating employees to liaise early with rectorate HR desks.
Assignments run six years and allow French teachers to work in multilingual campuses such as Brussels, Luxembourg, Frankfurt and Alicante, where they educate the children of EU-institution staff and other expatriates. Successful candidates retain French civil-service status but receive expatriation allowances, a salary equalisation mechanism and subsidised housing—making the programme one of the most attractive outward-mobility schemes in the public sector.
The 2025 call emphasises digital-pedagogy skills and experience teaching the European Schools’ harmonised curriculum. It also introduces a new fast-track for STEM teachers to alleviate shortages in mathematics and computer science.
Global-mobility consultants report growing interest from private-sector spouses who see European-School postings as a dual-career solution during overseas assignments. Employers should therefore integrate the timeline—application dossiers are due by 15 December—into family-support packages and advise relocating employees to liaise early with rectorate HR desks.
