At the bottom end of the table are Germany with just over six weeks, the Netherlands and Liechtenstein with six, and Denmark ...

NARRATOR: '13:15 Uhr, jetzt ist Schluss. In Germany school finishes at lunchtime, if their parents are out at work, children can stay on, but most go home, like Niklas and Sara.' Two primary ...

In Germany each federal state is responsible for their education system. It is mandatory for every child between the age of 6 and 15 to attend school. The following describes the school system in ...

Children may have just returned to school after the February half-term, but parents, beware — another break is just around the corner. The two-week Easter holidays are often when parents scramble for ...