Schools will no longer be able to cut a pupil's lessons by more than 50% if the child has special educational needs (SEN). The government made the change by amending the rules on inclusive education, its press office said.

The aim is to stop these children's programme from being cut too much. If the support team proposes dropping a subject, it must give specific reasons. Parents read them before any decision is made. The same rules are in the regulation on the curriculum.

The press office said the changes will strengthen support and make teaching fuller and better suited to each child's abilities.

The changes cover the teaching and support of children with SEN, and how specialists from different institutions work together. The rules now say how kindergartens, schools and special education support centres organise extra support for a child's personal development. They also set clearer rules for teams that work with social and health specialists when a child needs more complex help. The press office said this will make care for the children more complete.

The tasks and role of resource teachers are now described more clearly. They will work with the child one-on-one, and also with the kindergarten group or the class. The press office said this will encourage children with SEN to take an active part in life at the kindergarten and school.

All children who need support, not only those at risk, will be able to get help from social workers in kindergartens and schools.

There is also a new procedure for screening 3-year-olds in kindergartens. Screening is a check for the risk of learning difficulties. Staff will first follow the child's overall development with a special set of tools, which is still being developed. An extra screening will be done only if this monitoring shows it is needed.

The press office said the new procedure will ease the load on teaching staff. It will let them track children's development more accurately and work in a more targeted way with those who need extra support.

Parents also get an easier process when applying for Year 8. They will hand in the documents of a child with SEN only to the Regional Centre for Support of the Process of Inclusive Education, and no longer have to take them again to the Regional Education Directorate.

Some of the wording and terms in the regulation have been changed to match laws that have already been passed and are in force.

The first National Awards for Inclusive Education were presented on 28 May 2025 by Krasimir Valchev, then education and science minister. According to a statement from the ministry's press centre, he said at the time that big problems in education can be overcome only through good partnership between parents, teaching staff and institutions.