Review of the most contested issues of reform

Not less than 18 representative organizations participated yesterday in a day of action to denounce the reform of teacher training project. In addition to almost all of the teachers ' unions were the CIPF, main association of parents of students, or the Unef, the main Student Union, giving rise to some events shortly followed in Paris, (600 people) and in different towns in the province. For its part, the PS, through its national Secretary education superior Bertrand Monthubert, requested "the judgment" of the reform. The Government project, which aims to raise the level of teacher training in recruiting them at the master (bac 5) level against licence (bac 3) today, was already at the heart of academic challenges of last winter, causing the Government to push its project. Yesterday, the Minister of National Education Luc Chatel said want to "stay the course", stating that "the negotiation is always open." The "framing" of the new masters should be presented on 21 December at Cneser, the representative and consultative academic instance. Review of the most contested issues of reform.

Found little training professionalisante

So far, the student admitted to the competition became trainee teacher, learning comprising between periods of training in university teacher training institutes (IUFM) and internships to the class. With the reform, the internship be phased in over the two years of master studies. What remove 16,000 positions of public servants: future teachers will have the status of students, although they will be paid-, and compromise, according to unions, learning "to the class. The duration of the internship-108 hours per year - is thus inadequate so they are not mandatory, even if these experiences should make the admission of students. More widely, the nature of the tests pose issue. The Government project target on the acquisition of disciplinary knowledge, although mention is made of the educational learning. "Teachers have only a vague idea of what a student", regretted the CIPF. For its part, the Department puts forward the possibility of prior internship even to the competition, "what is radically new", emphasized yesterday the Minister of higher education and research Valérie Pécresse.

A calendar tightened

The Government wants to sink competition - eligibility and admission - second year of master (M2). This is according to him to allow the candidates failing to contest to redirect to other channels, to validate a degree. For unions, this project goes before all lead to a particularly busy year, between the monitoring of the courts, potential courses and a research brief to prepare to validate their master. "The students will make the bachottage", regrets SE-Unsa.

Universities against IUFM

Entrusting the formation of teachers in universities, the reform raises the question of the fate of the IUFM, which are not mentioned in the draft of the Government. Criticized for the too "pedagogue" training mode, they are holders for the trade unions 'unique expertise. The framework set by the Government is accused of letting too many liberties to universities in the definition of the content and the route of the student, promoting territorial disparities.

An insufficient adjustment

The basic objective of the reform - raise the level of training of teachers n ' is not accompanied, according to unions, adequate counterparties. In the current negotiations on the adjustment of the careers, Luc Chatel proposed a revaluation of 135 euros per month in the first year of teaching. "Insufficient", consider the teachers, who are also concerned to see students from less favoured social classes to distract from the business, because they could pursue their studies. For its part, the Department highlights implementing 12,000 scholarships the merit of a maximum of 2,500 euros.