Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer announced on Monday a four-year secularism training plan for all teachers starting in September, thus following the recommendations of a report by the former inspector general of the 'Education Jean-Pierre Obin.

Jean-Michel Blanquer, a supporter of a stricter framework for secularism, entrusted Jean-Pierre Obin with a mission last February intended to harmonize and improve training in secularism for teachers and heads of establishments.

1,000 people trained at the start of the school year

"After having read the many recommendations made in this report, Jean-Michel Blanquer announced Monday evening to Mr. Obin that he was taking up the main proposals and that he would integrate them into an ambitious initial and continuing training plan , launched from the start of September and called to be deployed over four years, ”writes the ministry in a press release.

From the start of the school year, “1,000 trainers from all academies and all departments will benefit from reinforced and intensive training.

(…) This network of trainers will then organize training in each school, college or high school, for all staff, whatever their status, ”continues rue de Grenelle.

The assassination of Samuel Paty, "a still open wound"

From this summer, the ministry is also talking about a "common framework of skills and content for training in secularism".

After three months of work with teachers of all levels, heads of establishments, school directors or inspectors, Jean-Pierre Obin notes in his progress report a "still open wound that still constitutes for students. teachers the assassination of their colleague Samuel Paty ”and“ their fear today in the face of some of their students - or their parents ”.

He also notes “the intimate suffering that arises from their shame of being afraid and of having sometimes given up reacting to certain words or teaching part of their program”.

According to Jean-Pierre Obin "on the ground", a certain "disarray prevails".

"A disarray most often muffled, returned and which is rarely expressed by passionate statements or anger," said the former inspector.

"The teachers questioned ask for consistency, that is to say to hear from their managers and their trainers identical, simple and clear definitions of secularism and the values ​​of the Republic", Jean-Pierre explained to AFP. Obin.

A new report, setting out the findings of these actions will be returned to the Minister of Education "in December", according to him.

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