France: an exceptional competition to establish contract workers in National Education
The Minister of National Education, Pap Ndiaye, surrounded by Carole Grandjean (on the right), Minister Delegate for Vocational Training, and Sarah El Haïry (on the left), Secretary of State for Youth, during the back-to-school press conference, August 26, 2022. AFP - ALAIN JOCARD
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The Minister of National Education, Pap Ndiaye, announced this Friday, August 26 the creation of an exceptional competition for the tenure of contract teachers, in the spring of 2023, in the face of the major teacher recruitment crisis.
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An organization as vast as National Education needs a handful of contract teachers.
In the spring of 2023, we are going to open an exceptional competition for the tenure of a certain number of these (contract) teachers, according to terms and conditions which will soon be specified
, ”announced Mr. Ndiaye, during the back-to-school conference.
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National Education is dealing with the teacher recruitment crisis by calling on contract teachers.
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This was done in the loyalty of contract teachers from last year, the extension of their contract until August 31
" and their renewal at the start of the school year, added the Minister of National Education.
Previously, most saw their contract interrupted during the summer.
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The vast majority of our contract teachers were already teaching last year, or even previous years.
We can estimate that 80, 90% of contract teachers already have teaching experience
,” assured Mr. Ndiaye.
National Education is using some 3,000 contract workers this year, out of approximately 870,000 teachers.
Use of complementary lists
Another pool to make up for the lack of teachers, the additional lists of teacher competitions, that is to say those who took the competition in the spring of 2022 and were not received.
The ministry "
identifies the needs following the defections and resignations of the winners received (in the spring of 2022) on the main lists
", indicates Pap Ndiaye.
To replace these resigners, the rue de Grenelle draws from these additional lists.
This is, to date, 260 people.
Pap Ndiaye is, moreover, back on inflation, which nibbles the purchasing power of families.
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The ministry is committed to increased support for families in difficulty so that students can follow their education in good conditions
", in particular via the possible 50% increase in social funds from this start of the school year.
Social funds enable schools to provide rapid assistance to pupils whose families are experiencing difficulties.
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