In the eyes of the unions: the reform launched by Gabriel Attal called the “shock of knowledge” to raise the level of French students, but one of the main measures, the establishment of “level groups” is accused by a large part of the educational community of organizing the “sorting of students”, according to an inter-union press release.
“Employees have been mobilizing against the level groups for months. Strikes on February 1st and 6th, local actions, votes against + shock of knowledge + in CSE (Council of Higher Education), public meetings with students’ parents, deadlock of the college… Our organization will support all renewals where possible, “, the trade unions assure.
An underrated move
As well as withdrawing the “shock of knowledge” reform, the unions are asking the government for “increased salaries without compensation and funds for public schools”.
In the Paris region, the development of the mobilization will be closely monitored by the teachers’ union of Seine-Saint-Denis, who are very agitated against the creation of these “level groups” and are demanding an “emergency plan” for education in the area. disadvantaged department.
The Minister of National Education, Nicole Belloubet, received nine of the twelve MPs from Seine-Saint-Denis on Friday at their request. For these left-wing MPs, the minister “underestimates” the extent of the movement.
The decree on the establishment of “groups” in mathematics and French in high school was published on March 17 in the Official Gazette, with wording that does not use the terms “level groups” proposed by Gabriel Attal, but groups “created according to the needs of students” according to the terminology presented by Mrs. Belloubet.