The Minister of Education, Caroline Désir (PS), has acknowledged the persistent discontent from the education sector and has expressed her willingness to rearrange the calendar of reforms to offer more flexibility and relief to the sector. Responding to several deputies’ questions on teacher malaise during a parliamentary committee, Ms Désir acknowledged the “heaviness and the accumulation of the various reforms, especially in the fundamental” and said that she was thinking regarding different ways of adjusting the timetable for reforms to make it more sustainable. She stated that she would propose concrete proposals at the government meeting scheduled for next Thursday and present them immediately to the actors of the Pact for teaching excellence, without giving further details. The minister will also consider the procedure to follow for the controversial project on the evaluation of teachers forcefully rejected by the unions at the same meeting.
Faced with persistent discontent from the school world, the Minister of Education Caroline Désir (PS) said she was ready on Tuesday to rearrange the calendar of reforms applied to schools in order to relieve the sector.
Asked in committee of the Parliament by several deputies on the teacher malaise, Ms. Désir said that she was aware of the “heaviness and the accumulation of the various reforms, especially in the fundamental“.
Wishing to now offer them more flexibility, the Minister confided that she was thinking regarding different ways of adjusting the timetable for reforms “so that it is more sustainable on the ground, to give the teams maximum air while maintaining the course“, she clarified.
“We’re going to try to lighten a whole series of things so that next year goes as smoothly as possible.“, she said once more, without giving more details.
Ms. Désir will make a series of concrete proposals at the government meeting scheduled for next Thursday with the aim of presenting them immediately to the actors of the Pact for teaching excellence.
Also probed by MEPs on her intentions regarding the controversial project on the evaluation of teachers forcefully rejected by the unions, the minister specified that the government would consider the procedure to follow next Thursday as well.
In conclusion, the Minister of Education Caroline Désir has acknowledged the challenges faced by the education sector and has taken a step towards easing their burden by considering rearranging the calendar of reforms. This move shows the government’s commitment to addressing the teacher malaise and providing more flexibility to school teams to ensure a smoother transition. The concrete proposals to be presented at the government meeting next week are eagerly awaited by the actors of the Pact for teaching excellence. We hope that this effort towards better education will bring positive results in the future.
