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The role of the State : The Ministry of Education
determines the curriculumdetermines the curriculum
determines the teaching methodsdetermines the teaching methods
determines the status and functioning of every schooldetermines the status and functioning of every school
recruits, trains, appoints & manages the workforce (teachers & recruits, trains, appoints & manages the workforce (teachers &
administrative + service staff)administrative + service staff)
provides teachers and administrative service staff for every provides teachers and administrative service staff for every
school school
organizes the national exams ‘‘baccalauréat’’ – A-levels- a organizes the national exams ‘‘baccalauréat’’ – A-levels- a
passport to higher educationpassport to higher education
THE FRENCH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Towards more power to regional authorities
•Today: decentralization for more flexibility and diversity
• Since 2006, most of the means and fundings are
assigned by the ‘‘ Recteur’’ - Commissioner of
Education’’ in each ‘‘académie’’ – school district or
regional authority
• Since 1999, appointments are made locally by the
‘‘Recteurs d’académie’’
‘‘30 académies’’
Regional authorities
National figuresNational figuresPrimary schoolsPrimary schools
TeachersTeachers PupilsPupils
318 381318 381 6 552 0006 552 000
Secondary schoolsSecondary schools
TeachersTeachers StudentsStudents
399 470399 470 3 323 000 junior 3 323 000 junior secondary studentssecondary students
1 511 000 senior 1 511 000 senior secondary studentssecondary students
746 500 vocational college 746 500 vocational college
studentsstudents
Nursery school
Attendance not compulsory
From 2 to 3 : 10%From 4 to 5 : 96%
5 general aims and objectives
The curriculum of nursery school was defined in January 2002, on the basis of 5 main
areas of activity, consisting in...
Weekly timetable 26 hours
Living together
Speaking, discovering the basics of
writing and readingin French
Imagining,feeling and creating.
Acting in the world(Body language…)
Exploring the world(Arts)
STRUCTURE OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM IN FRANCE
Number of hoursNew hours and curricula for
primary school were decreed on January 25, 2002
The class hours are weekly and divided up per subject and per cycle
Basic learning cycle Last class of pre-elementary school,
Preparatory class (CP), Elementary class 1Weekly timetable
26 hours
Subjects Minimum hours Maximum hours French 9 H 10h Mathematics 5 H 5H 30 Discovery of the world 3H 3H 30 Living together 30 minutes a week (debates) Artistic education 3H 3h 30 Physical education and sports 6 H 3H 3H Modern or regional language 1H 2H Daily activities Minimum hours 2H 30
Elementary school A– From 6 to 7
Compulsory schooling starts at 6
Elementary school – 8, 9 and 10 year-olds
Consolidation cycle: Elementary class 2 (CE2),
Middle class 1 (CM1) and Middle class 2 (CM2).
Fields Subjects Minimum
hours Maximum hours
Total
French language , education in literature and the humanities
Literature: spoken, read, written
4H30 5H30
Study and observation of French (grammar, conjugations, spelling, vocabulary
1H30
2H
Modern or regional language
1H30 2H 12H
History & geography
3H 3H 30
Community life (guided debate)
0H30 0H 30
Science Mathematics 5.5 h 5H 5H 30 Experimental
sciences and technology
2H30 3H 8H
Arts Music Visual arts
3H 3H
Physical education and sports 3H 3H Civic education 1h spread over For weekly
debate Transversal studies: Mastery of language and of French
13 hours spread over
High Schools (‘Collèges’)
From 11 to 15 (4 grades)From 11 to 15 (4 grades) A unique system for all pupils A unique system for all pupils
(‘Collège unique’) with a national (‘Collège unique’) with a national curriculumcurriculum
A final assessment (« Brevet des A final assessment (« Brevet des Collèges ») with no real Collèges ») with no real consequences.consequences.
Secondary education is divided into three distinct branches
General education
Technological education
Vocational education
Upper Schools
16 to 18
General branch: 3 options
L for Literary, based mainly on French,
philosophy and modern languages ES for Economics and social sciences
S for Sciences, based mainly on mathematics
physics and natural sciences.
Technological branch: 7 options
Industrial sciences and technology Laboratory sciences and technology
Business sciences and technology
Medical and social sciences
Agronomy sciences and technology
Catering management and tourism
Music and danceVocational branch: mainly tertiary
and industrial
(office management, accounts, catering, joinery, mechanics, hairdressing, textiles, etc…)
Buildings are mostly funded by regional and other local authorities
StateState
RegionRegion
‘‘Département ’ Département ’ (County)(County)
TownTown
UNIVERSITIESUNIVERSITIES
UPPER SCHOOLSUPPER SCHOOLS
HIGH SCHOOLSHIGH SCHOOLS
PRIMARY SCHOOLSPRIMARY SCHOOLS
Our partnerships
Foreign language teachingin numbers in the académie
FL chosen in High School FL chosen in Upper School