“This observation should be a national scandal,” castigates Sophie Vénétitay, the general secretary of the SNES-FSU.

“This observation should be a national scandal”reacted Monday July 8 on franceinfo Sophie Vénétitay, the general secretary of SNES-FSU, the National Union of Secondary School Teachers, while the Ministry of National Education announced nearly 3,200 unfilled positions this year in the teaching competition.

“The reality is that France, the 7th world power, is unable to recruit teachersdenounces Sophie Vénétitay, and this observation should be a national scandal”. She calls for “emergency measures in terms of wages and working conditions”to make the profession more attractive. “If every year we accumulate job losses in the competitions, we are really heading for a crash”she warns. “We will have to stop the fine ministerial words and take the necessary measures”she insists, while Gabriel Attal had promised to keep National Education as a priority during his transition from Minister of Education to Prime Minister.