contract workers are trained in a few days to make up for the shortage of teachers

Most of them have never taught, do not have the CAPES or equivalent diplomas. But in less than a week, the contract teachers will have to face the students for their first start of the school year. 150 new teachers are trained in order to be propelled into kindergarten or primary school in Seine-Saint-Denis. They were recruited after 30 minutes of interview at the beginning of the summer.

“A little stressed, of course. I’ve never done this job before”says a contractor. The trade and the method are to be learned in a few hours. The training is organized by the rectorate. “The idea is to reassure them, to tell them that they are not alone”assures Karine NacacheEducational Consultant. On the program for the day, they revise their fundamentals with compulsory French and mathematics lessons.