“It will not solve the problem” of attractiveness of the profession, according to the president of the Snalc union

The organization of a competition for the tenure of contract teachers in the spring of 2023, announced Friday August 26 by the Minister of National Education Pap Ndiaye, “isn’t necessarily a bad idea, but it won’t solve the problem”estimates on franceinfo Jean-Rémi Girard, president of the National Syndicate of high schools and colleges (Snalc). “What will solve the massive problem that we know is to make our profession attractive again”while more than 4,000 teaching positions have not been filled this year.

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According to Jean-Rémi Girard, “colleagues who already have two or three years of experience and who have already been assessed in their teaching practice” are “completely eligible for a contest, which may be special”. However, the president of the Snalc union believes “that this cannot replace the competition” of the Capes of National Education.

The organization of a competition to establish contractual teachers “remains a somewhat cosmetic measure”says Jean-Rémi Girard again. “What will change the face of things is to make the job more attractive”in “increasing pay”in “improving working conditions” or even in “reducing the number of students per class”.