More than 1,500 school teacher positions not filled in teacher competitions

The academies of Créteil, Versailles and Guyana are particularly affected by this teacher deficit.

“The shortage of teachers remains alarming.” In a press release published Monday June 17, the FSU-Snuipp, the main primary union, is concerned to see that “the number of vacancies is similar to last year”. According to figures accessible on the Cyclades platform of the Ministry of National Education and confirmed by the ministry’s services, 1,539 positions have not been filled (excluding Mayotte) this year, at this stage, for competitive examinations for school teachersout of the 9,885 offered (excluding Polynesia, but with Mayotte).

Like last year, “the loss is concentrated on the academies of Créteil and Versailles, which have been in deficit for a very long time. We cannot stop this crisis”reacted to AFP Guislaine David, general secretary of this union. According to the union, 670 positions have not been filled in Créteil, 692 in Versailles and 174 in Guyana. “All but three academies fill all of the positions offered”argued the Ministry of Education, and mentions “a specific problem” concerning them.

“The famous shock of attractiveness that we were promised a few years ago still does not exist”, added Jérôme Sinot, national secretary of the CGT Educ’action in charge of primary education. “We are especially worried about what will happen both for the students at the start of the school year, because there will be a shortage of people in the classes, and for the teaching teams because there will also be a shortage of people in the schools.”

Two years ago, the recruitment of teachers (first and second degrees combined) experienced an unprecedented crisis, with more than 4,000 unfilled positions in total, causing turmoil in the world of education. Last year, more than 3,100 positions were not filled, including 1,315 in primary education, according to figures published at the beginning of July by the Ministry of Education.