French and maths in middle school: the groups will ultimately be “constituted according to the needs of the students”. “Common lessons in French and mathematics, throughout the timetable, are organized in groups for all classes and levels of the college” “What does the name matter, as long as there is the measure,” Gabriel Attal told AFP this week.

During a video meeting with school heads on Thursday, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Education clarified that whole class groupings could last “up to ten weeks during the year”