Supporter of a stricter framework for secularism, the Minister of Education Jean-Michel Blanquer entrusted last February to Jean-Pierre Obin, a former inspector general of education, a mission intended to harmonize and improve secularism training for teachers and school heads.
“After having read the many recommendations made in this report, Jean-Michel Blanquer announced Monday evening to Jean-Pierre Obin that he was taking up the main proposals and that he would integrate them into an ambitious initial training plan and continues, launched from the start of September and called to be deployed over 4 years, ”writes the ministry in a press release.
A reference text published this summer
From the start of the school year, "1,000 trainers from all academies and all departments will benefit from reinforced and intensive training" (...) This network of trainers will then organize training in each school, college or high school, in destination of all staff, whatever their status, ”continues rue de Grenelle.
About a hundred of them, on a voluntary basis, will also be able to follow a training course with a view to obtaining a university degree, like that offered by the Sorbonne University intended to train “secular referents” in various professional circles.
“From this summer, a
Common repository of skills and content for training in secularism and the values of the Republic of teachers and childcare centers will be published for teachers in continuing training, as well as students in initial training, ”continues the ministry.
A "disarray" after the assassination of Samuel Paty
From this summer, the ministry is also talking about a "common framework of skills and content for training in secularism".
After three months of work with teachers of all levels, heads of establishments, school directors or inspectors, Jean-Pierre Obin notes in his progress report a "still open wound that still constitutes for students. teachers the assassination of their colleague Samuel Paty ”and“ their fear today facing some of their students - or their parents ”.
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He also notes “the intimate suffering that arises from their shame of being afraid and of having sometimes given up reacting to certain words or teaching part of their program”.
According to Jean-Pierre Obin, "on the ground", a certain "disarray prevails".
"A disarray most often muffled, returned and which is rarely expressed by passionate statements or anger," said the former inspector.
"The teachers questioned ask for consistency, that is to say to hear from their managers and their trainers identical, simple and clear definitions of secularism and the values of the Republic", explains Jean-Pierre Obin.
A new report, setting out the findings of these actions, will be submitted to the Minister of Education "in December".