She wanted to clarify things about the level groups, which will see the light of day in mathematics and French from the next school year.
“We want our students to progress.
We must put in place a pedagogy adapted to the needs of students,” Minister of National Education Nicole Belloubet insisted this Friday on Franceinfo.
“These groups must be able to evolve over the course of the year.
To progress, students sometimes need to be able to meet as a whole class.
This gives flexibility on the ground,” she said.
Level groups: "I prefer to talk about needs groups", recalls Nicole Belloubet, Minister of National Education pic.twitter.com/i6IVe22dWG
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According to Nicole Belloubet, it is neither up to her nor to Prime Minister Gabriel Attal to decide the conditions: “It is up to the heads of establishment.
» “We provide a framework and the framework is clear: these are groups which meet the needs of students in mathematics and French in 6th and 5th grade,” she insisted.
“We want the groups to be mixed.
We therefore say that during the year, the groups can return as a whole class because this is what will encourage this mixing.
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“Need groups”
However, “each head of establishment will implement it according to the reality of his establishment”.
“The principle is the groups.
The entire class is exempt during the year.
» Already in an interview with AFP this Wednesday, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal had affirmed that “the rule” was “the group” and that “the class” was “the very supervised exception”.
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Then questioned about her choice to speak of “need groups” and not “level groups” like Gabriel Attal, Nicole Belloubet confirmed that there was “only one line” on the question of education. .
“It is that of the government and the Prime Minister who embodies the government.
The Prime Minister uses this expression to speak to the French, but I prefer to use need group because we want to meet the needs of the students,” she explained.
According to the Minister of National Education, the term chosen in the circulars establishing them will be “group” or “need groups”.
For Nicole Belloubet, the 2,300 teaching positions planned for the establishment of level groups will be sufficient.
“We consider that with these 2,300 positions and a few improvements here and there, we will meet the needs of establishments,” assured the tenant of rue de Grenelle.
“They won’t necessarily be new teachers.
We will recruit contractual staff like every year.
We are also going to renovate the recruitment of our school, middle and high school teachers to increase attractiveness.
We will have announcements in this regard soon.
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