Jean-Michel Blanquer wants to be reassuring on the tests of the Bac de Français, philosophy and the grand oral

The Minister of National Education, Jean-Michel Blanquer, has the hope that the health situation will improve in June and allow the holding "in normal conditions" of the French bac, the philosophy tests and the grand oral, in an interview published on Saturday on the

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When asked whether "in the event of an epidemic outbreak, face-to-face tests will remain so", Jean-Michel Blanquer replies: "the health situation should normally be more relaxed in June".

"So, logically, the French Bac for first year students, the philosophy tests and the new grand oral will be held under the normal conditions of terminal control", he adds.

In January, the Minister had to cancel, for the students of Terminale, the first specialty tests of the new baccalaureate scheduled for March, in favor of continuous assessment, due to the health crisis.

Thanks to an ordinance, the government can adapt the terms of the 2021 baccalaureate and other exams depending on the evolution of the Covid-19 epidemic up to two weeks before the start of the tests.