On September 10, the Snuipp-FSU teaching union called for a strike as well as a boycott of national assessments. Around this movement, many teachers felt that these assessments were inappropriate and ineffective, and did not meet the true needs of students.
Around twenty demonstrators in support
Fourteen teachers, who completed the process, received a summons from the Academic Inspectorate to explain their refusal to participate in these evaluations. As a sign of solidarity, around twenty demonstrators gathered this Friday morning, November 8, in front of the premises of the Academic Inspectorate, at the call of the Snuipp-FSU teaching union, to protest against these summonses.
A delegation of teachers was received by the academic director of the National Education Services, in the hope of expressing their concerns and opening a dialogue on the relevance of the evaluations. Teachers demanded an approach more adapted to the realities of the classroom and the specific needs of students, pleading for an assessment that was truly beneficial for learning.
From the reminder of the rule to the disciplinary approach
For not having completed these mandatory evaluations, these teachers risk being reminded of the rules, withdrawal of salary or disciplinary action. Questioned at the end of the day by Progress Fabien Ben, academic director explained that he had not yet made a decision. “I was supposed to meet them beforehand. I listened to their arguments. Some argue that it is too early, others that they have their own trials and that these new trials bring them nothing,” he regrets.
