The CGSP-Enseignement also speaks of a massively followed movement in reaction to the measures defended by the Minister of Education. We find the elimination of the appointment for a permanent contract, the loss of resources which will affect the 400 schools of Wallonia-Brussels Education, the loss of 500 jobs in the qualifying environment, etc.
Valérie Glatigny assures that there is no desire to stigmatize the qualifier but to rationalize the options. Given the shortage context, teachers affected by a reorganization of class hours will be supported to be reassigned.
“Where are we going to reassign them? In schools where the option has not closed? Furthermore, temporary teachers will not be affected by reassignment. Minimizing this measure is light”reacts Luc Toussaint of CGSP-Enseignement.
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Concern at all levels
The measures envisaged by the minister impact not only teachers but also children, assure the unions which speak of “cuts on the backs of the disadvantaged and anti-social measures”.
They are not the only ones to denounce it. The Federation of Associations of Directors of Catholic Secondary Education expressed its concerns to parents in a letter. “The minister communicates but she has the entire sector on her back, including employers, including the organizing power WBE”underlines Roland Lahaye.
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The platform for the fight against academic failure is also sounding the alarm. “The measures which will be voted on in Parliament this week, and many others which appear in the government agreement, foreshadow the return of the vision of a selective school, where success is not an objective for everyone and where we believes that students who are too late or in difficulty must be confined, some in specialized education, some in a differentiated 1st grade, some in qualifying education… or even, for those who are furthest behind, excluded from education.”she points out. “Fears for the employment and status of teachers and the defunding of official education are not the only measures that worry education stakeholders. The implementation of the common core, which was the subject of unanimous agreement by all school stakeholders, is in danger. The concerted global reform is gradually emptying of its substance. The consequences of this decline will obviously impact the most vulnerable populations. Is this acceptable?”
One-off actions will take place during the month of December, such as work stoppages. The unions are not going to stop there. “Affiliates are already asking for a medium and long term action plan.”adds Roland Lahaye.
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