The anger is rumbling in schools, and not just a little: in the face of the lack of consideration from the public and politicians for the teaching profession, in the face of the introduction of three waiting days, and in the face of the reduction in compensation for
days of sick leavemost national education professionals (including school teachers) decided to express their discontent on Thursday December 5, 2024. A general fed-up which results in a
strike widely followed, which would reach, according to the FSU-SNUipp, 65% of participants. With this mobilization, most professionals hope to make their voice heard, their sentiment d’injustice and relentlessness, but also ask for a revaluation of the index point.
The unions are also calling for a increase in wages of all National Education staff
“without compensation”as well as a “‘real status’ for AESH and the cancellation of job cuts” as reported by Actu Toulouse. But why such a revolt and why now? On a daily basis, the job of school teacher is a exhausting job, much more than one might believe. It is a job subject to many rumors, many prejudices, much more complex than it seems, and certainly not accessible to everyone. Since they can work so much in kindergarten that in
elementaryfor levels ranging from preschool to CM2, teachers must in fact be extremely versatile. They must also know how to manage
student classes ever more numerous (sometimes between 25 and 30 children).
What is the salary of a school teacher who works in National Education?
As explained very well West France
in one of its articles, they must at the same time teach, depending on the level, “French, mathematics, but also sciences, history and geography, civic, artistic and sports education”. They also ensure “900 hours of teaching per year, not counting hours of lesson preparation and homework correction.” You would think that, for so much work, school teachers earn a nice salary each month. It’s a little more complicated than that. If their
remuneration stagnated for a very long time, it was
revalued in September 2023. Today it is slightly more interesting.
On the site devenirenseignement.gouv, it is explained as follows: “THE trainee teachers benefit from the attractiveness bonus and receive, during their year of training, monthly remuneration of €1,842 net per month for full time in front of students (€1,751 net for part time).” “All the teachers
start their career with a salary higher than
2000 € nets per month: upon their tenure, it reaches €2,102 net in public education and even 2
466 € nets for teachers starting out in
REP +” is also indicated. If there are few advantages to doing this job, at least as you can find in private companies, school teachers can still have good career prospects. In addition to benefiting from continuing education, they can achieve
positions of responsibility and become an establishment director or even a member of the inspectorate.
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What type of training does a teacher carry out before being in front of the students?
Doing this job, in permanent contact with children, requires a
adapted training. For several years, future teachers have been asked to five-year post-baccalaureate training. It includes, once you arrive in the second year of Masterand concours recruitment of school teachers. For the 2025 session, however, things change. “The recruitment competitions for first and second degree teachers will be placed in
end of third year of license” and no longer in master’s degree as explained West France.
“Students who have validated this new training will be
exempted from the written examinations of the competition. This will remain accessible to graduates of a degree from another field”it is still indicated. Another change? “Once the competition is successful, future teachers will prepare a new master’s degree and will be paid for these two years”.
What skills are required to be a teacher?
Not everyone can become a school teacher. This requires a lot of SKILLS. The
patience and listening are some for example. Since each child is unique and learns at their own pace, the teacher must be patient and attentive to adapt to the needs of each child.
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To make learning more fun and effective, the school teacher must also demonstrate
creativity, imagination and offer varied and motivating activities. He must master the different teaching methods, but also adapt them according to the students and situations. Finally, the job of school teacher requires a high availabilityboth professionally and personally.
