A strike notice has been filed by a teachers’ association, as the grand oral exams begin this Monday, June 24. The Ministry of National Education, which we contacted, wants to be reassuring.
The baccalaureate candidates, already stressed by the tests, broke out in a cold sweat at the announcement of the call for a teachers’ strike on the occasion of the baccalaureate grand oral which begins this Monday, June 24, until July 3 . High school students in the SES sector are concerned since it is the Association of Teachers of Economic and Social Sciences (Apses) which is launching this call for a strike, highlighting the lack of preparation for this oral test. “The program increased by 70% even though we only had 35% more time to work on it.” points the finger at the association in a press release.
But then, what to do if the jury is absent on the day of the baccalaureate oral exam? Faced with such a situation, the ministry wants to be rather reassuring: “to compensate for the absence of a teacher on strike or a sick teacher, who could prevent a jury from being held, more staff than necessary are summoned“, we are told. Consequently, “candidates should not be impacted by this strike“, the ministry confirms.
In the event of force majeure, and if there really was no jury on site, it is out of the question to penalize the candidates by having them take the tests during the replacement session. In the worst case scenario, “the students would receive a new invitation by the end of the grand oral scheduled for July 3,” says the communications service.
“The goal is that high school students are not penalized by this call to strike and for this, we always provide an additional pool.” Enough to reassure students who, a few days before the oral test, will be able to revise without worrying too much. Each year, many teachers feel that they have not had enough time to prepare for the specialty exams which, previously, took place earlier in the year, in March. This year, they are postponed to June, at the same time as the rest of the tests and the grand oral. As a reminder, the grand oral test, created in 2018, counts for 10% of the final grade.