Question posed on the front page of Parisian : “ “There will be a teacher in front of each class at the start of the school year”. This sentence in the form of a commitment, Pap Ndiaye, the Minister of National Education, had formulated it in June. But the new tenant on rue de Grenelle admitted to the senators “The situation is not ideal”. an understatement, exclaims The Parisian. His ministry is facing a crisis in the attractiveness of the profession. The latest teacher recruitment competitions have not been full. 4 000 positions are unfilled out of the 27 332 to be taken in public and private. Pap Ndiaye knows he is expected. The success of its first comeback – and 12 million students – is conditional on the ability of his ministry to provide enough teachers. Starting with the second degree (middle and high schools) where disciplines such as classics, German, physics-chemistry or mathematics are in tension “.
At least 2,000 euros per month
So what solutions? How to make the teaching profession more attractive? ” Obviously, the revaluation of salaries is imperative. ” And ” actions begin to follow. For 2023, 3.6 billion are planned. A major effort (…). The stated objective for next year is to no longer have a beginner’s salary below 2 000 euros per month. But if money is necessary, it cannot be the only answer to unease, also falls under The Parisian. It is also necessary to restore meaning and development prospects to these professions, which is more complex. Today, the career of a young teacher is already mapped out, without much surprise and possible change. : little mobility, little training to learn new teaching methods, and above all little consideration of society. Parents are more and more demanding but less and less grateful. Children who are increasingly unruly and often distracted by a thousand other things, starting with their cell phone and social networks “.
Also looking for school bus drivers
Another vital question for the new school year that is coming up: Will there be buses at the start of the school year ? » Question posed on the front page of The cross. ” Nearly 2 million students take school transport every day in France. But in recent weeks, alerts on a possible lack of school bus drivers for the start of the September school year have been increasing. 7 500 drivers were missing throughout France at the start of the summer. A labor shortage that could put many families in difficulty. “Here too, this profession of school driver is “ out of attractiveness », raises The cross : “ Most often employed part-time, the drivers would earn an average of €800 per month, a salary insufficient to attract candidates “.
German Revolution?
Also on the front page: tricky return to Germany…” War in Ukraine, energy crisis, soaring inflation and now risk of recession, notice Le Figaro. Europe’s economic colossus finds itself at the mercy of the Kremlin autocrat, who plays with the gas tap like a cat with a ball of yarn. Vladimir Poutine calculated that its dependence made Germany the weak link of Europe and that by destabilizing it, it could make waver the beautiful Community building. Will he make it ? It will take a German revolution to prevent it, valued Le Figaro. The race has already begun to reduce the share of Russian gas and replace it with Qatari, Norwegian or Canadian suppliers. But there is no guarantee that the supply will be enough to get through the winter without the shortages throwing angry citizens into the streets. While the Germans are stocking up on fuel in the middle of summer, the extreme right and extreme left are on the lookout to exploit the “social tsunami” feared by a coalition with record unpopularity. »
Social Fronde in the UK
Finally, things are heating up in the UK too…” Against a backdrop of political instability, an unprecedented social rebellion », notes Release. ” In the midst of the Tories’ campaign for the succession of Boris Johnson, the country is experiencing a wave of discontent among workers who can no longer cope with galloping inflation. (…) From railway workers to lawyers, via bus drivers, teachers, postal workers and health personnel, the British, dragged into precariousness by a cost of living that has become unsustainable, no longer hide their anger. »