Back to school. In Paris, four days of training for contract workers before the big flight

1:^eh September, Florence*, Eleonore, Marie*, Beatrice and Idris will make “jump into the void”. Recruited by the Paris Rectorate in the spring or summer, like 221 other people, these contract workers will welcome their primary school students in their new classrooms. The rectory organized a four-day training course to support them before assuming their position. First, in this new school year, which was marked by a teacher recruitment crisis. “This year, supporting contract workers is our priority. We are very happy to have them; our biggest fear is that there are no people in the classrooms., claims Katya Frick, district inspector. Recognizing the challenge, he volunteered to provide part of the training for new recruits.

After four days we just have minimal equipment

Pap Ndiaye, Minister of National Education

This Thursday morning, in the classroom of Charlemagne’s Lyceum (4^e district), together with educational consultant Françoise Le Lievre, she meets 19 contract workers, 6 men…