Education: Order in Council approves the needs groups in the 6th and 5th grade in the colleges

The creation of needs groups for the 6th and 5th classes, strongly contested by many trade unions, was validated this Sunday, April 6th by a decree signed by the Ministry of Education.The article National Education: the needs groups maintained in French and maths for the 6th and 5th grade students appeared first on Current Values.

At the end of 2024, the Council of State had demanded the publication of such a text in order to make the implementation of this measure legally valid.

Despite the opposition of many trade unions, a decree signed by the Prime Minister endorsed the needs groups in 6th and 5th in the colleges by lifting a legal blockage.

Disputed by many teachers' unions, these groups in French and mathematics were set up in September 2024. A decision of the Council of State in November had cast a blur on their sustainability.

Initially called level groups, the French and mathematics needs groups were set up for the start of the 2024 school year. However, a decision by the Council of State in November cast doubt on the sustainability of these groups. Source: The post Education: a decree ratifies the needs groups in 6th and 5th grades in middle school first appeared on INTELLI.NEWS.

The French education system is regularly undergoing changes aimed at improving the learning of pupils and at responding to the challenges of modern education. Colleges, which welcome adolescents in a crucial period of their development, are particularly affected by these educational changes. Since the beginning of 2023, a new organisation of teachings has been set up for the sixth and fifth classes, generating lively debate within the educationa…