Hearing this Wednesday, October 30 at the National Assembly, Anne Genetet opposed an increase to 17 in the number of students in split classes of the Priority Education Network (REP and REP +). “I do not accept this scenario,” clarified the Minister of National Education while these classes now have a maximum of 12 students. Since 2017, CP, CE1 and the main nursery sections of priority education have been in the phase of splitting in order to facilitate learning.
But last September, a month before the presentation of the 2025 budget, the General Inspectorate of Finance (IGF) and the General Inspectorate of Education published a report entitled “Expense review. Measures in favor of youth ». This document, commissioned by Matignon in the fall of 2023 to make savings on the National Education budget, provided for the possibility of raising the threshold for the number of students to 17 in these famous split classes.
A scenario that the minister therefore rejects, who, moreover, did not give her position on the vote the day before in the Finance Committee, where the deputies canceled the elimination of the 4,000 cuts in teaching positions planned in the budget 2025 by adopting the amendment from LFI MP Paul Vannier.
An Act II for the reform of the shock of knowledge
“I will speak on behalf of the government at the time of the public session on the amendments which will be presented on voting day (you budget). On the other hand, I am opposed to the vote which took place yesterday (Wednesday) in the Finance Committee on the increase in the budget to the tune of 7 billion euros to ensure free school education,” insisted Anne Genetet, who sometimes stumbled over her forms during her speech.
The latter also announced that she would present Act II of the “shock of knowledge” – Gabriel Attal’s reform intended to raise the academic level of students presented in December 2023. She notably referred to the Homework Done system, obligatory for 6th grade middle school students.
The tenant of rue de Grenelle then intends to open the school rhythms projects from 2025. “Not a simple project,” conceded the minister, who also intends to tackle the problem of assigning teachers with initial responses expected for the start of the 2026 school year. “Sixty percent of teachers do not agree with the assignments offered to them,” agreed Anne Genetet, once again identifying a “huge project”. One more.
