Académie de Versailles SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Académie de Versailles 27/03/2019 International Relations office/ School of education (Éspé) de l’académie de Versailles

2013 reform of French education system Creation of a school of education in each region. Schools of education are part of a university (University of Cergy-Pontoise) and work in partnership with others as long as they provide teaching education. Local education boards are partners too. 13/04/2018 International Relations office/ School of education (Éspé) de l’académie de Versailles

School of education académie de Versailles 5 universities 24 campuses E-learning 2016/2017 Students : Year 1 : 1964 Year 2 : 3224 Teachers: 230 27/03/2019 International Relations office/ School of education (Éspé) de l’académie de Versailles

Master’s degrees in teaching, training, education and culture (MEEF) National master’s degree diplomas 2 year-study courses (120 ECTS) Online and on campus training Balance between academic courses and professionnal training (placements) Research and international mobility 27/03/2019 International Relations office/ School of education (Éspé) de l’académie de Versailles

Master’s degrees in teaching, training, education and culture (MEEF) MA Primary education MA Secondary education including technical and vocational secondary education MA educational administration Masters degrees in training (mentor courses), education and culture (education officer, children’s litterature) 27/03/2019 International Relations office/ School of education (Éspé) de l’académie de Versailles

To become a teacher in France Students need : To pass the national competitive recruitment exam To complete their master’s degree in education 27/03/2019 International Relations office/ School of education (Éspé) de l’académie de Versailles

The entry requirements To apply for first year : Bachelor degree or equivalent in any subject. To apply for second year : First year of masters degree in any subject + national competitive exam 27/03/2019 International Relations office/ School of education (Éspé) de l’académie de Versailles

Teacher education Study schedule 27/03/2019 International Relations office/ School of education (Éspé) de l’académie de Versailles

Study plan : core contents Common training to insure general teaching skills Practice-oriented contents School placements (from observation to full responsability) Didactics related to the subject Research paper Tutoring provided by field and university teachers 27/03/2019 International Relations office/ School of education (Éspé) de l’académie de Versailles

Primary and secondary education Primary teachers teach all subjects and all levels from pre-elementary (2-5 year-olds) to elementary (6-10 year-olds) school. (Early years + Primary) Secondary school teachers teach one subject (two in vocational high schools) from lower (11 year-olds) to upper secondary (18 year-olds) 27/03/2019 International Relations office/ School of education (Éspé) de l’académie de Versailles

Master’s degrees in training, education and culture. Mentor courses Educational and social settings Design of artistic, cultural and educational programs in partnership with professionals in Education and Culture Digital technology and research in education Special education 27/03/2019 International Relations office/ School of education (Éspé) de l’académie de Versailles

Research centres Ecole, Mutations, Apprentissages (School, Changes, Learnings) Several academic disciplines: geography, philosophy, language sciences and French philology, educational sciences, social and political studies; The research unit is mainly devoted to the social, didactic and vocational issues linked to radical contemporary changes. Research programmes aims to understand how contemporary societal changes affect school systems, and to investigate emerging issues and stakes that pave the way to future schooling. International Relations office/ School of education (Éspé) de l’académie de Versailles 27/03/2019

Erasmus + programs About 30 partner universities in Europe Student mobility (mostly students with no national exam) Staff mobility 27/03/2019 International Relations office/ School of education (Éspé) de l’académie de Versailles

Erasmus + programs Erasmus + International credit mobility with Uzbekistan State University of World Languages (2015-2017) : Student mobility Training of French teachers and teacher trainers. 27/03/2019 International Relations office/ School of education (Éspé) de l’académie de Versailles

International Cooperation Teacher training, mentor courses, expertise on training and teaching curricula (Algeria, Azerbaijan, Brazil, China, Kazakhstan, Russia …) Research programme with Morocco teacher training centres. Publications, talks, and team work with ETEN members. 27/03/2019 International Relations office/ School of education (Éspé) de l’académie de Versailles