1. Teacher Education in Health Education and Promotion – The French Perspective. Carine Simar, PhD in Education Teacher Training Institute in Clermont-Ferrand – Blaise Pascal University carine.simar@univ-bpclermont.fr

2. Health education and health promotion in the French school system “ Health education” is not a subject Students do not have to complete credits in health education in order to graduate It is included in different subjects: citizenship, biology, physical education … in elementary and secondary schools The guidelines (1990, 1998, 2006) for drawing up school policy, promote a broad approach The “health and civic education committee”

3. Teacher training in France: structure In France, teachers are trained for 3 years at the different departments of the university to a primary degree level followed by a further 2 years in specific institutes inside the universities

4. Teacher training in health education and health promotion: challenges Affirming and reinforcing the work done in teacher training in HE and HP Supporting the institutes in the provision of ITT and ISTT Organising trainers’ training Stimulating partnership work at regional level Developing HE and HP training tools