Since the start of the school year, “secondary school teachers” have no longer carried out their additional missions, and are demanding equal treatment with their university professor colleagues.
The academic world is complex. Thus, to ensure education, there are several statuses, not to say castes. “First, there are the teacher-researchers or lecturers, who share their time between courses and research activities, who then attain the status of university professor. They have a career framework which is perfectly established. And then, there are the “secondary teachers”, who are teachers, from middle or high schools, whose career plan is less advantageous, at all levels.” Sylvie Pimpeterre, professor at Staps, is part of this category. “To teach at university, whether at Staps or elsewhere, and become a “second degree teacher”, you must have a particular profile. You must either be an aggregator, or hold a Capes or a Capet, and have obtained a master’s or doctorate and if possible have done a little research.” In short, these are hand-picked teachers.
Same missions…
And they carry out exactly the same missions as their university professor colleagues. Or even a little more… “We have what we call “administrative missions”, which correspond, in secondary education, to the role of head teacher: ensuring personalized monitoring of students, placements, guidance advice, recruitment temporary workers and contributors, schedules.” Missions essential to the proper functioning of Staps, which has 60% of these “secondary teachers” in its workforce.
…same treatment
However, they have decided, as in many universities, to no longer carry out these missions. “What we want is equal treatment. When you are a second-level university teacher, you do not have the same advantages in terms of remuneration, bonuses or career advancement as university professors . Worse, we have fewer advantages than if we had stayed in middle or high school, in terms of advancement!” Today, the ministry has agreed to an increase in bonuses for university teachers, but still to the advantage of university professors.
“In degraded mode”
Yesterday morning, they explained their fight to the students. because obviously, the Staps is not 100%. “We are in degraded mode,” agrees Julien Bois, the director, “some of our teachers are fighting to obtain equal treatment. Our supervision supports the movement, and we too, even if we are in degraded mode, we are doing do our best to make this return to school as “normal” as possible. It was important that teachers come and explain the situation to our students. We hope for a quick release, we cannot operate like this forever.”
But secondary school teachers (perhaps we should find another name, because everything has been said, we have the impression that they are second-rate teachers…) do not intend to give in. There are around 13,000 nationally. “Several Staps are completely closed, in Rennes, Rouen, Créteil or Bobigny, and many IUTs, where the same problem arises, are also affected. All are united within the collective 384, which corresponds to the number of hours that we must ensure.” Against 192 for university professors…
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