1. Académie de Versailles
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Académie de Versailles
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2. 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.
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3. School of education académie de Versailles
5 universities
24 campuses
E-learning
2016/2017
Students :
Year 1 : 1964
Year 2 : 3224
Teachers: 230
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4. 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
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5. 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)
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6. To become a teacher in France
Students need :
To pass the national competitive recruitment exam
To complete their master’s degree in education
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7. 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
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8. Teacher education Study schedule 27/03/2019
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9. 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
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10. 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)
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11. 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
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12. 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.
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13. Erasmus + programs About 30 partner universities in Europe
Student mobility (mostly students with no national exam)
Staff mobility
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14. Erasmus + programs
Erasmus + International credit mobility with Uzbekistan State University of World Languages ( ) :
Student mobility
Training of French teachers and teacher trainers.
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15. 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.
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