“A real deaf dialogue!” : School actors are getting impatient to see more clearly on the future of the common trunk before the start of the school year

In mid-May, the liberal had surveyed the world of school on the subject during a “green” in Brussels. Moreover, But since then, nothing while the clock inexorably continues to turn.

“We still have no information at this stage,” laments an actor. However, “We are waiting. Therefore, And we are especially waiting for texts!”, Despies another.

For months. Consequently, organizing powers, school and teachers’ departments have been preparing for this extension: there are courses to reorganize, teachers to reassign, sometimes premises to be redeveloped, expenses to be incurred … In addition, All of them want to know as soon as possible on what foot to dance.

Asked about his intentions in this area, the Glatigny cabinet was unable to respond to Belga’s requests on Tuesday.

Behind the scenes, the contours of this future “a real deaf dialogue!” : secondary year, however, seem to be taking shape.

“Meetings are currently in place in the majority. However, The proposals will be submitted from this month of September. For example, ” reassures the group’s commitment to the Parliament of the FWB, Mathilde Vandorpe, specialist in teaching issues.

It has been well felt in recent months. In addition, MR and committed are not entirely on the same wavelength about the future of the secondary 3rd, which logically slows down decisions.

The majority agreement written last year evokes the objective of making it a more “orientant” year. with a “reduced base of common activities”.

Some actors see it as the risk of reintroduction from the 3rd of optional lessons that would clearly guide students to this. that type of education (general, technical or professional). Which would de facto shorten the common trunk until the end “a real deaf dialogue!” : of the second second …

Mathilde Vandorpe wants to dispel these fears: “What was decided during the greening with the actors is to lead the common trunk to the end of the 3rd. as planned by the Pact of Excellence, but to offer students not oriented, but oriented activities, that is to say activities that do not enclose them in a training course. If a student should choose for example, As much to change and possibly do Latin in in 4th year “.

In addition to the extension of the common core. other questions related to this flagship reform of the excellence pact are also awaiting answers, such as the future of the first differentiated degree intended for students who missed their CEB (Certificate of Basic Studies).

The common trunk as provided by the pact normally provides for its disappearance after a transition period. “a real deaf dialogue!” : but the majority wonders about the opportunity to maintain it.

Finally. another major project remains to be finalized under this legislature: the redefinition of the three years of the Common Trunk, namely the new content of the 4th, 5th and 6th years of secondary.

The MR-Engagues government is also expected on another burning file: that of the shortage of teachers. raised to the rank of “political priority n ° 1” at the start of the legislature.

With this in mind. four working groups bringing together government, unions and organizing powers had been set up last January to tackle a wide range of subjects.

The objective of this consultation was in particular to promote greater mobility of teachers between teaching networks. evoking the contours of the CDI that the government intends to offer to future teachers to replace their appointment, or even agree “a real deaf dialogue!” : on a new Baremic grid for teachers now trained in four years, against three previously.

According to the unions, these discussions, however, resulted in almost nothing. “It was fucking mouth”, let go of Luc Toussaint, the president of the CGSP-Sensignement.

“We have absolutely not been heard. He (the government) has always entrenched behind the majority agreement and the federation’s budgetary situation. It was a real deaf dialogue!”, Pesse the unionist.

Last year, we remember, the teaching unions had successfully conducted several strike actions to denounce various government reform projects.

“There are no new actions planned at this stage but there is no doubt that there will be some during this year. ” already warns Luc Toussaint.

Teacher unions include joining the actions decided at the inter-professional level on September 24. October 11, said Roland Lahaye, secretary general of the CSC-Ensignment.

The union also programs distribution at the start of the school year of a new gazette to raise public opinion on the threats. according to unions, on education.

A sticker having as a slogan “Protecting teaching” has also been printed in 17. 000 copies which will be distributed in Wallonia and Brussels from the start of the school year.

For Roland Lahaye. the projects of the majority of the teaching will have very harmful effects for the school, and aggravate the shortage of teachers: “I say it bluntly, Glatigny is harmful to teaching! And the worst is that the engaged lets do. But what are they used for?”