In the canton of Vaud, nearly 135,000 young people will return to school next Monday. This start of the school year 2025/2026 is marked by a restriction of smartphones to post -government, the development of transversal skills, improving the school climate – fight against violence and racism – and the project of an application to facilitate family -school relationship.
Completely prohibited on school time since 2019 at compulsory school, smartphones and connected objects will either be extinguished or in silence and row mode during lessons in professional schools and gymnasiums, or in the pupil’s bag or in lockers available. On the other hand, they can be used during breaks between lessons and noon.
Vaud therefore did not opt for a strict and total ban, advocating the nuance, summed up on Wednesday before the media the State Councilor in charge of Vaud schools Frédéric Borloz at the Lausanne Epsic professional school. The essential objective is that the phone is no longer visible and distractive on the student’s table.
Racism: zero tolerance
The head of the Department of Education and Vocational Training (DEF) also insisted on the school climate. The plan to combat racism announced last year is ready and can be deployed. Zero tolerance, encouragement to openness, awareness or even talk about racism and anti -Semitism in class were among the measures mentioned.
A directive concerning dangerous objects, such as white weapons, is, in preparation, announced Cédric Blanc, director general of compulsory education (DGEO).
Profile of the self-evaluated student
Another priority for this return for DEF players, both in compulsory and post -elementing, these are transversal skills. “The self-assessment of the student’s profile becomes a complement to the notes, such as additional background,” said Borloz.
Pilot projects now allow students at the end of schooling to identify their personal, methodological and social skills, such as reliability, teamwork, creativity, initiative, manual skill or good manners.
Once identified, these skills are registered in the students’ file and can be attached to applications for research of internships or learning places. This device should gradually extend into the canton.
Communication portal
The Minister’s services also intend to continue their efforts in relations with parents. A “homemade” communication application will be developed and tested in early 2026 to then be gradually offered at the start of the 2026-2027 school year to all compulsory education establishments.
It will initially allow you to communicate more easily with the parents of a class, replacing the circulars that are lost or the use of third -party messaging and not very secure. The management of absences and other features such as the provision of schedules will then be added, detailed Mr. Blanc.
This school year 2025/2026 is also marked by the opening of Crissier’s new gymnasium, which will be inaugurated on August 28. The establishment near Lausanne will first welcome 300 gymnasians on Monday. Then in several stages up to 1,200 students by the introduction of the gymnasium in four years by 2030.
Complicated finances
On the financial level, Frédéric Borloz warned that the situation was “complicated”. Already 13.5 million savings have been planned in the 2025 budget. The effort will have to continue for the 2026 budget, he said without giving more details. “We are going to take measures that will not run out of the school functioning,” said the Minister of Education.
With 613 students more than last year, it is precisely 134,942 students who will return to the school year on Monday: 98,642 in compulsory school establishments and specialized pedagogy and a projection of 36,300 apprentices and gymnasians, details the DEF. The directions of more than 140 training places currently have around 15,000 teachers.
This article was published automatically. Source: ATS