British teen cannot apply for fast-track French vet course Teenager from Burgundy tells of frustration at rule which means she must do two extra years’ study to pursue her dream career
French education recap: Bac exams, school swap deadline, careers help Bac speciality exams are looming after Covid delay, end of April deadline to move a child to an ‘internat d’excellence’ boarding school and new support for unemployed young people
‘Macron plans to end Capes teacher exam and its job-for-life status’ ‘Without Capes how could we recruit teachers?’ one union member asked The Connexion . It comes after a minister told the press the president wants to change the system
practical Why France’s March baccalauréat exams are being put back this year Exams scheduled for mid-March have been postponed to May, and several special measures have been introduced to support pupil preparations
Dates of 2022 French baccalauréat school exams announced Pupils sit their exams in their final year of lycée secondary school (terminale), before continuing onto further education or work options
Dates (and times) of 2022 brevet school exams in France announced The exams are taken by pupils at the end of Troisième, and test their knowledge and skills in key subject areas
Record number of French students pass final exams This year, around 91.5% of 740,000 students in France have passed their final year school exams, known as l e bac (short for baccalauréat ), without having to do resits.
Covid-19 France and Bac: Written part cancelled Pupils who were due to sit the baccalauréat exam this year will not have to take any written exams, the Education Minister, Jean-Michel Blanquer has announced.
French teachers threaten exam boycott over bac reforms Unions say 'ill-prepared' new baccalaureate should be postponed
Bac marker strikes cause confusion There is confusion over some of the baccalauréat results this year due to strike action by some exam paper markers – and it is not over yet.
Bac success for 675,600 Nearly nine out of 10 students who sat their baccalauréat exam this year passed, with the 88.3% success rate up 0.4% on 2017. In addition, 47.7% passed with a mention, meaning a pass mark of more than 12 out of 20.
Make sense of... Le baccalauréat Created in 1808, the ‘ Bac ’, is the French school leaving exam and a pass - at least 10/20 overall – grants students the right to go to university. There are plans for reforms of the exam by 2021
French woman held after accidental USA border cross A French woman from Briançon (Hautes-Alpes) has described how she spent two weeks in an American migrant detention centre after accidentally crossing over the American border with Canada while out jogging. Students to face four exams for their bac New exams will not fix the university drop-out rate Labrador Tag Feed