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8 false friends from my French students that we can learn from

False friends in French can cause lots of confusion for language learners

My experience in France as a university English teacher

Teaching English in France has taught me so much about the language learning process

Can I volunteer at a French primary school?

Volunteer programs are often aimed at a specific audience

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What are the options, pros, and cons of teaching English in France?

Two main pathways are available, although they lead to different types of job

What do you need to teach English in a state school in France?

A contract to work in a school is difficult to obtain but can come with excellent benefits

What is a TEFL certificate, do I need this to teach in France?

You will need this to teach English at a private institution in France – but is it worth getting one?

Irish teacher cannot teach in French schools as failed English test

Despite having over almost 20 years of teaching experience the man cannot work in state schools except as a temporary replacement teacher

Teachers baffled by Macron’s plan to ‘teach history chronologically’

‘We’re a bit mystified’: Teachers respond to the president’s comments saying this is already the case

‘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

France national strike today: Which services are affected?

200 street protests are planned over spending power and other issues with disruption expected on transport, in schools and the postal service

What happens if there is a Covid outbreak at my child's French school?

Approximately 3,000 classes have been closed due to positive cases of the virus since the start of the school year

Teacher in France: 'Great to get back to school despite Covid rules'

An English teacher at a French secondary school says she feels prepared for la rentrée next week and the new system of Covid-related rules that will come into effect

Explained: Studying to teach English in France

A brief guide on what you need to do if looking to teach English as a foreign language in France

New laws and changes in France: May 2021

EU tyres will now show ice and snow information, gas prices will rise, newly-qualified teachers will receive an extra bonus and pay for unemployed people in training is increased

12 million French students remember teacher Samuel Paty

As students return to school today, a one-minute silence was held for the teacher murdered for showing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in class

French teachers threaten exam boycott over bac reforms

Unions say 'ill-prepared' new baccalaureate should be postponed

Nationwide pension reform protests cripple France

Marches and demonstrations throughout the day are set to cause disruption for members of the public

€300 pay rise means nothing for teachers

Teachers are to get an annual pay rise averaging €300 next year but unions have said that, with inflation, it equates to no extra in pay packets.

Education evolution offers wider choices

Ways of educating youngsters are changing, in a variety of innovative ways. The Connexion visits a school in the Dordogne to see the flexible methods they are using with success

75,000 passengers hit as walkout ground French flights

Air traffic controllers walk out in support of public sector strike

Brigitte Macron to return to teaching

New establishment to help adults with no formal qualifications is the brainchild of France's First Lady

French teachers’ protest group growing

An “angry teacher” protest group launched on Facebook in mid-December has grown to around 64,000 members – one in every 14 teachers.

‘Stylos rouges’ teacher movement grows across France

France has seen protests from " gilets jaunes " and " gyros bleus ", but now a new movement of school teachers and educators, dubbed the " stylos rouges (red pens)", is gathering pace online.

British fonctionnaires can keep their jobs

There is good news for British teachers and others who are fonctionnaires in France as the government and MPs have backed an amendment to the new Brexit law to allow them to keep this special status afterwards.

Netflix and skills in English don’t add up

Re: Teaching languages in France (November edition). Until last term my wife (a UK national) was an English teacher in state collège in the Gers.

British cannot cast first language stone

I found your article about how terrible the French are at teaching and speaking English a bit of a cheek ( Solving a problem like teaching languages in France , November edition).

Solving a problem like teaching languages in France

A recent report into language education in France suggests options for improvement, including teaching subjects like history in English. We speak to one of the report’s authors, UK-born journalist Alex Taylor

Language matters in every subject

The October edition of Connexion includes a report to the Ministry of Education recommending teaching certain subjects in English ( Teach maths in English to improve L’anglais ).

French schools should teach in English, says report

Multiple school subjects in France should be taught in English and other ‘living languages’, to improve language acquisition, a new report presented to the education minister has said.

Parents join teachers in dates protest in France

Teachers and parents are, unusually, jointly protesting over the 2018-19 school year dates saying there is too big a gap between the spring holidays and the start of summer – and they say 2019-2020 will be worse.

Long-lost friends find each other after 74 years

Two friends and former teaching colleagues from Brittany who lost touch after World War II have found each other in the same care home, 74 years after they last spoke.

‘Catastrophic maths’ report advises ‘Singapore method’

A new report that found the level of mathematics among French students today to be “catastrophic” has recommended 21 possible solutions, including the so-called “Singapore method”.

Exasperated teacher sets students test on ‘Noddy’ book

Class of 12-year-olds were threatened with infant test as only three students in the class of 23 had read the set book

Teacher needed to help class keep up English

Volunteer needed for group of French retirees

Robot assistants help absent pupils attend school

Education officials invest in robots to ensure children with disabilities or illness do not miss out on education

Teaching

8 false friends from my French students that we can learn from

My experience in France as a university English teacher

Can I volunteer at a French primary school?

What are the options, pros, and cons of teaching English in France?

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