Must await the passage to practical work to better identify Mr Chatel

The exercise was delicate. Then the teachers now perform their re-entry, the Minister of National Education, Luc Chatel, tried yesterday to reassure them, while ensuring that the reforms undertaken by his predecessor, Xavier Darcos, would be carried out. "There is solid and sustainable cannot be undertaken without all the partners", he said. While preventing: "I won't be the Minister of the status quo, or to the cosmetic reforms." "In this area, I have already given", was accused, not without humor, this former Director of human resources of l ' Oréal.

If it excludes to challenge deletions of posts already announced - 13,500 in 2009, 16,000 in 2010-, the Minister shall not pointing the unions. Last week, learned them that the replacement of teachers agency project, intended by Xavier Darcos and strongly criticized by faculty, would not see the day. In the same direction, the Minister announced yesterday the establishment of a training plan destined for primary school teachers. A very symbolic initiative, then even the first degree was last year, in the heart of tensions between the Rue de Grenelle and the unions. In particular, Xavier Darcos was never did forgive his remarks on the kindergarten teachers, "whose function is mainly to take NAPs to children or their change layers."

Must therefore await the first sensitive files for better gauge the determination of the new Minister. In addition to the unknown of the influenza A - Ministry action plan, announced in August, was the subject of a circular issued to all heads of establishment and the teachers - yesterday, three major reforms will help to get an idea:

l teacher training

As early as this week, Luc Chatel meet teachers ' unions to discuss "issues which are debate."The principle of the reform is already known: as soon as the 2010 term, teachers will be recruited to the master (bac 5) level. Perspectives denounced by trade unions, concerned about the disappearance of the IUFM (Canadian University-based teacher training institutes), the content of the masters and the place of the competition in the second year of master.

l high school reform

The social partners had until yesterday to send their proposals on this sensitive reform, on which Xavier Darcos had had to step back in December. Luc Chatel until late September announce the architecture of the project, based on the called - authorities handed over in June last by Richard Descoings, Director of Sciences po. Some announced tracks: a better orientation of students to reduce inequalities, the accentuation of the mastery of languages, and an upgrading of technological and vocational education.

l rehabilitation treatments

"National Education does not offer enough tools to boost career accompaniment."Luc Chatel promised yesterday to return to the record of the adjustment of salaries of teachers, stalled for years. It would be excluded, for him, to increase the grids in a uniform manner, but rather to perform increases "on objective criteria."

All perspectives are skeptical unions. "For the time being, it is not yet in concrete, summarizes Patrick Gonthier, General Secretary of Unsa-education. Must await the passage to practical work to better identify Mr Chatel.