United for our school

United for our school : six priorities

1. Recognising and valuing staff members for a better public service
2. Transmitting basic skills, the duty of schools in the French Republic
3. The values of the French Republic : schools that protect and emancipate
4. Promoting equal opportunities and opening up new horizons
5. Making vocational upper secondary a choice for the future
6. The right to thrive at school

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The french education system

The French school system was founded on general principles that were inspired by the 1789 revolution, and have taken shape with a set of law texts from the 19th century to the present day.

Primary schoolLower secondary school : le collègeUpper secondary school : le lycée