France is reforming its teacher training programmes to improve the quality of provision and attract more undergraduates to the profession.
The reform plans to make teacher training more practical to better equip teachers through increased experience in the field.
The French Government wants teachers to better understanding the realities of the classroom and equip them to mee the diverse needs of students. It also wants the training to be better adapted to the evolving needs of the education system. A key area of impact they are hoping to see is improved diversity and gender balance. The government plans to achieve this through targeted outreach to young women and those from priority education areas.
Some of the innovations include:
- Creating a new Bachelor’s Degree in Primary Teaching (LPE) which will include 500 hours, including 10 weeks of school-based placements.
- Those with a bachelor degree will be eligible for the teacher-civil servant competition (previously only applicable for those with a Master’s degree).
- Introduction of two-year Paid Master’s Programme that combines theoretical teacher training from the National Institutes for Teacher Training and Education with ‘progressive’ teaching placements.
- Requiring a commitment to public service where teachers will be required to commit to 4 years public service post graduation and will receive a minimum salary of 2,100 Euros a month.
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Reference
- Eurydice (2026) ‘France: Major reform of teacher training’. Available at: https://eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu/news/france-major-reform-teacher-training (Accessed: 01 July 2026)
