ITE in the continuum of Teacher Education BELGIUM (FR)

Teaching certificate for High school teachers (CAPAES) Teaching certificate for secondary school teachers (CAP) Teaching certificate for secondary school teachers (AESS) Master Master . ΨΠ Bachelor Professional bachelor ISCED 0 -1 -2 teachers. University High School /ISAE CESS Professional General Technical Artistic Professional secondary degree

? xouy ? xouy C P D Common official intitution Schools Compulsory F u r t h e r t r a i n i n g advancement ? xouy ? xouy Compulsory 6 half days Non compulsory

Current policy and practice Common Educational networks Institutions Teachers from the entire French Community the 5 specific school networks the institution Provinders of CPD IFC CAF FELSI CECP CEPONS SEGEC idem + others Determination of the programmes Steering Committee according to governmental priorities the organizing authority of the educational network with the agreement of the Steering Committee + approval by the Government The schoolhead and the educational team 6 half-days/year 2 half-days Suspended courses 2 half-days Suspended courses

Actions that establish and support links New contents Exchanges Reflective practices CPD Advice Accompanying Integrate Qualitative improvement? Academic success? Team cohesion ? Pedagogical continuity of the steps? Evaluate

Successful initiatives Combinaison initial training (HS)/ CPD (Schools)/ research–action (University) about interactive approach Teacher training to disseminate information (ex. Dyslexia - NTICE) The project takeoff relay Décolâge to prevent repeating Le compagnonnage : «activité qui permet à des enseignants d’écoles ou d’implantations différentes de se rencontrer et de partager des expériences pédagogiques différentes» (décret du 14 mars 1995). -> développement de réseaux de partage de pratiques innovantes et d’élaboration d’outils. Combinaison formation initiale/ formation continue et recherche –action. Formation d’enseignants –relais d’information et responsables de plans d’action dans leur établissement ex. Dyslexie Le projet Décolâge! But : proposer des alternatives au maintien en 3e maternelle et au redoublement en début de scolarité en mobilisant : enseignants, agents de centres PMS, chefs d’établissement, conseillers pédagogiques, formateurs, inspecteurs, chercheurs, partenaires extérieurs), formation hybride, mêlant activités en présentiel et à distance. La formation porte sur des pratiques d’évaluation diagnostique et formative et l’appropriation d’outils de valorisation des acquis et de différenciation des pratiques.

Areas for improvement Limited collective trainings: unmet needs Difficulty of replacing teachers in training Articulate training at the different levels - primary / secondary - ordinary / specific - ITE /CPD Closer collaboration of the 3 Ministers

Policy challenges Focus more the training on aspects of teaching and support for pupils Train the trainers Place training in duration and continuity.

Orientation note approved by the government (June 2013 ) 1/ reinforce ITE 2/ redefinition of the programmes 3/ new organization of ITE : different possibilities in a modular system

- centralization of ITE around 6 main curriculum areas: 1) subject knowledge (120 - 210 ECTS) 2) communication skills (10-20 ECTS) 3) didactical and pedagogical knowledge (20-40 ECTS) 4) practical training through practice (extended one) (20-60 ECTS) 5) social sciences (20-40 ECTS) 6) skills in educational research (20-40 ECTS) - 4 professional orientations according to school levels with the notion of overlapping: 1) from pre-primary education to the 2nd year of primary education); 2) from the 3rd year of pre-primary education to the 6th year of primary education); 3) from the 5th year of primary education to the 3rd year of secondary education; 4) from the 3rd year of secondary education to the 7th year of it.