This profession is accessible by competition : it is thus necessary to pass the CRPE ( competition for the recruitment of school teachers ). To prepare for this competition, there are several ways depending on your status. In addition, you must also choose, among other things, your academy. Some academies are more selective than others: the preparation for the competition will be all the more decisive if you rub shoulders with a higher academy.
Because of its social usefulness, the profession of school teacher aligns with the quest for meaning that runs through today’s society, but not only. Despite the difficulties, being a primary school teacher leads many holders to professional fulfillment! We spoke with some of them: they share with us their happiness to exercise it year after year!
You can discover all the details of this exciting job on our page dedicated to the presentation of the job of school teacher .
In a situation of disability: what are the possible arrangements?
Being a school teacher with a disability is quite possible. In practice, many arrangements are planned throughout the career, from the competition until retirement. These are adapted to the disability declared to the departmental house for disabled people (MDPH).
Find out everything you need to know to have your disabled worker status recognised , inform your establishment and benefit from arrangements adapted to your situation.
The internship year
Once admitted to the CRPE, you are assigned to a school for one year as a trainee school teacher . During this year, you combine education and training with the help of a tutor. The tenure decision comes at the end of the year.
This internship period is beneficial: you benefit from support that allows you to find your bearings and consolidate your knowledge . With tenure in sight, you discover the reality of this exciting profession. The best way to project yourself into this year is to consult one of our lives with former students of Objectif CRPE. Their feedback on the internship year will provide you with valuable advice on this decisive year.
School teacher salaries and career prospects
Once a school teacher, you probably wonder how your career will evolve. Along with seniority, echelons, and other ranks that track your progress over time, you can take on new assignments and shape your career as you see fit.
The evolution of a career as a school teacher is played out as soon as you enter the profession . We distinguish the automatic progression, which evolves over time, from the actions that you can implement to negotiate your career trajectories.
To better understand taking up a position and the first years of teaching, discover one of our lives devoted to the first years of teaching below.
And after ? You are probably wondering about the index point, the exceptional class or even the recovery of seniority ? This jargon, we demystify it for you in a file devoted to the remuneration of a school teacher . You can also consult this page which brings together the main development prospects to which a school teacher can claim.
Want to try the adventure and become a primary school teacher?
Before even considering the year of internship, it is of course necessary to project oneself in the preparation and the obtaining of the competition. Our training director Eugénie Hériard-Dubreuil tells you everything you need to know about the path that will lead you to the profession of school teacher!