Education in Europe key figures : [english version, 2016]. Chapter 04, Teachers / Florence Lesfresne et Yann Fournier

Publication de la DEPP / Education in Europe key figures

ROSENWALD, Fabienne. Directeur de publication | LEFRESNE, Florence. Auteur | FOURNIER, Yann. Auteur | France. Ministère de l'éducation nationale, de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche (MENESR). Direction de l'évaluation, de la prospective et de la performance (DEPP). Mission aux relations européennes et internationales (MIREI)

Edité par Ministère de l'Education nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche. Paris - 2016

The fourth chapter presents the main characteristics of teachers in the EU. Mostly female, the teaching corps is undergoing uneven aging across countries, which places educational systems before the challenge of the magnitude of future recruitment and training of these new teachers. Very predominantly holders of bachelor or masters degrees, at least for those who teach in secondary education, teachers are subject to highly varying regulations for their working time and the tasks they are assigned within the EU. Some countries, such as France, regulate the teaching time, while others, like the United Kingdom, regulate the time teachers are present in school.