# Teacher Recruitment and Training Set of notes on how teachers are selected, trained, and supported — from recruitment to induction and ongoing professional development. --- ## Entries **20/04/2025**: [France is reforming its primary teacher training system](https://www.education.gouv.fr/media/226145/download), with major changes taking effect in 2026. The previous model, which typically required a Master's degree before taking the competitive recruitment exam, will be replaced. A new three-year bachelor's degree, the Licence Professorat des Écoles (LPE), is being created specifically for aspiring primary teachers, integrating pedagogical instruction and practical internships directly into the undergraduate curriculum. This allows candidates to sit for the recruitment exam immediately following their LPE graduation. Successful candidates from the exam will then proceed to a two-year paid Master's degree (Métiers de l'Enseignement, de l'Éducation et de la Formation - MEEF), which functions as structured, in-service training. During the first year (M1), individuals will have the status of 'élève fonctionnaire' (student civil servant), undertaking supervised internships and receiving a monthly stipend estimated at €1400. In the second year (M2), they advance to 'fonctionnaire stagiaire' (probationary civil servant), earning a higher salary around €1800 while taking responsibility for classes part-time and completing their studies. Upon successful validation of the MEEF program and the probationary period at the end of M2, teachers achieve 'titularisation', gaining full status as tenured civil servants. Additionally, the reform mentions a potential measure to enhance teacher retention, possibly requiring newly tenured teachers to commit to at least four years of service in the public education system. This new structure fundamentally shifts recruitment to an earlier stage and integrates paid practical experience throughout the Master's phase.