https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed If your children are in French schools you will be invited to vote in an election this autumn - here's what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.fr/20230908/explained-how-parent-representative-elections-work-at-french-schools Fri, 08 Sep 2023 13:01:40 +0200 explained-how-parent-representative-elections-work-at-french-schools Philosophy professor Claude Lelievre discusses whether or not it would be a good idea to shorten French school holidays, as previously advocated for by President Emmanuel Macron. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190705/analysis-do-french-schoolchildren-really-have-too-much-holiday Fri, 05 Jul 2019 13:23:21 +0200 analysis-do-french-schoolchildren-really-have-too-much-holiday Millions of French children returned to the classroom on Monday as primary schools reopened after a three-week shutdown ordered to combat a severe third wave of Covid-19 infections. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210426/millions-of-french-children-return-to-school-after-rescheduled-easter-break Mon, 26 Apr 2021 17:03:13 +0200 millions-of-french-children-return-to-school-after-rescheduled-easter-break France's schools will reopen as planned after the rescheduled Easter break, the government spokesman has confirmed. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210416/frances-schools-will-reopen-as-planned-after-easter-break Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:23:47 +0200 frances-schools-will-reopen-as-planned-after-easter-break Hackers operating from Russia and China targeted France's homeschooling platform which crashed at the start of a nationwide partial lockdown last week, investigators said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210412/hackers-from-russia-and-china-targeted-frances-homeschooling-platform-say-investigators Mon, 12 Apr 2021 18:48:21 +0200 hackers-from-russia-and-china-targeted-frances-homeschooling-platform-say-investigators As schools in France stayed closed on Tuesday as part of the third nationwide lockdown measures that took effect this weekend, many parents will be left juggling work and childcare. Here's a look at the help that is available. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210331/what-parents-in-france-are-entitled-to-in-case-of-covid-school-closures Wed, 31 Mar 2021 16:00:57 +0200 what-parents-in-france-are-entitled-to-in-case-of-covid-school-closures From Monday children and teachers in French schools are no longer able to wear fabric face masks, but must instead wear 'category 1' surgical masks which offer a higher level of protection. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210208/france-bans-the-use-of-fabric-face-masks-in-schools-over-concerns-about-efficiency Mon, 08 Feb 2021 12:00:52 +0100 france-bans-the-use-of-fabric-face-masks-in-schools-over-concerns-about-efficiency The French Prime Minister announced on Thursday the face mask rules for school pupils would be tightened meaning children aged six and over would now have to wear them. https://www.thelocal.fr/20201029/france-to-make-face-masks-obligatory-for-all-pupils-aged-6-and-up Thu, 29 Oct 2020 10:44:11 +0100 france-to-make-face-masks-obligatory-for-all-pupils-aged-6-and-up The number of school and class closures in France has increased, the education minister reported on Wednesday, but the government has relaxed the rules for parents sending children back to class. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200916/school-closures-rise-in-france-as-government-relaxes-rules-for-parents Wed, 16 Sep 2020 13:34:26 +0200 school-closures-rise-in-france-as-government-relaxes-rules-for-parents A total of 32 schools and 524 individual classes have closed in France because of Covid-19 outbreaks, the French government confirmed on Thursday morning. Ministers introduced a new measure to help those parents whose kids were sent home. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200910/covid-19-more-schools-close-as-government-acts-to-protect-parents-wages Thu, 10 Sep 2020 12:32:07 +0200 covid-19-more-schools-close-as-government-acts-to-protect-parents-wages Pupils across France are now back at school under strict hygiene conditions which for many include wearing masks in the classroom. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200901/in-pictures-french-children-return-to-school-with-masks Tue, 01 Sep 2020 18:19:53 +0200 in-pictures-french-children-return-to-school-with-masks La rentrée scolaire is here but are you ready to be hit by concepts and words particular to French school life? Here is a survival guide for parents with kids in French schools. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200901/school-days-the-french-vocabulary-parents-need-to-face-la-rentre Tue, 01 Sep 2020 12:54:53 +0200 school-days-the-french-vocabulary-parents-need-to-face-la-rentre When the Swiss school year resumes on August 24th, kids living in France won't be able to attend schools in Geneva, despite a legal battle. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200731/cross-border-children-from-france-cant-attend-swiss-schools Fri, 31 Jul 2020 09:58:25 +0200 cross-border-children-from-france-cant-attend-swiss-schools France's schools only fully reopened on June 22nd, but in the first week of the full return two Paris schools have closed after staff and a pupil tested positive for Covid-19. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200624/second-paris-school-closes-down-after-coronavirus-cases Wed, 24 Jun 2020 15:20:24 +0200 second-paris-school-closes-down-after-coronavirus-cases If you're among those considered to be at high risk if you contract Covid-19, these are your rights regarding your return to the workplace, working from home, partial unemployment and more. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200618/what-are-your-employment-rights-in-france-if-you-are-in-a-covid-19-high-risk-group Thu, 18 Jun 2020 16:32:36 +0200 what-are-your-employment-rights-in-france-if-you-are-in-a-covid-19-high-risk-group France's Education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer presented on Tuesday his long-awaited plan to put an end to increasing violence in French schools. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190828/france-brings-in-new-measures-to-crack-down-on-violence-in-schools Wed, 28 Aug 2019 14:57:22 +0200 france-brings-in-new-measures-to-crack-down-on-violence-in-schools Radically different from the traditional, somewhat rigid French school system, this Paris establishment has no classrooms, no lesson plans and the pupils have an equal say in how it is run. Mum-of-two Naomi Fisher explains more. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190617/the-paris-school-with-no-classrooms-where-pupils-decide-what-to-learn Mon, 17 Jun 2019 12:20:35 +0200 the-paris-school-with-no-classrooms-where-pupils-decide-what-to-learn Parents across France braced for more school strikes on Thursday as teachers stage walk-outs and street protests against the government. Here's what it's all about. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190509/why-are-frances-schools-on-strikeyet-again Thu, 09 May 2019 10:55:58 +0200 why-are-frances-schools-on-strikeyet-again Will this scheme manage to pull the wool over French authorities' eyes? https://www.thelocal.fr/20190508/why-a-french-school-just-enrolled-15-sheep-yes-sheep-as-pupils Wed, 08 May 2019 12:14:14 +0200 why-a-french-school-just-enrolled-15-sheep-yes-sheep-as-pupils Texting under the table should be a thing of the past when French children return to class Monday following a nationwide ban on mobile phones in schools. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180903/french-kids-go-back-to-school-without-their-mobile-phones Mon, 03 Sep 2018 11:38:53 +0200 french-kids-go-back-to-school-without-their-mobile-phones