Last Friday the Rector of the Guadeloupe academic regionGabriele Fioni visited Soualiga College for a back-to-school meeting with managers and staff of the National Education system, in the presence of, among others, the Secretary General of the Academic Region and the Academy of Guadeloupe, Deputy academic director of national education services, as well as vice-rector and the prefect of Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy. A meeting dedicated to the challenges of the coming year, between student success, digital technology and working conditions.
In this back-to-school context, Gabriele Fioni has chosen to to place the human being at the heart of its messageFor the rector, despite sometimes difficult conditions and a "gloom" that tends to set in, National education must remain “a source of hope”“If we are here, it is because we all share, in the diversity of our functions, the same reason for being: to train the girls and boys who will build the future,” he recalled, highlighting a mission that has become more complex in the face of societal changes.
Concentration, fundamentals and identity
Among the topics discussed, digital and mobile phones have occupied an important place. While their ban now extends to high schoolsThe rector invites the institutions to do not consider this measure solely as a constraintbut as a possibility to allow students to focus more on learning.
Its implementation must, however, be carried out “with discernment and in consultation with parents and the educational community.” Each school will therefore have to determine the most appropriate arrangements, while taking into account the exceptions provided for by law, particularly for medical reasons. The rector also emphasized the need to combat… cyber harassment and to better support young people in their use of social networks: “We need to humanize the way our young people use them”.
Another stated priority: mastering the fundamentalsGabriele Fioni reminded everyone that illiteracy The situation remains particularly worrying in the overseas territories, with a rate twice the national average, and calls for action from the earliest age: “At a minimum, children must be able to read and understand what they read and do arithmetic.” Prefect Cyrille Le Vély, for his part, mentioned the need to better construct the “narrative” of young people from Saint-Martin and to strengthen their sense of belonging to their community: “The State will be there, in solidarity”.
A “rigorous and humane” management style
The Secretary General of the academic region and the Academy of Guadeloupe, Olivier Huisman, devoted his speech to the Human resources management (clear organizational charts, annual reviews, reports) and digital securityWith 11,8 million students and 1,2 million staff, the national education system is particularly exposed to the risks of cyber attacks. He called on officials to combining vigilance, rigor and support, while remaining attentive to staff experiencing difficulties as well as those wishing to develop their skills, and taking into account recruitment challenges. _Vx
Continued in our next edition.
See also: https://www.faxinfo.fr/education-interdiction-des-telephones-portables-dans-les-lycees/
