Between Necessity and Constraints: The Reform of Teacher Training in France (1990–2007)

Creation of the Instituts Universitaires de Formation des Maitres (IUFMs) testifies to the ambition to train new teachers who are in a better position to respond to the challenges of democratisation of secondary education. It is an issue of adding fresh impetus while taking into account a number of the consequences. However, if by and large, the IUFM seems to have responded to the aims set, a certain number of changes could be envisaged to still increase performance. Their integration with university, as laid down in the Fillon Law of 2005, could be one factor helping to increase efficiency.