Guidelines for language assistants in france 2012-2013

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GUIDELINESFOR LANGUAGE ASSISTANTS IN FRANCE

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Accommodation

Pedagogical websites

Health insurance

Visa

Everyday life

Nouvelle-Caldonie

Martinique La Runion

Guyane

Guadeloupe

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Bonjour !You have just been appointed as a language assistant

in France.

During your stay, you will become familiar withdaily life in France, learn how French schools operate

and gain experience in a new job.These guidelines are designed to provide you with

important information and advice that you shouldknow before leaving your country and during thefirst few weeks of your stay in France.

When you attend the induction day in France, youwill also be given the Guide de lassistant de langue enFrance in which you will find additional information.As of September 2012, you will also be able to readit on the website of t he Centre international dtudespdagogiques (CIEP).

Join us now on our Facebook page to interact withour team and other language assistants in France.

The language assistants team at CIEP wish you allthe best for your stay in France.
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France is divided into thirty geographical sectors for education and universities calledacadmies. In general, acadmies are named after the region's major city.

For more information, visit the website of the Ministry of Education.

Map ofAcademies
http://www.education.gouv.fr/cid3/les-rectorats-et-les-inspections-academiques.htmlhttp://www.education.gouv.fr/cid3/les-rectorats-et-les-inspections-academiques.html



I You have just been appointed a s a language assistant

II Your job in FranceLanguage assistants r oleWeekly serviceMonthly salaryTimetableSchool holidays

III Before l eaving home, prepare for your arrival in France!Contact yo ur future schoolPlanning ahead

BudgetSome documents you might want to bring with you

Start thinking about your role as an assistant

IV Administrative formalities step by stepIf you come from a European country

You do not need a visa What you need to bring to France

If you come from a country outside EuropeYou need a VLS/TS visa (long-stay visa equivalent to a residence permit)

What you need to bring to France

V Wha t to do when you arrive in FranceInduction dayYour first day in your schoolFinding accommodation

VI Some useful websites

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Vu larrt ministriel du 5 janvier 1989 modifi portant sur la dlgation depouvoirs du ministre de lducation nationale aux recteurs dAcadmie pour lanomination des assistants trangers de langues vivantes

ARRETE

M. : ........................ N(e) le ..................domicili(e) : ................................Grade : ASSISTANT ETRANGERDiscipline : ASSISTANT ETRANGER DANGLAIS

Adresse daffectation : ........... LYC/CLG/LP/IA/etc. ............

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Pour y exercer titre principal :

titre secondaire :

Fait ............, le .............

Destinataires : intress (1ex) tablisst (1ex) Rectorat (2ex) Financier (1ex)I.A (1ex) DIRECCTE (2ex) CIEP (1ex)

Pour le Recteur et par dlgationPour le D.R.R.H. et par attribution

Le Directeur des Personnels Enseignants

ARRETE DE NOMINATION

Pour le Recteur et par dlgationPour le D.R.R.H. et par attribution

Le Directeur des Personnels Enseignants

Ministre de lducation nationale Acadmie :

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You have just been appointed asa language assistant



You should have received or will shortly be receiving an arrt

de nomination (notice of appointment)

The arrt de nomination is the official document certifying your appointment as alanguage assistant.It usually looks like the document on the opposite page, but may differ from oneacadmie to another:

Your school's acadmie

The school to which you are administratively attached. In certain cases(primary) you will not work in this school.

Explanation of acronyms:CLG: collge = middle school (11-15 years)EE(PU): cole lmentaire (publique) = primary school (6-11 years)IA: Inspection acadmique (administrative services for primary level)LG/T: lyce gnral/technologique = general/technical high school(15-18 years)LP: lyce professionnel = a vocational high school (15-18 years)LPO: lyce polyvalent (15-18 ans) = a general, technical and vocationalhigh school (15-18 years)LYC: lyce = high school (15-18 years)

This number is the percentage of hours that you will teach in eachestablishment.

If you are assigned to several schools.

STAMP FROM THE DIRECCTE(for non-EU citizens only)The stamp from the DIRECCTE (Direction rgionale des entreprises, dela concurrence, de la consommation, du travail et de lemploi) must bepresent on your arrt de nomination and/or your contrat de travailsimplifi CERFA.

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School holidaysYou are entitled to the same holidays as your French colleagues during your contractperiod. Please be aware that the acadmies holidays are divided in 3 zones (A, B and C)and the dates may vary.

SCHOOL HOLIDAY CALENDARSchool year 2012-2013

Pupils first day back to school (Rentre) Tuesday September 4, 2012 Tuesday September 4, 2012 Tuesday September 4, 2012

All Saints holidays(Toussaint)

Saturday October 27, 2012

Thursday November 8, 2012





Christmas holidays(Nol)

Saturday December 22, 2012Monday January 7, 2013



Winter holidays(Hiver)

Saturday February 23, 2013

Monday March 11, 2013

Saturday February 16, 2013


Saturday March 2, 2013


Spring holidays(Printemps)

Saturday April 20, 2013

Monday May 6, 2013


Monday April 29, 2013


Monday May 13, 2013

Summer holidays(t) Thursday July 4, 2013 Thursday July 4, 2013 Thursday July 4, 2013

School ends after the last class and resumes on the morning of the dates indicatedabove.

ZONE A : Caen, Clermont-Ferrand, Grenoble, Lyon, Montpellier, Nancy-Metz, Nantes,Rennes, Toulouse.

ZONE B : Aix-Marseille, Amiens, Besanon, Dijon, Lille, Limoges, Nice, Orlans-Tours,Poitiers, Reims, Rouen, Strasbourg.

ZONE C : Bordeaux, Crteil, Paris, Versailles.

For the following academies: Corsica, Guadeloupe, Guyane, Martinique, Nouvelle-Caldonieand La Runion, see the acadmies websites.

Periods Zone A Zone B Zone C


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Contact your future school Write to the head of your school indicated on your official notice of appointment or to the contact person, whose name you should have received, to introduce yourself andask some questions to help you prepare for your arrival.

Please be aware that most schools are closed in July and August!

Before leaving home,prepare for your arrival in France!

Quelle est la taille de ltablissement (nombred'enseignants et d'lves) ? How big is the school(number of students and teachers)? Quel est lge des lves ? Combien de professeursy enseignent ma langue ? How old are thestudents? How many teachers teach mylanguage? Est-ce que je travaillerai avec des professeursdautres disciplines ? Will I be working withteachers of other subjects? Dans quel environnement gographique et socialse situe ltablissement ? What is the school'sgeographical and social environment like? Ltablissement a-t-il un partenaire ou untablissement de jumelage dans mon pays dorigine ?Does the school have a partner or sisterschool in my country of origin? Ltablissement a-t-il un site Internet ?Si oui, quelle en est ladresse ? Does the schoolhave a website? If so, what is the address? Quels sont laroport et la gare ferroviaire (SNCF)les plus proches de mon lieu daffectation ?Which airport and railway stationsare the closest to my assigned school? Quelles sont les possibilits de logement loyer modr dans ma ville daffectation ? Dansltablissement lui-mme ? What are the

possibilities for affordable accommodation inmy assigned city? Within the school itself? Qui devrai-je contacter mon arrive ? Puis-je avoir ladresse, le courriel et le numro de tlphone de la personne contact ? O devrai-je me rendre enarrivant et quelle date ? Who should I contactwhen I arrive? Could you let me have theaddress, e-mail address and telephone numberof the contact person? Where should I gowhen I arrive and on what date? Puis-je avoir les nom, adresse et courriel de monventuel prdcesseur ? Can you provide me withthe name, address and e-mail address of theprevious language assistant, if there was one?


HOW SHOULD YOU STARTYOUR LETTER/E-MAIL?Madame la Directrice, Monsieur le Directeurfor primary schools;

Madame la Principale, Monsieur le Principalfor middle schools (collge);

Madame la Proviseure, Monsieur le Proviseurfor high schools (lyce);

ou Madame lInspectrice, Monsieur lInspecteurfor administrative services for primary level.

SOME QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT WANT TO ASKYOUR FUTURE SCHOOL



Planning aheadBudgetAn international credit card is highly recommended to make your transactions easier.Plan a personal budget to cover your expenses (rent, setting up expenses) until youreceive your first payslip; you will get it at the end of November (salaries for October and November).

You may, however, ask for a salary advance at the end of October (70 to 80 % of totalsalary), if you have both opened a bank account and asked your school's administrationby 10th October .This procedure will be explained at the induction day in early October.Be aware that travel expenses for your trip to and from France are not covered by theCIEP or the acadmies.

Some documents you might want to bring with you: a student card, if you have one; a letter of recommendation from your bank, translated into French; a letter in French from a person who will act as a guarantor for the regular paymentof your rent; a proof of car or motorcycle insurance, if you bring your vehicle (you do not need tochange your numberplate).


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SOME DOCUMENTS YOU MIGHTWANT TO BRING WITH YOU


Start thinking about your role as an assistantIn your future pupils eyes, you will represent your language and your country.

To catch their attention, we suggest you use authentic documents with a pedagogicalpurpose.Do not hesitate to bring documents from your country related to your own interests,hobbies or areas of expertise, that might interest pupils.

Look for schools near your home that could be interested in an exchange project witha French school.

If you have been posted to a primary school, visit the Primlangues website .

If you have been posted to a secondary school, visit the assistants section on theEmilangues website .

AUDIOVISUAL excerpts from television

newscasts; video clips, television

commercials, weatherreports...

AUDIO

audio recordings of poems and nurseryrhymes, stories andsongs;

radio advertisements; book readings; karaoke DVDs.

VISUELS

pictures of your family, yourfriends, your house, your cityor town, your school oruniversity;

a map of your city, a map of your region, tourist brochures;

postcards, signs, posters; menus, recipes, games; paper money and coins from

your country (if you comefrom outside the Eurozone)

WRITTEN PRESS national and local press, weather reports,

cooking recipes, horoscopes; magazines for children and teens, comic strips,

picture books; advertising flyers, student newspapers, sports press;

programmes for shows, radio, television.
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If you come from a European country

You do not need a visa

What you need to bring to France:- a valid ID card or passport- the European Insurance Health Card (EHIC). The application form is available from postoffices or social security offices in your home country - an official French translation of your birth certificate- a medical certificate (but you can wait to get one of these on arrival in France)- your certificate of appointment

If you come from a country outside Europe

You need a VLS/TS visa (visa long sjour valant titre de sjour: long-stay visa equivalent to a residence permit)

Before you leave, you need to obtain a VLS/TS visa and go through several steps to begranted the right to work and live in France during the period of your contract. We strongly advise you to read this section carefully and start the procedure as soon as possible.

Before you leaveThe Embassy of France in your country will send you the CERFA simplified

employment contract (contrat de travail simplifi CERFA) by e-mail. You need to print out four copies of it in colour, fill them out and sign them, then send the four copies to the Rectorat of your acadmie of appointment.

The Rectorat will send you back the CERFA simplified employment contractby post once it has been stamped by the DIRECCTE, along with your certificate of appointment.

Go online to print out the two following forms : the VLS/TS form ( le formulaire VLS/TS)

the OFII* certificate form ( demande dattestation OFII )

Administrative formalities step by step

*OFII : Office franais de l'immigration et de l'intgration
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The OFII processes your application2 possibilities:

Your application is incomplete the OFII will send you back your application along with a letter indicating the missingdocuments.

Your application is completewithin 3 weeks, the OFII will send a receipt called an attestation de reception OFII

to your French home address;you will also be given an application number that you will need to indicate every timeyou contact the OFII services;

within 3 months, you will receive a formal invitation to a medical examination that willallow you to validate your VLS/TS visa.

ATTENTION,This medical examination is mandatory!The day and time of the examination cannot be changed.

Your medical examinationIt will consist of:

- a clinical examination performed by an accredited physician,- a pulmonary x-ray if necessary,- some extra examinations if necessary.

You must bring the following documents with you to the appointment:- proof of accommodation in France (rent lease, electricity/water/telephone bill in your

name or a certificate of accommodation (attestation dhbergement) along with acopy of the ID card of the person with whom you live);

- a passport photo (facing forward without headware)

VLS/TS validationAfter your medical examination, your passport will have the OFII sticker (vignette) thatvalidates your VLS/TS visa on it.

PLEASE BE AWARE,As all temporary workers, language assistants are exempt from paying the TPD

(taxe de premire demande de titre de sjour).



What you need to bring to France:- a valid ID card or passport- an official French translation of your birth certificate- your certificate of appointment- the OFII certificate form (demande dattestation OFII)- it is strongly advisable to take out comprehensive travel insurance to cover costs for

illness, accidents, repatriation and death.

If you wish to leave the French territoryWithin the Schengen zone (please note that the United Kingdom and theRepublic of Ireland are not part of the Schengen zone):

Once you are in France, your multiple-entry VLS/TS ( entres multiples) allowsyou to circulate freely.

Outside the Schengen zone:Within the first three months following your arrival in France, your multiple-entry

VLS/TS allows you to circulate freely even though you are not in possession of the OFIIreceipt (attestation de rception OFII) or the OFII sticker ( vignette ) on your

passport. Please be aware that you must return to France before the end of this three-month period.

Beyond three months following your arrival in France, you must be in possession of the OFII receipt or the OFII sticker on your passport. Dont forget to take one of thesewith you when you go travelling.
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Here is an overview of what you should expect once you arrive in France.

Induction dayThe acadmies and/or school inspectorates for primary education organise inductiondays in late September or early October for language assistants in France. It iscompulsory to attend because it is a good opportunity to ask questions and meet thepeople in the acadmie who will be able to help you during your stay.

During the induction day, you will receive information about administrative formalities that you will need to take care of, and instructors will give you tips on how to succeedin your job as an assistant. It is also a good opportunity to meet assistants from other countries.

You will be given the names and contact information of the people in charge of theprogramme in the acadmie so that you will know who you should contact if you have

any questions or if you need help during your stay:- your mentor teacher in your school(s);- the administrative officer and/or the head of the programme in your acadmie;- the personne-relais in charge of language assistants in a specific area of the acadmie.

You will also receive a hard copy of the Guide de l'assistant de langue en France thatcontains a lot of useful information about the French education system, the job of anassistant, administrative formalities and leisure activities in France.

Your first day in your school When you arrive at your school, you need to ask to fill out and sign a document calledprocs-verbal dinstallation that cer tifies that you are taking up your position.You also need:- to open a bank or postal account and ask for a relev d'identit bancaire (RIB) or relev didentit postal (RIP), which is a document containing your bank accountdetails;- to take care of formalities with your school's administration in order to receive yoursalary;

What to dowhen you arrive in France



- to ask your school's head secretary to enrol you with the Social security (Scuritsociale), the organisation that manages general health and accident insurance in France;- to take out liability insurance ( assurance responsabilit civile ) which is compulsory in

France (ask your school for advice);- to join a mutuelle (complementary healthcare service) if you wish. If you do so, youwill receive better health cover.

Finding accommodationYour first concern when arriving in France will be to find accommodation. You haveseveral choices: private rental, hostel, a room in university halls of residence, housingprovided by the town hall of your assigned city or, in some cases, a room in your assignedschool.You should first ask the head of your school, or your mentor teacher if they can suggestaccommodation.You may also look at ads in free newspapers, at universities, in the Centres d'informationet de documentation jeunesse (CIDJ), in the Centre national des uvres universitaireset scolaires (CNOUS) and on the InternetIt is not the CIEP or the acadmies role to find you accommodation. We thereforeadvise you to start looking for a place to stay before your arrival in France.

As soon as you have found accommodation, do not forget to ask for an attestation delogement as proof of your address in France as this document will be needed for severaladministrative formalities.Make sure to bring sufficient funds to cover setting up expenses (rent, security deposit,etc.).For example, if you rent an apartment, you will have to pay your landlord two month'srent deposit.If you rent through an agency, you will also need to pay agency fees (usually equivalent

to one month's rent).
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Some usefulwebsites

The CIEP websitefor information aboutthe language assistantsprogramme.www.ciep.fr/assistantetr

The language assistantsFacebook page tocommunicate with otherassistants and ask questions.Assistants de langues enFrance

The French Ministryof Foreign Affairs websitefor all information aboutformalities and for a listof consular service

addresses in France.www.diplomatie.gouv.fr CAMPUS FRANCE

For practical informationabout various aspectsof life in France.www.campusfrance.org OFII (Office franais

de limmigration

et de lintgration),French Office forImmigration and Integration:www.ofii.fr/

HOUSING

CNOUS (Centre nationaldes uvres universitaires etscolaires), National Centre

for Universities and Schools: www.cno us.fr CIDJ (Centre dinformation

et de docum entation jeunesse), Resource andInformation Centre forYoung People:

www.cidj.asso.fr

LEtudiant (magazine forstudents): www.letudiant.fr

UNHAJ (Union nationalepour lhabitat des jeunes),National Union for YouthHousing: www.u nhaj.org/

ANIL (Agence nationalepour linform ation sur lelogement), National Agencyfor Informat ion aboutHousing: www.anil.org

Youth hostels: www.fuaj.org Housing ads: www.pap.fr www.seloger.com www.leboncoin.fr/ventes_imm obilieres/

www.craigslist.com www.fusac.fr

Exchange rates: www.xe.com/ucc/fr/ Look up your schools

telephone number in theYellow Pages:

www.pagesjaunes.fr

List of foreign embassies and consulates in France:

www.mfe.org/index.php/Annuaires/Ambassades-et-consulats-etrangers-en-France/

Ministry of Educationwebsite for an overviewof the French educationsystem:www.education.gouv.fr

Service Public, agovernment websitefor all administrativeformalities in France:http://vosdroits.service-public.fr

TRAVEL In France:

www.voyages-sncf.comwww.eurolines.com

In the Paris area:www.transilien.comwww.ratp.fr

TOURISM Official website for Tourism

in France:fr.franceguide.com/

Multilingual portal aboutFrance: www.france.fr
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