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Added on the 02/06/2022 12:52:17 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
In a show of support for a principal threatened with a knife by a student on Friday, the French Minister of National Education, Nicole Belloubet met with staff at the secondary school, before participating in a round table on school security at Chenove town hall, near Dijon, in eastern France. IMAGES
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and his new Education Minister, Amelie Oudea-Castera, visit a secondary school in Andresy, Yvelines, near Paris, as part of the 'knowledge shock', a wide-ranging package of reforms aimed at raising students' academic standards. (COMPLETES VIDI34ER4ZY_EN) IMAGES
Following a damming Pisa report card for French pupils, Education Minister Gabriel Attal wants to entry to high school be pending on passing an exam. Attal says the 'Brevet', currently a nation-wide test taken the last year of junior high school will now be used as a pass or fail exam to entre lycee. SOUNDBITE
Gabriel Attal, Minister for Education, alongside Xavier Bertrand, President of the Hauts-de-France Regional Council, leaves the Gambetta secondary school in Arras, the day after the knife attack that left one teacher dead and three people injured. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron welcome Pope Francis at the Palais du Pharo in Marseille. The pontiff is on a two-day visit devoted to the theme of migration and the Mediterranean. SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.