The strike on September 10, 2025 is shaping up to be a major event for national education in the Paris region. A number of teachers' unions, including SUD Éducation, CGT Éduc'action and Solidaires Fonction publique, have issued advance notice of the strike. This action is part of a wider protest movement against the government's austerity measures, in particular the planned 44 billion euros in savingsand job cuts in education.
Their main demands include the abandonment of reforms deemed detrimental to the education system, a halt to job cuts and salary improvements. The unions are particularly critical of the deterioration in working conditions, with a lack of replacement teachers, overcrowded classrooms and the increasing job insecurity of AESH and AED teachers.
Elementary school (nursery and elementary) will be able to inform families in advance, as they know which teachers are on strike. Secondary schools, on the other hand, will not always be able to give this information in advance, making the situation more uncertain for parents.
The Val-d'Oise CGT Éduc'action is calling on all staff "from kindergarten to high school" to take part in the movement, while SUD Éducation is mobilizing in all Ile-de-France academies. The universities are not to be outdone, with notice of strike given at Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3 covering the period from September 1 to October 6.
In view of this mobilization, we advise you to contact your child's school the evening before. Elementary and nursery school principals can usually tell you whether a minimum service will be provided. For secondary schools, the situation remains more unpredictable.
Alternative childcare solutions must be provided, particularly in primary schools where total closure remains a possibility. Families can also get in touch with parents' associations to organize themselves collectively.
The September 10 strike is not limited to the national education system, and will not stop there. Sophie Vénétitay asserted that "the battle for another budget will continue after" this date. The unionist is already talking about "a one-day strike at the end of September", as well as a "one-day strike [propre] education in the coming weeks".
The movement is part of a wider context initiated by the "Bloquons Tout" collective on social networks, which aims to "paralyze the country" in protest against government policy. Transport in the Paris region will also be disrupted, with strike calls issued by SUD-Rail and CGT.
Education unions are taking advantage of this nationwide movement to make their specific demands heard. In particular, they are contesting the generalization of national assessments from CP to CM2, and are calling for a boycott of these standardized tests.
September 10 could mark the start of a hectic back-to-school period, with a second mobilization date scheduled for September 18. The challenge for education staff is to obtain concrete answers from the Ministry on their working conditions and the future of the public education service.
To keep abreast of developments, parents can consult the official websites of the Ministry of Education andthe Paris Region education authorities.
