#MENE2611650AFrance Sets New Science and Technology Curriculum for Primary and Lower Secondary School
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This order sets new science and technology teaching programs for cycle 2 and cycle 3 in French schools. It replaces the relevant parts of the 2015 curriculum covering “Questioning the world” in cycle 2 and science and technology in cycle 3. Schools, teachers, curriculum teams, textbook publishers, and education authorities will need to prepare for a phased rollout. The new programs apply first to CP and CM1 classes from the 2026-2027 school year, then to CE1, CE2, CM2, and sixth grade from the 2027-2028 school year.
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Key Changes
- Sets new science and technology programs for cycle 2 and cycle 3
- Removes the corresponding 2015 curriculum sections for “Questioning the world” and science and technology
- Introduces the new programs in stages across the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 school years
Obligations
What this law requires
Implement the new science and technology teaching programmes for cycle 2 and cycle 3 as set out in the annexes to the order.
Apply the new science and technology programmes to cours préparatoire and cours moyen première année classes at the start of the 2026-2027 school year.
Apply the new science and technology programmes to cours élémentaire première année, cours élémentaire deuxième année, cours moyen deuxième année, and sixth grade classes at the start of the 2027-2028 school year.
Stop applying the former “Questionner le monde” provisions for cycle 2 and the former science and technology provisions for cycle 3 from the 9 November 2015 order once the new programmes apply to the relevant classes.