Spelc

What Spelc does

Spelc (Fédération nationale des syndicats professionnels de l'enseignement libre catholique) is a French professional union federation, legally organized under France's Law of 1884 (SIREN 353 765 621), representing teachers and staff working in private Catholic schools under contract with the State. Founded in 1905 and headquartered in Paris (192 bis, rue de Vaugirard, 75015), the federation operates through 46 regional unions covering every French department and overseas territory (Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane, La Réunion), with national, departmental, and local representatives present in most member establishments.

Spelc delivers a portfolio of member services spanning legal assistance and protection (service juridique, protection juridique), remuneration tooling (a salary simulator, an index converter, pay-slip decoding, and reference grids), retirement preparation (pension simulations, retraite commission), social rights support (health, prévoyance, MGEN affiliation), and regular publications (newsletters, flash info bulletins, white papers). The website (www.spelc.fr) acts as the primary digital surface with secure member access, newsletter subscription, and regional finder functionality; otherwise the organization is not a technology vendor, and its GTM rests on the field representation network rather than digital channels.

Revenue is generated through recurring membership dues (cotisations) collected at the regional/local level by affiliated unions and through a federal contribution paid back to the national federation. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Governance is federative: a président (Jean-Louis Stalder since 2024), secrétaire générale (Annick Rage), trésorier (Laurent Giovannoli) and an elected bureau fédéral and conseil fédéral run operations, with the federation affiliated to the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CESI) and seated in the CCMMEP ministerial consultative committee. There is no parent equity owner, no subsidiaries, and no fundraising activity.

Name

Spelc

Legal name

Fédération nationale des syndicats professionnels de l'enseignement libre catholique – Spelc

Website

https://spelc.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1905

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Spelc is a French professional union federation, founded 1905, representing teachers and staff in private Catholic schools under contract through 46 regional unions, providing legal assistance, salary tools, retirement preparation, and institutional representation before education authorities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Union Services

NAICS

Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations (813930)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional Education Service Agencies (ESAs/BOCES/Intermediate Units) (EDADABAC)

Keywords

• Trade union federation
• Teacher representation
• Legal advisory services
• Retirement preparation
• Private education advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues (cotisations): Spelc generates revenue through membership fees (cotisations) from its members, which are teachers and staff of private Catholic schools under contract. The union also collects a federal contribution from affiliated local unions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Spelc is a French professional union federation (syndicat professionnel) representing teachers and staff working in private Catholic schools under contract in France. Founded in 1905 and headquartered in Paris, the federation operates through a network of 46 regional unions to deliver membership-based services including legal protection, social rights advisory, publications, retirement preparation, and salary simulation tools to its individual members.

Product overview

Spelc (Syndicat Professionnel de l'Enseignement Libre Catholique) is a professional union federation for private contracted education staff in France. It is not a technology company but a membership organization providing advocacy, legal support, and information services. The organization offers a set of member services including salary simulation tools, legal advice, retirement preparation, publications (newsletters and guides), social rights counseling, and legal protection. Spelc operates through a network of 46 regional branches and is organized around key functions: defense of teachers' rights, representation in negotiations, and support services for its members across primary, secondary, and agricultural education sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Trade Union Membership Foundational membership offering that gives teachers and staff in private Catholic schools under contract in France access to representation, advisory services, and union benefits through the federation and its 46 regional unions.
• Legal Protection Service Legal protection and advisory service for union members facing professional legal issues in the context of private Catholic schools under contract in France.
• Salary Simulation Tool Digital tool that enables members to simulate and understand their salary calculations under the conventions applicable to private Catholic education under contract in France.
• Retirement Preparation Service Advisory service supporting members in preparing for retirement, including guidance on pension rights and planning under the private Catholic education framework.
• Publications and Newsletters Information publications, newsletters, and guides issued by the federation for members, covering union news, education-sector developments, and member-relevant labor topics.
• Social Rights Advisory Guidance and support for members on social rights matters, including working conditions and benefits in the private Catholic education sector.

Quantifiable outcome

• Won annulation of unjustified disciplinary suspension (tribunal administratif de Nice)
• +5 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CESI (Confédération Européenne des Syndicats Indépendants)coreOthersSpelc is a member of CESI, the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions. This membership connects Spelc to a broader European trade union movement and provides access to international social dialogue networks.
• Cesi education priorities commissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpelc participates in CESI's educational priorities commission. Luc Viehé, a former Spelc president, holds the presidency of the CESI education experts commission, shaping educational policy priorities for 2026 at the European level.
• CCMMEP (Comité Consultatif Ministériel des Maîtres de l'Enseignement Privé)coreOthersSpelc participates in CCMMEP, the ministerial consultative committee for private education teachers, addressing employment movements, working conditions, and statutory matters.
• Enseignement catholique (Catholic Education)coreOthersSpelc engages with the Catholic Education system (SGEC, FNOGEC, UDOGEC) on matters affecting teachers in Catholic schools, including collective agreements, working conditions, and social protection.
• Aésio MutuelleminorOthersSpelc collaborated with Aésio Mutuelle to organize a webinar on 'droit à la déconnexion' (right to disconnect), providing health and wellness resources for members.
• Other trade unions in private educationcoreOthersSpelc works in intersyndicale (inter-union coalition) with Fep-CFDT, Snec-CFTC, and CGT-EP on shared causes such as defending teacher previsional protection and salary equity.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• UNSA Éducation: Federation affiliated to UNSA representing education personnel across public and private sectors, with overlapping representation rights in private Catholic schools under contract.
• SGEN-CFDT (Syndicat Général de l'Éducation Nationale): CFDT-affiliated union covering research, training and education personnel, including private contracted establishments, operating in the same electoral and consultation spaces as Spelc.
• Snec-CFTC (Syndicat National de l'Enseignement Chrétien): Confessional trade union representing teachers in private Catholic education under contract, directly overlapping with Spelc's core constituency and often co-signing intersyndical petitions.
• CGT-EP (CGT Enseignement Privé): Confederal union branch representing private education workers; competes with Spelc in the same professional elections and collaborates in the intersyndicale coalition on previsional protection.
• Fep-CFDT (Formation et Enseignement Privés – CFDT): Direct competing federation representing private education staff under contract. Spelc explicitly coordinates with Fep-CFDT in the intersyndicale on prévoyance and salary equity, and they compete for the same members in the same elections.

Others

• SGEC (Secrétariat Général de l'Enseignement Catholique): National coordinating body for Catholic education institutions; Spelc's institutional counterparty on statutory matters affecting teachers in private contracted schools.
• FNOGEC (Fédération Nationale des Organismes de Gestion de l'Enseignement Catholique): National federation of Catholic school governing bodies (employers' side). Spelc negotiates collective agreements and working conditions with FNOGEC and its departmental branches, making it the principal social partner counterpart.
• CESI (Confédération Européenne des Syndicats Indépendants): European-level confederation of independent trade unions of which Spelc is a member; provides European social dialogue access and policy coordination rather than competing for individual members.
• Formiris: Association managing prévoyance (social protection) for private Catholic education staff — the very institution Spelc mobilized against in May 2026; subject of Spelc's January 2026 statutory reform advocacy.

Broad incumbents

• FSU (Fédération Syndicale Unitaire): Largest French education federation, predominantly public-sector but active in cross-sector advocacy that frames the political environment in which Spelc negotiates for private teachers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FederationSPELC
• Facebookfacebook.com/SPELC.Federation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/federation-spelc
• Instagraminstagram.com/p/DFhjSVVMDT2/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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