Le Choix de l'école

What Le Choix de l'école does

Le Choix de l'école is a French nonprofit association (association loi 1901) founded in 2015 and headquartered in Paris, with the mission of promoting equal opportunity through education. The organization recruits career changers and recent graduates to teach in priority education schools (Réseaux d'Éducation Prioritaire, REP/REP+) across France, addressing the structural challenge of teacher shortages in disadvantaged schools. Since inception, it has supported more than 500 teachers reaching over 80,000 students, operating through seven partner French academic regions in formal partnership with the French Ministry of Education and the Agence nationale de la cohésion des territoires (ANCT).

The core product is a free two-year teacher training and accompaniment program delivered to selected candidates at zero tuition cost. The program architecture consists of a one-month intensive summer campus (Campus d'été), followed by ongoing personalized coaching and peer cohort support throughout the academic year. The fully-loaded cost is €10,000 per teacher per year (€20,000 for the full program), funded entirely through private philanthropy, public subsidies, and apprenticeship tax contributions. In the 2023-2024 academic year, 75 new teachers were supported, with graduates placed as contract teachers through partnership with the Ministry of Education and supported in field by a network of 40+ experienced volunteer referents (in-service teachers).

The business model is a donor-funded nonprofit: the organization does not generate revenue from teachers (who attend free) and is sustained by a diversified base of foundations, public institutions, and corporate philanthropy. The model carries fixed-cost leverage — the curriculum and summer campus are reusable across cohorts — and demonstrated outcomes including a 9.5/10 teacher satisfaction rating, 97% of teachers rating the program as a determining factor in their career transition, and 55% of alumni passing national teaching competitions. Leadership is led by Directeur général Jocelyn Rigault and Déléguée générale Nayla Ibrahim, with a team of 15-16 staff and affiliation with the global Teach For All network and the L'Ascenseur collective (100+ associations).

Name

Le Choix de l'école

Legal name

Le Choix de l'école

Website

https://lechoixdelecole.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Le Choix de l'école is a French nonprofit founded in 2015 that recruits career changers and trains them over a free two-year program to teach in priority education schools (REP/REP+) across seven French academic regions, serving disadvantaged students through donor-funded accompaniment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Teacher Training Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Teacher Training, Professional Development & Education Leadership (BPADAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Professional Development for Inclusive Practices (General Education Staff) (EDAKABAL)

Keywords

• Teacher training programs
• Education nonprofit services
• Priority education support
• Career transition teaching
• Classroom management training

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Private philanthropy (mécénat): Funding from family foundations, corporate foundations, and private individuals who support the association's mission. Donations are tax-deductible at 66% for individuals and 60% for businesses.
2. Public subsidies: Funding from public institutions including the French Ministry of Education and the Agence Nationale de la Cohésion des Territoires (ANCT).
3. Apprenticeship tax (Taxe d'apprentissage): Companies can allocate their apprenticeship tax to the association, providing an additional revenue stream from corporate partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Le Choix de l'école is a nonprofit association that recruits, trains, and accompanies career changers and graduates to become contract teachers in French priority education schools (REP and REP+). It delivers a free two-year program combining an intensive one-month Summer Campus, ongoing personalized coaching, subject-specific training, and peer collective activities to help new teachers succeed in challenging school environments and pass national teaching competitions.

Product overview

Le Choix de l'école is a nonprofit association founded in 2015 that operates a comprehensive teacher training and accompaniment ecosystem. The core offering is a two-year program combining initial Summer Campus training (one month intensive), ongoing personalized support, subject-specific coaching, transversal training sessions, and peer collective activities. The organization also maintains a blog with educational resources and articles. The program targets career changers becoming contract teachers in French priority education areas (REP/REP+) in partnership with the French Ministry of Education and seven academic regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Programme de formation et d'accompagnement des enseignants A free two-year teacher training and accompaniment program for career changers becoming contract teachers in French priority education areas (REP/REP+), providing over 400 hours of initial and continuous training covering didactics, classroom management, pedagogy, and collective support.
• Campus d'été (Summer Campus) A one-month intensive summer program in July that prepares new teachers for their first school year, focusing on initial training and cohort bonding.
• Parcours d'intégration An integration phase from admission through the start of the Summer Campus, preparing participants for their teaching journey.
• Accompagnement personnalisé (2-year support) Ongoing personalized support during the two-year teaching period, including subject-specific coaching, transversal training, classroom visits, and collective cohort activities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 97% of teachers rate the accompaniment as determining
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministère de l'Éducation nationalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Ministry of Education is the association's primary institutional partner. It co-founded the association in 2015 and provides public funding. Partner academies (Créteil, Versailles, Paris, Aix-Marseille, Lille, Amiens, Lyon) recruit the program's graduates as contract teachers through official Education National procedures.
• Agence Nationale de la Cohésion des Territoires (ANCT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANCT is a core institutional funder providing public subsidies to support the association's operations and teacher training programs.
• Teach For AllcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLe Choix de l'école is an independent member of the global Teach For All network, which connects 60+ associations worldwide working to address educational inequity. This membership enables sharing of best practices and experiences with peer organizations across countries.
• L'Ascenseur (Collectif)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLe Choix de l'école is a founding member of L'Ascenseur, a collective of 100+ associations dedicated to equal opportunities. The association's headquarters are located within L'Ascenseur's physical space. The collective provides networking, co-working, and collaborative opportunities among member organizations.
• Académie de CréteilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 7 partner academies where program graduates are placed as contract teachers. The academy provides the formal employment relationship and institutional support.
• Académie de VersaillescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 7 partner academies where program graduates are placed as contract teachers.
• Académie de PariscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 7 partner academies where program graduates are placed as contract teachers.
• Académie d'Aix-MarseillecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 7 partner academies where program graduates are placed as contract teachers.
• Académie de LillecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 7 partner academies where program graduates are placed as contract teachers.
• Académie d'AmienscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 7 partner academies where program graduates are placed as contract teachers.
• Académie de LyoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 7 partner academies where program graduates are placed as contract teachers.
• HEC ParisminorOthersPrestigious French business school providing support (mécénat) to the association.
• ESSEC Business SchoolminorOthersPrestigious French business school providing support (mécénat) to the association.
• Les Cités ÉducativesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational program that partners with schools in priority areas, providing institutional support to the association.
• Défenseur des DroitsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Defender of Rights (national independent institution) is a partner that provides expertise on children's rights and protection, having delivered training sessions during the summer campus on child protection for new teachers.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Others

• Teach For All: Global network of 60+ independent partner organizations pursuing the same model. Le Choix de l'école is a member; Teach For All is not a competitor but the umbrella network providing shared standards, learning, and resources.
• Bibliothèques Sans Frontières: French non-profit expanding access to education, culture, and information, including in priority education areas. Thematically adjacent with comparable funding base (foundations, public subsidies) and geographic focus on disadvantaged communities.
• Frateli: French association supporting equal opportunity through mentoring of high-school and university students from priority education backgrounds. Adjacent mission in educational equity, with similar reliance on French public and corporate funding.

Emerging players

• Article 1: French association focused on equal opportunity in education, running mentoring and support programs for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Shares the educational equity mission but operates from the student side rather than the teacher pipeline.
• La Main à la Pâte: French foundation dedicated to improving science teaching in primary and middle schools, with teacher training and pedagogical resources. Comparable as a non-profit focused on teacher training and pedagogical innovation in French public schools.

Direct peers

• Teach For India: Indian Teach For All network member placing Fellows in low-income schools with a two-year training and accompaniment program. Directly comparable in mission, fellowship structure, and impact measurement approach.
• Teach First: UK-based Teach For All network member placing career changers and graduates in low-income schools with a two-year training and support program. Operates Le Choix de l'école's twin model in the UK and now Germany, sharing the same selection, summer institute, and accompaniment curriculum.
• Teach For America: The original Teach For All network member, recruiting and training recent graduates and career changers to teach in low-income schools in the US. Same model, mission, and funding structure (philanthropy + public funds) as Le Choix de l'école, adapted to the French REP/REP+ context.

Broad incumbents

• Réseau Canopé: Public network under the French Ministry of Education providing pedagogical resources, training, and continuing education to teachers nationwide. Overlaps with Le Choix de l'école on teacher professional development but serves the entire teaching workforce, not just priority education.
• INSPÉ (Instituts nationaux supérieurs du professorat et de l'éducation): Official French Ministry of Education teacher training institutions providing initial pre-service training for primary and secondary teachers. A broader incumbent offering the conventional pathway that Le Choix de l'école complements for candidates entering as contractuels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCPT2iLF1NO7I6S4NWGutBCg
• Facebookfacebook.com/lechoixdelecole
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lechoixdelecole
• Instagraminstagram.com/lechoixdelecole

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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