46 Quotes by Najat Vallaud-Belkacem

Compared to some of our neighbours, it's not frowned upon to be a mother and work in France.

On certain, delicate subjects, bringing in outsiders to talk about values is pertinent because pupils listen to them more attentively.

Equality in education is my number one battle.

School was always a major player in my personal journey. It allowed me to open up to the world, and also social mobility. It allowed me to enrich myself, to read, learn and understand.

I was very shy and reserved, so it was a bit contradictory to get into politics.

By continuing to increase teacher recruitment and training - and ameliorating wages and working conditions - we will be able to shore up the weaknesses of the French education system.

We have to be careful not to have a form of militant secularism in our country, which is counter-productive for children we would like to see - adhere - to secularism.

As long as there is no proselytism... we must facilitate the partnership between parents and schools.

How can a child adhere to school and the notion of secularism when they see their mother rejected from a school outing, stigmatized, left on the sidelines, just because she has a scarf on her head?