The path to reintegration and second chance in France: learning from the example of the Écoles de la Deuxième Chance

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Published: Jan 16, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/haea.43673
Keywords:
Second Chance School E2C Integration Entry Exit training
Athanasios Kletsas
Second Chance School of Serres
Abstract

This article is a particularly abbreviated (and structured to the requirements and size of a scientific article) part of a comparative study of Second Chance Schools in Greece and France, within the framework of a Ph.D. Thesis that comparatively studies the Second Chance Schools of Southern Europe. Specifically, it records basic parameters regarding the Second Chance Schools of France, compared to those of Greece. Initially, reference is made to the entry of young people into the French program (which is not an easy task, but includes many and different procedures) and to the exit from it. It also analyzes the reasons why prospective trainees abandon French Second Chance Schools during their phase of joining the program. Furthermore, the types of exit of trainees from French Second Chance Schools and the relationship of this exit with the internship are mentioned, while reference is also made to the relationship of graduates with the school and the duration of this relationship. The factors that constitute the guarantees of successful exit from the E2C are then recorded. The
comparison with the Greek SDEs follows and the points of excellence of both programs are mentioned. The methodological documentation is based on both primary (collection of data and information directly from French E2C) and secondary analysis.

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