If you’re moving to France with children, already living here, or simply trying to understand what happens when the long summer holidays finally come to an end… this episode is for you.

In this 30-minute episode of France Made Simple, I’m taking a proper look at La Rentrée — how the French school year actually works, when children go back, what happens in those first few days, and all the things that can catch English-speaking families out.

We’re talking schools, dates, paperwork, supplies, lunches, uniforms (or rather, the lack of them!), school transport, after-school activities and the wonderfully French admin that comes with getting your children back into the system.

And because this is France Made Simple, I’m also covering the things you might not discover until you’re already in the middle of it!

And here are the promised links that might.…make your shopping experience slightly less painful!

https://www.cultura.com/papeterie/fournitures-scolaires.html

https://www.rentreediscount.com/