Burkina Faso CAPES study plan
Burkina Faso CAPES · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Disciplinary knowledge in the chosen teaching subject
Map the full disciplinary syllabus of the chosen subject into a written topic list, flagging every unit by confidence level
Reconstruct core definitions, laws, and founding concepts of the two heaviest units from memory before consulting any reference
Build a personal formula and concept sheet for the first third of the syllabus
Solve at least fifteen graded exercises on those units and log every error by cause
Your checkpoint
A dated syllabus map plus a one-page concept sheet and an error log covering the first third of the disciplinary programme
Disciplinary knowledge in the chosen teaching subject
Explain aloud, without notes, the central mechanisms of the middle third of the syllabus
Work through past-style essay or problem prompts under a strict time limit
Compare your written answers against model reasoning and rewrite the two weakest responses
Identify the three disciplinary sub-topics where your accuracy is lowest and schedule targeted review
Your checkpoint
Two rewritten timed answers plus a ranked list of your three weakest disciplinary sub-topics with a review plan
Disciplinary knowledge in the chosen teaching subject
Master the final third of the syllabus, including its most abstract or quantitative sections
Produce concise teaching notes for each major unit that a colleague could use directly
Self-test on the whole programme with a closed-book written paper
Correct every remaining gap flagged by that self-test
Your checkpoint
A complete set of unit-by-unit teaching notes and a scored closed-book mock paper with corrections
Disciplinary knowledge in the chosen teaching subject & Didactics and pedagogy of the teaching subject
Consolidate disciplinary mastery by re-solving the weakest items from weeks one to three
Analyse how the national curriculum sequences your subject across the secondary cycle
Draft a lesson plan that translates one difficult disciplinary concept into sequenced classroom steps
State the specific learning objective and success criterion for that lesson in observable terms
Your checkpoint
One fully written lesson plan with objective, sequencing rationale, and success criteria, plus a disciplinary review sheet
Didactics and pedagogy of the teaching subject & Educational psychology and learning theories
Design two contrasting instructional activities for the same objective and justify the choice between them
Apply at least two named learning theories to explain predictable student misconceptions in your subject
Write a short diagnostic sequence that surfaces those misconceptions before instruction
Adapt one lesson for a mixed-ability class with limited materials
Your checkpoint
A didactic dossier containing two activity designs, a theory-based misconception analysis, and a diagnostic task
General pedagogy and classroom management & Assessment and evaluation of student learning
Write a classroom management plan covering routines, transitions, and two disruptive scenarios
Construct an assessment grid with items matched to Bloom levels and clear marking criteria
Design a rubric and apply it to two sample student responses to check consistency
Draft feedback comments that name a concrete next step for the learner
Your checkpoint
An assessment package: one test with answer key, one analytic rubric, and two marked sample scripts with written feedback
Professional ethics and the role of the secondary school teacher & French language proficiency and academic communication & Knowledge of the Burkinabe education system and its legal framework
Summarise the teacher's legal and ethical obligations, including conduct, confidentiality, and assessment integrity
Outline the structure and governing principles of the Burkinabe education system and its legal texts
Write two timed academic texts in formal French, one argumentative and one expository, then self-edit for register and cohesion
Compile a personal glossary of precise French academic connectives and subject-specific terms
Your checkpoint
A two-page synthesis of the legal and institutional framework plus two edited French essays scored against a self-made language checklist
Disciplinary knowledge in the chosen teaching subject & Didactics and pedagogy of the teaching subject & Assessment and evaluation of student learning
Sit two full-length timed mock examinations under exam conditions
Mark both mocks against official-style criteria and compute a domain-by-domain score profile
Rework the ten highest-loss errors until each can be explained aloud correctly
Finalise a one-page revision sheet and a pre-exam routine covering the last 48 hours
Your checkpoint
Two scored mock examinations, a domain score profile, and a final one-page revision and exam-day routine sheet
Milestones
Week 2: You can reconstruct the first two thirds of the disciplinary syllabus from memory and have a written error log with at least fifteen entries
Week 4: You have completed one closed-book disciplinary mock at or above your target score and produced a usable lesson plan with observable objectives
Week 6: Your assessment package is internally consistent: every test item maps to an objective and the rubric scores two sample scripts reproducibly
Week 8: Both full mocks are scored, every domain has a recorded profile, and no top-ten error remains unexplained aloud