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In order to fully understand the peculiarities of private education commissions, we need an overview of the internal organisation of schools, in particular the non-existence of any organisation in the form of internal bodies, as is the case in public education. Before the Debré law, representatives of private schools served, albeit very much in the minority, on certain public education consultative committees. The passing of the Debré law profoundly changed the situation. Mixed commissions (with representatives from public and private education) were set up and had an advisory role (but no decision-making power). They classified teachers, proposed them for promotion or, conversely, cancelled their contracts. They also gradually began to participate in the drawing up of aptitude lists and the appointment of teachers. In 2013, these mixed commissions became joint commissions and a ministerial advisory committee of teachers was set up at national level. It should be emphasised that, since 1959, there has been a fragmentation of the trade union organisations on these committees. However, the three dominant organisations have remained the same.