Transcript EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

CZECH EDUCATION SYSTEM
Irena Borkovcova
Inspection Activity Deputy
Funchal, May 2009
SEVERAL IMPORTANT
NUMBERS ON THE CZECH
REPUBLIC
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 10.38 million
inhabitants
 10 487 schools
 1 918 421 pupils
 138 890 teachers
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Education system of the Czech republic
Administration and management model
Legislation:
Education Act No. 561/2004 Coll. – Act on pre-primary,
primary, secondary, tertiary professional and other
education
• definition of school and quality of schools
• legal personality of schools, school self-administration;
management of pedagogical processes
• the Registry of Schools
• evaluation of schools
• tasks, duties, competencies of the Czech School
Inspectorate
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Education system of the Czech
republic
Administration and management
model
Legislation:
Act No. 563/2004 Coll. on pedagogical staff
• a pedagogical employee IS NOT a civil servant
• duties and rights of pedagogical staff
• requested achieved education
• state contributions to the education of
pedagogical staff
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Education system of the Czech republic
Administration and management model
• schools administered within the framework of state administration
• administration: central government, regions (14) and communities
• autonomy of regions
• regions are responsible for education on its territory, formulate longterm strategies every 2 years
• state educational policy in hands of the Ministry of Education, Youth
and Sports (MEYS)
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Educational system of the Czech
republic
Administration and management model
School autonomy
• On January 1, 2003 the law gave all schools the status of independent legal entities and thus
a higher degree of autonomy.
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School heads are appointed by the school founder (municipality, region or the Ministry) on
the basis of a competitive recruitment process.
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The school heads have full responsibility
 quality and efficiency of the educational process
 adjustment of educational programmes
 choice of textbooks
 financial management of the school
 appointing and dismissing teachers
 relations with the community and the public.
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Under the Education Act, a schoolfounde has to establish a School Council enabling
parents, pupils, staff, citizens and others to participate in the administration of schools.
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Education system of the Czech republic
Administration and management model
Funding
• two sources: per head and running costs funded by the founder,
salaries and teaching aids allocated from the state budget by the
MEYS
• based on the per capita principle
• private schools running costs (since 1990) funded on the same basis
• denominational schools receive the same funding as public schools
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Higher Education
Institution
Doctoral
programmes
Tertiary Professional
School
15-19
Secondary education with
School-leaving exam
general fields
other fields
Secondary education
with apprenticeship
certificate
Secondary
education
4-years course
6-years course
6-14
8-years course
Basic School – lower-secondary level
Conservatoires
Bachelor's
programmes
Dance Conservatoires
20+
Master´s
programmes
Basic School – primary level
3-5
age
Kindergarten – pre-primary level
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Education system of the Czech republic
Administration and management model
Pre-primary education
• education based on the Framework Educational Programme (approved
by the Ministry)
• target age group: 3 to 6
• attendance is not compulsory
• the pre-school year must be accessible to all free of charge (for other
years parents can be asked to pay a maximum of 50% of running costs
covered by community)
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Education system of the Czech republic
Administration and management model
Primary education
• school attendance compulsory for 9 years (pupils aged 6 to 15)
• basic school – divided into two stages (first stage: age 6 to 10, second
stage: age 11 to 15)
• second stage can be realized at a lower stage of gymnázium („grammar
school“, „lycée“) (11/13 to 15) – at the end of the 5th or 7th year pupils can
leave the basic school and attend the eight/six-year gymnázium
• catchment areas defined, but the choice of school is free
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Framework Curriculum Timetable (1)
Educational Areas
Subjects
Primary Education
Lower-secondary
Education
1st – 5th grade
6ht – 9th grade
Minimum Time Allotment
Czech Language and Literature
35
15
Foreign Language
9
12
Mathematics and its Application
20
15
Information and Communication Technologies
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1
Man and his World
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11
Language and
Communication
Man and Society
Man and Nature
History
Civics
Physics
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Chemistry
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Natural Science
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Geography
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Framework Curriculum Timetable (2)
Educational Areas
Subjects
Primary Education
Lower-secondary
Education
1st – 5th grade
6th – 9th grade
Minimum Time Allotment
Arts and Culture
Man and Health
Music
Fine Arts
12
Health Education
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Physical Education
10
10
10
Man and the World of Work
5
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Cross-curricular Subjects
C
C
Available Time Allotment
14
24(1)
Hours in Total
118
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C = an obligation to include a subject in the curriculum, the hours needed may be drawn from available hours
(1) The School has an obligation to offer a second foreign language (6 hours) to pupils from the 8th grade latest. If the
pupil prefers other optional subjects to the second foreign language, he/she has to choose one from a variety of
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such subjects, which would take the same amount of hours.
Educational system of the Czech
republic
Administration and management model
Organization of the process of primary education
• the school year begins on September 1st and ends on August 31st
• teaching lesson lasts 45 minutes
• max. 22-26 lessons per week at the first stage and max.30-32
lessons per week at the second stage
• number of pupils per class is min. 17 and max. 30
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Education system of the Czech republic
Administration and management model
Assessment
• pupils assessed by teachers on a scale 1-5
• based on written and oral tasks
• the results of continuing assessment summarized in a report at the end
of each of the two semesters of the school year
• verbal assessment authorized at all educational levels (since 2005)
• pupils in difficulty may be made to repeat the year once in every stage
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Education system of the Czech republic
Administration and management model
Upper secondary and post-secondary education
Types of schools:
 general upper secondary (gymnázium) (age 15 to 19)
 technical upper secondary (SOŠ) (age 15 to 18/19)
 vocational upper secondary (SOU) (age 15 to 17/18/19)
 post-secondary (SOŠ+SOU) (age 19 to 21)
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Education system of the Czech republic
Administration and management model
Criteria for admission to upper secondary education
• compulsory education completed
• success in entrance examination (written/oral) organized by the
school
• pupils apply for one school of their choice
• second round of entrance examination takes place for those who were
not successful in the first round
• it is possible to be accepted at the post-secondary course (nástavbové
studium) after completing 3-year study at a vocational upper
secondary school
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Education system of the Czech republic
Administration and management model
Assessment
All upper secondary schools organize their own final examination:
• maturitní zkouška, in 4-year courses and in a nástavbové
studium, the school leavers are awarded vysvědčení o maturitní
zkoušce
• závěrečná zkouška in 2/3-year courses, the school leavers are
awarded vysvědčení o závěrečné zkoušce
• závěrečná zkouška in vocational schools (2/3-year courses,
where a part of the examination is practical; the leavers are
awarded a výuční list.
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Education system of the Czech republic
Administration and management model
Tertiary education
• Vyšší odborná škola (tertiary professional school) (19 to 21/22)
• Vysoká škola (higher education institution) (19 to 22/26)
• tertiary professional schools provide students with advanced
technical knowledge
• curriculum is prepared by the school and accredited by the
MEYS
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Education system of the Czech republic
Administration and management model
• higher education institutions are either university-type or nonuniversity type
• the study programmes are prepared by individual
institutions/faculties and approved by the Accreditation
Commission
• to access the higher education the maturitní zkouška certificate
is the minimum entrance qualification for all tertiary
education programmes
• each institution defines its own admission criteria and
determines the content of the entrance examination
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Education system of the Czech
republic
Working timetable of teachers
Teacher education
• 4-year teacher training for pre-compulsory education
is organized in general at the upper secondary level;
there are also university courses at Bachelor or Master
level (3/4 years)
• future teachers at other levels of education must obtain
university qualification, generally Master level (4/5
years of studies)
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Education system of the Czech
republic
Working timetable of teachers
Teachers
• at the first stage the same teacher usually teaches all subjects
• at the second stage teachers teach 2 subjects, in which they are
specialized, in more classes
• conditions of service for teachers, other educational and noneducational staff at schools set out in the Labour Code
• the number of working hours for educational staff (in pre-primary,
basic, secondary, and tertiary professional education) and academic
staff is determined by the Labour Code
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Education system of the Czech
republic
Working timetable of teachers
• teachers' working hours set by the Labour Code at 40 hours per week
(include direct educational activity set by the number of working
hours per week and other activities associated with education)
• the responsibilities and the general workload of teachers are set by the
Education Act, Act on Educational Staff
• weekly teaching hours are equal for all teachers of the same category
• the law lists some exceptions for possible reduction of teaching hours
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Education system of the Czech
republic
Working timetable of teachers
Educational staff
Number of hours of educational
activity
Teacher
School head
Teacher of the nursery school
31
12-24
Teacher of the basic school
22, 20-22
8-16, 5-8, 4-16
Teacher of the high-school,
conservatoires and schools
providing tertiary professional
education
21, 21-25, 25-35, 21- 2-6
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Teacher of the basic school of
art providing basic education in
individual fields of art
21, 23
3-9
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Education system of the Czech
republic
Working timetable of teachers
Holidays
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8 weeks of holidays for all educational staff
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other forms of legal absence included in the Labour Code
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if the number of days on sick leave exceed 100 in one year, the
employee's holiday is reduced by one twelfth
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generally the teachers take their vacations during school holidays
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employers may allow exceptions from this rule in special cases
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Education system of the Czech
republic
Teachers' evaluation
Evaluation of teachers
• educational staff assessed by their school heads, who are responsible
for scientific and professional quality of education
• no criteria or methods have been set centrally for the assessment
• results of assessment form the basis for setting personal
allowances/bonuses
• methods of personal evaluation: peer assessment by a colleague, selfevaluation and assessment by pupils or parents are also being
developed
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Educational system of the Czech
republic
Teachers' evaluation
• assessment of the academic staff is an internal process
regulated by the school
• usually carried out during the transition from one
qualification stage to another
• the majority of schools take use of evaluation by
students
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Quality assurance
• Education at school facilities is evaluated by the Czech School
Inspectorate.
• School self-evaluation has become the basis for drawing up the
annual report on school activities, and one of the documents to
be used for observations made by the Czech School Inspectorate.
The Ministry lays down a framework structure, rules and
deadlines for self-evaluations carried out by schools in an
implementing legal regulation.
• Evaluation of a relevant school or school facility may be made
by the founder in accordance with criteria published in advance.
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Czech School Inspectorate
The Czech School Inspectorate is an administrative authority with nation-wide
powers which shall be an organisational unit of the state and an accounting
unit.
The Czech School Inspectorate is divided in terms of organisation into the head
office of the Czech School Inspectorate with its registered seat in Prague and
offices of the Czech School Inspectorate.
The Czech School Inspectorate is headed by the Chief School Inspector. He/she
shall be appointed and dismissed in accordance with the provisions of the Act
on Civil Service.
The Role of the CSI (Sec. 173-176 of the Education Act No. 561/2004 Coll. - Act on pre- primary,
primary, secondary, tertiary professional and other education)
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Chief School Inspector
INFORMATICS, INTERNAL AND
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS SECTION
INSPECTION
SECTION
ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATION
SECTION
Chief School Inspector Office
Department
Inspection Management
Department
Economic Administration
Department
ICT and Analytics Department
Regional Inspectorates (14)
Economics Department
External Affairs Department
Human Resources
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Czech School Inspectorate
The Czech Republic
Czech School Inspectorate
10.38 million inhabitants
278 school inspectors
10 487 schools
3-year
inspection
activity cycle
109 control workers
(supervisors)
1 918 421 pupils
151 administrators
138 890 teachers
TOTAL
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Annual share of 0.28 % is allocated from the total education budget.
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For detailed information see additional handouts
• Plan of Principal Assignments of the Czech School
Inspectorate in the School Year 2008/2009
• The Criteria for Evaluation of Conditions, Progress and
Results of Education and School Services in the School
Year 2008/2009
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The Education System in the Czech Republic
ACT No. 561 of 24th September 2004 on Pre-school, Basic, Secondary, Tertiary
Professional and Other Education(the Education Act)
ACT No. 563 of 24th September 2004 on Pedagogical Staff and on the Amendment to
Some Other Acts
The Framework Education Programme for Elementary Education
Framework Education Programme for Secondary General Education
(Grammar Schools)
Organisation Diagram of the Czech School Inspectorate
Plan of Principal Assignments of the Czech School Inspectorate in the School Year
2008/2009
The Criteria for Evaluation of Conditions, Progress and Results of Education and School
Services
InspIS – Information System for Collection and Evaluation of Data from the Inspection
Activity in the Czech School Inspectorate
The Annual Report of the Czech School Inspectorate on the School Year 2007/2008
Contact
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Thank you for your attention!
Czech School Inspectorate
Frani Sramka 37
150 21 Praha 5
www.csicr.cr
tel.: +420 251 023 245
fax: +420 251 566 789
mailto: [email protected]
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