The structure of educational system in Poland

1. The structure of educational system in Poland

2. Primary school

3. Competence test

4. Gymnasium

5. Gymnasium Exam

6. Lyceum

7. Matura Exam

8. Post-secondary edu

9. Teachers’ education standards Are issued by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and specify: • Student’s profile of graduating the teacher training studies • The professional competences of the graduate student • The subjects to be taken during studies • The content of the studies • The minimum number of hours

10. By completing the pre-service studies in 1st step only, or 2 in steps: Step I – 3 years long, at the bachelor level that provide competences for teaching 2 subjects in a primary school or in gymnasium. Step II – 2 years long, complementary at the master level that provide competences for teaching 1 subject at the post-gymnasium level (eg. in lyceum). By completing post- graduate studies in order to gain essential competences in a chosen subject or required pedagogic-psychological competences There exists a system of grants at the Ministry of Education supporting the professional development of teachers, e.g.: Responding to the needs of reform (like teachers of science for the primary school – in the part) or (teachers of management for the upper secondary level - still currently) By providing the competences in teaching an additional subject Possible ways to become a teacher in Poland

11. Requirements on a Higher Education Institution to organize studies for teachers • The Teachers’ education standards must be held • The Higher Education Institution must provide graduate studies in each subject of interest (e.g. physics, chemistry etc.) • Teachers must study within dedicated courses (in the frame of adequate subject of studies) • The requirements are the same for both graduate and post-graduate studies • The way the studies are organized depends on the Higher Education Institution.

12. University of Wroclaw (1) • The studies for teachers are held in 8 faculties: • Philology • Historical and Pedagogical Sciences • Physics and Astronomy • Biological Sciences • Social Sciences • Chemistry • Mathematics and Computer Science • Earth Science and Environmental Management

13. University of Wroclaw (2) • Subject oriented education Faculties • Teaching methods • School Practices CEN*) • Psychological/pedagogic module *) CEN - acronim, stands for Teachers’ Education Center of the University of Wroclaw

14. University of Wroclaw (3) • CEN is organised in a task-oriented structure CEN UWr. Team for Psychological-Pedagogical education Team for in-service teacher training and life-long education Team for internal evaluation and publishing ICT Laboratory

15. CEN in numbers • 2,500-3,000 – annually educating teachers from different faculties • 7,000 – teachers gradated from post-graduate studies since 1998 • 10 – scientific and methodological conferences and seminars for teachers at local and national level • 12 – books published for teachers • 1 – running methodological magazine for science teachers since 2000 • 500 – systematic co-operation of academic teachers and educators in post-graduate studies • 19 – permanent staff (including 13 academic teachers)

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