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The System of Education in Poland -.Eurydice.Org.Pl The System of Education in Poland 2018 Eurydice The System of Education in Poland 2018 Eurydice The System of Education in Poland 2018 Prepared by the Polish Eurydice Unit in consultation with experts from the Ministry of National Education and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education Editor: Ewa Kolanowska Managing editors: Magdalena Górowska-Fells, Beata Płatos Editing cooperation: Michał Chojnacki, Dorota Kuczara Editing and proofreading: Leila Chenoir Design and DTP: Papercut Printing: Pracownia Poligraficzno-Introligatorska INTRO-DRUK Anna Będzińska Publisher: Foundation for the Development of the Education System Polish National Agency for the Erasmus+ Programme Al. Jerozolimskie 142a, 02-305 Warszawa www.frse.org.pl Polish Eurydice Unit www.eurydice.org.pl I [email protected] © Foundation for the Development of the Education System, Warsaw 2018 ISBN: 978-83-65591-56-2 Free copy Please cite this publication as: The System of Education in Poland 2018, Ewa Kolanowska, Foundation for the Development of the Education System, Warsaw 2018 Table of content 1. Legislative and Policy 5.1.3. Student Grouping for Framework 6 Learning 45 1.1. Key Legislation 6 5.1.4. Organisation of Time 46 1.2. Lifelong Learning Strategy 7 5.1.5. Curriculum 46 1.3. Ongoing Reforms 9 5.1.6. Assessment and Certification 47 2. Organisation, Governance 5.2. General Upper Secondary and Funding 10 Education 48 2.1. Organisation 10 5.2.1. Organisation 48 2.2. Governance 16 5.2.2. Admission 49 2.3. Funding 23 5.2.3. Student Grouping for Learning 49 5.2.4. Organisation of Time 50 3. Early Childhood and Care 27 5.2.5. Curriculum 50 3.1. Organisation 27 5.2.6. Assessment and 3.2. Admission 29 Certification 52 3.3. Pupil Grouping for Learning 30 3.4. Organisation of Time 31 5.3. Vocational Upper Secondary 3.5. Curriculum 32 Education 54 3.6. Assessment 32 5.3.1. Organisation 55 5.3.2. Assessment 56 5.3.3. Student Grouping 4. Primary Education 34 for Learning 56 4.1. Organisation 34 5.3.4. Organisation of Time 56 4.2. Admission 36 5.3.5. Curriculum 57 5.3.6. Assessment and 4.3. Pupil Grouping for Learning 37 4.4. Organisation of Time 37 Certification 62 4.5. Curriculum 38 4.6. Assessment and Certification 41 6. Post-Secondary Education 65 6.1. Organisation 65 6.2. Admission 65 5. Secondary Education 43 6.3. Student Grouping for Learning 66 5.1. Lower Secondary Education 44 6.4. Organisation of Time 66 5.1.1. Organisation 44 6.5. Curriculum 66 5.1.2. Admission 45 6.6. Assessment and Certification 67 Legislative and Policy Framwork and Policy Legislative 3 7. Colleges 69 11.2. Academic Teachers 102 11.2.1. Initial Training, Required Qualifications and In-Service 8. Higher Education 71 Training 103 8.1. Organisation 71 11.2.2. Conditions of Service 103 8.2. Admission 74 11.2.3. Assessment and 8.3. Organisation of Time 75 Promotion 105 8.4. Curriculum 75 8.5. Assessment and Certification 77 12. Quality Assurance 106 12.1. School Education 106 12.2. Higher Education 108 9. Adult Education 79 12.3. Adult Education 112 9.1. Providers and Programmes 79 9.2. Admission 83 9.3. Curriculum 83 13. Practical Information for 9.4. Assessment International Learners and and Certification 85 Education Staff 113 13.1. Access to Education 113 10. Education for Students with 13.2. Learning Support Special Needs 87 and other Services 114 10.1. Organisation 88 13.3. Recognition 10.2. Curriculum 90 of Qualifications 116 10.3. Assessment 13.4. Programmes and Other and Certification 94 Initiatives Supporting International Learning Mobility 118 11. Teachers 95 11.1. School Education Teachers 95 11.1.1. Initial Training, Required 13. Useful Links 121 Qualifications and In-Service Training 95 11.1.2. Conditions of Service 98 11.1.3. Assessment and Promotion 101 The System of Education in Poland 2018 in Poland of Education The System 4 Basic figures: school / academic year 2016/2017 21,675 31,556 390 preschool institutions, schools at all higher education incl. nursery schools, levels, incl. schools for institutions, incl. preschool units and adults; 25,518 public 132 public and 258 centres, and preschool and 6,038 non-public non-public HEIs classes in primary schools schools 1,299,138 4,952,219 684,497 children in preschool pupils, students and teachers in all types of institutions learners in all types of schools (673,232 FTE) schools, incl. schools for adults 1,348,822 43,181 95,685 students in students in third-cycle academic teachers first-, second- programmes in HEIs in HEIs, incl. 83,796 and long-cycle and research (88%) in public HEIs programmes in HEIs, institutions and 11,889 (12%) incl. 1,034,161 (76.7%) in non-public HEIs in public HEIs and 314,661 (23.3%) in non-public HEIs Legislative and Policy Framwork and Policy Legislative 5 1. Legislative and Policy Framework 1.1. Key Legislation The 1997 Constitution of the Republic of Poland stipulates that education is compulsory until the age of 18 and sets out a number of fundamental rights and freedoms relating to education: » Every individual has the right to education » Education in public schools and higher education institutions is free » Public authorities ensure universal and equal access to education; to this end, they provide financial and organisational support to pupils and students » Citizens and institutions have the right to establish schools and higher education institutions » Parents are free to choose schools other than public ones for their children » The autonomy of higher education institutions is ensured in accordance with the principles laid down in the relevant Act of Parliament The education system is governed by Acts of Parliament and ministerial regulations adopted, in particular, by the Minister of National Education, responsible for general education, vocational education and skills, and the Minister of Science and Higher Education. The main Acts concerning school education, which covers all levels from preschool to post-secondary non- tertiary education, are the School Education Act of 1991 and the Teachers’ Charter of 1982, as subsequently amended, as well as the recently enacted Law on School Education and the Provisions Introducing the Law on School Education of 2016. They regulate key aspects, including the structure of the school education system, management and funding, matters related to the organisation of education and curricula, admissions, assessment and The System of Education in Poland 2018 in Poland of Education The System certification, support for pupils and students, education for foreign nationals, 6 and qualification requirements, employment conditions and promotion arrangements for teachers. Regulations of the Minister of National Education lay down detailed arrangements in these areas and establish, in particular, core curricula for general and vocational education, and outline timetables for public schools. The key Act governing higher education is the Law on Higher Education of 2005, as subsequently amended. It defines the remit of the main bodies in the higher education system, grants autonomy to higher education institutions (HEIs) in all areas of their activity and sets out their rights and responsibilities, and lays down general arrangements concerning the establishment and liquidation of HEIs, supervision over HEIs, governance system and internal structure of HEIs, types of degree programmes, international co-operation, qualification requirements and employment conditions for academic staff, rights and duties of, and financial support for, students and doctoral students, and student and doctoral student self-government bodies. Doctoral and postdoctoral degrees and professorial titles are awarded on the basis of the 2003 Act on Academic Degrees and Titles and Degrees and Titles in the Field of Art. Other main Acts regulate matters specifically related to research. Regulations of the Minister of Science and Higher Education define, for example, areas of knowledge, fields of science and scientific disciplines in which HEIs provide degree programmes and related requirements, and national standards for degree programmes in selected fields, including, in particular, those for regulated professions. There is no single Act of Parliament governing adult education as a whole. Relevant provisions are included in the legislation on school education and higher education. Regulations of the Minister of National Education address selected aspects such as continuing education in non-school settings, accreditation of institutions providing continuing education in non-school settings, and outline statutes of public institutions providing continuing education. 1.2. Lifelong Learning Strategy The Government which took office in 2015 has adopted the Responsible Development Plan and Strategy which identify education as a key element of social and regional development. The objectives of the lifelong learning (LLL) policy are based on the Lifelong Learning Perspective, adopted in 2013 in response to the European Commission’s Europe 2020 Strategy. The LLL policy focuses on five principal objectives which have been addressed through Framwork and Policy Legislative education reforms and other measures: 7 Objectives Measures School and higher education reforms Stimulating creativity implemented since 2009: curricula based and innovation at all on learning outcomes (LOs); individualised levels of education teaching and learning; emphasis on active learning and problem-solving 8-level Polish Qualifications Framework Integrating the adopted and referenced to the European national qualification
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