Adapted education in SlovakiaAdapted education in Slovakia

Legislative term:Law n.317/2009 about pedagogical employee

and special employeeOrdinance n.445/2009 about continual

education, credits and certificate of pedagogical employee and special employee

Law n.596/2003 statute-book about state administration in education and school autonomy

Directive n.19/2009-R from 20th October,2009 which is published undetailed programme of adapted education

Law Law n.n.317/2009317/2009Pedagogical employee is compulsory

completes adapted education after entering a job , employee obtains professional competences , which allow him independently runs a pedagogical occupation

Pedagogical employee has to successfully finish adapted education at the latest two years from creation of employment

Pedagogical employee completes an adapted education in school when he works

Headmaster is responsible for:Headmaster is responsible for:

Elaboration of adapted education programme (under the framework drawn up by the Ministry )

Giving the name of „leading teacher“Elaboration of directive about realization

of adapted education at a particular school

LeadingLeading teacherteacherhas at least 5 years experience (usually

more) and is a teacher with the first attestation/certificate,

has the same certification during the leadership leading teacher

receives salary increased of 6% is responsible for developing and

implementing of individual education plan of adaptation.

Directive contains:Directive contains:Aim of adapted educationPersonnel security (leading teacher, an

examining board : (headmaster, deputy headmistress and leading teacher )

form completion (final interview before the board and open lesson)

documentation of the adapted education (individual plan)

Practical solution in schoolPractical solution in school

immediately after the adoption of teacher, who starts the first employment, or from school, where he finished unsuccessfully adopted study, headmistress proceeds with the directive and its annexes

Leading teacher develops an individual plan of adapted education

Individual plan includesIndividual plan includes

generally binding applicable regulations in education,

working and organizational rules, school rules

School educational programmepedagogical documentation preparation and direction of the lesson

Individual planIndividual plan

is distributed over one school year includes: 20 hours study of internal documents5 hours listening lessons5 hours inspections 1 final open lesson before an examining

board.

CompletionCompletion

Elaboration of final report of leading teacher, which recommends to the beginning teacher proceed to implementation of open lesson

Open lesson- before headmistress, deputy headmistress and leading teacher

Evaluation of open lessonFinal interview

ConclusionConclusion

Beginning teacher is placed among the so-called individual teachers in career positions

Beginning teacher is placed to a higher grade (previously beginning teacher was classified as unqualified teacher.