ROMANIA

STRUCTURE OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

TEACHERS

Initial training:

Higher education for secondary education (3+2)

Higher education for pre-school and primary level(3)

Professional development:

On the job confirmation (definitivat)

Didactic grade II

Didactic grade I

Accredited courses in teaching methodology,class management and ITC(90 profesional credits at every five years)

CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK

• National Curriculum- Seven Curricular Areas:

- Core Curriculum (75%)

-Differentiated Curriculum – grades 9 -10(compulsory education) and grades 11-12(lyceum upper cycle)

- Curriculum at school decision

• School Educational Offer-School-based Curriculum

- Extracurricular activities

- Special Needs for students with deficiencies or high performance capacity

• LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION

• MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL SCIENCE

• PEOPLE AND SOCIETY

• ARTS

• PHYSICAL EDUCATION

• TECHNOLOGIES

• COUNSELLING AND GUIDANCE

CLASS SIZE, SCHOOL YEAR & TIMETABLE

• Class size - depends on the educational level:• 15 20 25 … 30

• School year:• 35 to 37 weeks, divided into two semesters: September to

February, February to June• starting date: September 15th

• ending date: June 20th

• Holidays:•two weeks for Christmas

•Two weeks for Easter

•One week between the two semesters•National holidays

•Summer holiday ( 12 weeks )

Timetable:•50-minute classes / 10-minute breaks•Morning or afternoon classes

Grading system:•grades from 1 to 10•initial and final evaluations every year•continuous assessment•term evaluations in the subjects specific to the chosen profile

EXAMINATIONS

Initial testing at the beginning of the school year

Final testing at the end of the school year

National assesment in Romanian, Science and a

foreign language every 2 years ( end of grades

2,4,6 )

National exams at the end of lower secondary

school

Graduation exam ( Baccalaureate ) end of grade

12

LEGAL PROVISIONS

• The right to education is granted by the Constitution

• There is a National set of rules for all educational

institutions

• Each school can establish its own set of rules while

complying with the National ones

• Cheating and playing truant are severely punished

• There is now debate over an improved set of rules

which aims at the more active involvement of

parents and students in education

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Burnei Daniela

Colegiul National Ionita Asan, Caracal