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[4] Legal Basis / Policies

4�1 Legislation career progression� Teaching staff responsible

governing the for guidance services at schools up to tertiary
professional level include:
educational sector — educational counsellors,

The Czech education system operates in — school prevention specialists,
accordance with the Education Act (561/2004,
in force since 2005) which regulates education — school psychologists,
from pre-primary to upper secondary and ter-
tiary professional and school services, including — special needs teachers�
guidance and counselling, the Act on Teaching
Staff (563/2004, in force since 2005) and the Their activities include assistance in preventing
Decree on in-service training of teaching staff pupil failure, dealing with socially pathological
(317/2005) which regulate the teaching profes- phenomena, support for pupils with special
sion at the same levels of education� Details on educational needs and special talent and career
guidance and counselling are set out in Decree guidance� Schools can work with educational
No� 72/2005� and psychological guidance services or (in the
case of disabled children) special educational
The Act on Pre-school, basic, Secondary centres� 23
and Tertiary Professional Education sets
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out the principles and aims of education and The Act on Institutional Education or
the education system – composed of schools, Protective Education in the Provision of
which organise education according to frame- Schooling and on Preventive Educational
work educational programmes, and school Care stipulates the requirements for the
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facilities, which provide education and services education of children and adolescents lacking
complementing or supporting education at proper family support or those with behav-
schools� The Act also regulates the administra- ioural problems and for children with judicially
tion: the legal status of schools, their registra- ordered institutional or imposed juvenile
tion, financing, status and responsibilities of detention� 25
different levels of administration, e�g� munici-
palities, regions, and the Ministry of Education, Higher education is regulated by the Higher
Youth and Sports, or other relevant ministries� 21 Education Act (111/1998), in force since 1999�
Public higher education institutions are bound
The Act on Teaching Staff and on amend- by the Act to provide counselling services�
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ments to certain Acts regulates require-
ments for the performance of educational
staff’s duties, their in-service training and
23 The Education System in the Czech Republic�
MEYS� Prague� 2012
20 Act No� 561/2004 Coll�, on pre-school, basic,
secondary and tertiary professional and other 24 Act No� 109/2002 Coll�, on institutional care
education (the Education Act) or protective care in school facilities and on
preventive care in school facilities and on
21 The Education System in the Czech Republic� amendments to other Acts�
MEYS� Prague� 2012�
25 The Education System in the Czech Republic�
22 Act No� 563/2004 Coll�, on teaching staff� MEYS� Prague� 2012

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