Hunedoara County School Inspectorate

Part of Romanian Education System

Location

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History

Hunedoara County School Inspectorate was founded in 1968, March 1st. At that time there were: one general school inspector, two deputy general school inspectors, 24 speciality school inspectors, 2 school inspectors for pre-primary education, 2 school inspectors for primary education and 2 school inspectors for personnel.

Since 1970 the School Inspectorate Statute has been observed and the Teacher Training Centre was founded as a subordinated institution.

Hunedoara County School Inspectorate adress was G. Baritiu, nr. 2 the same location with Deva Pedagogic High-School and in 2007, January 1st a new building was inaugurated which offers a generous space and equipment.

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MISSION

The institution coordinates the way in which the material resources, as well as the methodological ones are used. The School Inspectorate through the personal development compartment organises and supervises the continuous training of the teachers, the scientific and pedagogic research and other adjacent actions.

The speciality school inspectors draw up comparative analyses and syntheses on pedagogic methods and practice focusing on the teaching process.

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•Hunedoara County School Inspectorate is a decentralized institution subordinated to the Ministry of Nationa Education.•Its main objective is to monitorise the proper functioning and organising of the subordinated schools, according to the national education policy. •Mission of Hunedoara County School Inspectorate is to develop the young generations through education and the development of an educational system built on values skills and responsibilities.

HUNEDOARA COUNTY SCHOOL INSPECTORATE

General Inspector

Deputy General Inspector

Accounting

Legal counselor

Secretariat

Curriculum & inspection

Evaluation & prognosis

Inspectors:•pre-school education•primary education•education for minorities•rroma education•special education•extra-school activities•curriculum subjects

Inspectors:•management & evaluation•private education•educational alternatives•teaching staff mobility•professional development•European programs

Administrative staffICT developmentServices:•school network & enrolment•teaching norms & retribution

Control & audit

Administration council

Deputy General Inspector

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ROMANIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM Priorities of the Education PolicyEqual and improved access to educationHigh educational standards and training for a knowledge-based societyDecentralizing of the education systemTurning education into a basic tool in the modernisation process of RomaniaEnvisaging the investment in human resources as the most profitable long-term investment / Reconstruction of rural educationCombining excellence and general education in an efficient wayIT contribution to educationEnhancing the European dimension of educationInstitutional development of permanent education

GOVERNANCE OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM

Ministry of Education

County School Inspectorates

NCC NSAE

PEEAC NCPTST

NCTVETD NCTEAD

Schools

TTH LDC

LCSS

NCE

Other units

• NCC – National Council for Curriculum

• NSAE – National Service for Assessment and Evaluation

• PEEAC – Pre-university Education Evaluation and Accreditation Commission

• NCPTST – National Centre for Pre-university Teaching Staff Training

• NCTVETD – National Centre for TVET Development

• NCTEAD – National Council for Textbooks Evaluation, Approval and Distribution

• NCE – National Centre for Excellence

• CSI – County School Inspectorates• TTH – Teacher Training Houses • LDC – Local Development

Committee for Social Partnership in VET

• LCSS – Local Council School Service

CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK

• National CurriculumSeven Curricular Areas:

Core Curriculum (75%)School-based Curriculum (25%)

• School Educational OfferExtracurricular activitiesSpecial 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

SCHOOL INSPECTION

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Why?Why?To support schools and teaching staff to improve education & training activities

What?What? The school performances of the students in comparison to the national educational standards;The school’s methods to encourage and support students’ personal development;The quality of the teaching staff activities;The quality of the management and the efficiency in using the resources;The quality of the curriculum, the quality of the extra-curricular activities and the ability of the school to implement the national curriculum; School-parents relationship / School-local community relationship;Compliance with the in-force legislation, procedures, rules and regulations;Students’ attitudes towards the education offered by the school.

SCHOOL INSPECTION

Phases of the school inspection

Selection of the school, establishment of the objectives of the inspection and nomination of the inspection team

Pre-inspection activities:•in school: meetings of the inspection team coordinator with the director and the teachers’ council to inform on and to plan the inspection

Inspection activities:•school’s documents analyze•lessons observation (55% - 65% of the total time spent in school by the inspection team)•group discussions (students, teachers, parents)•regular meetings of the inspectors

Post-inspection activities:•written report of the inspection team on the results of the inspection•verbal report of the director to the administration council and the parents, based on the inspection’s written report•improvement plan elaborated by the director and approved by the inspection team coordinator•implementation of the improvement plan

How?How?

THANK YOU!

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