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Reform of the National Curriculum for Primary and Lower Secondary Education in Slovakia

Title (original language): Reforma štátneho vzdelávacieho programu pre primárne a nižšie sekundárne vzdelávanie

This reform introduces a new state educational programme that defines clear learning objectives, student profiles, and framework educational plans for the end of the 3rd, 5th, and 9th grades. It emphasizes competency-based learning and will be gradually implemented from September 2023, reaching all primary schools by the 2026–27 school year.

Entities responsible for implementation: Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth

Status: Planned | Implementation period start: 2026 | Implementation period finish: Ongoing
Related EU policy: Key Competences for Lifelong Learning Framework (2018)
  • Slovakia

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  • National: national initiative, strategy or policy
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 2 - empowerment, BIK+ strategy pillar 3 - participation
  • education, media education, digital skills, media literacy
  • Machine translation used
Title (original language): Reforma štátneho vzdelávacieho programu pre primárne a nižšie sekundárne vzdelávanie
Four aligned boxes of increasing height and different colours with the writing "Knowledge hub: Rules and guidelines".

This reform introduces a new state educational programme that defines clear learning objectives, student profiles, and framework educational plans for the end of the 3rd, 5th, and 9th grades. It emphasizes competency-based learning and will be gradually implemented from September 2023, reaching all primary schools by the 2026–27 school year.

Entities responsible for implementation: Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth

Status: Planned | Implementation period start: 2026 | Implementation period finish: Ongoing
Related EU policy: Key Competences for Lifelong Learning Framework (2018)
  • Slovakia

  • Go to document source
  • National: national initiative, strategy or policy
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 2 - empowerment, BIK+ strategy pillar 3 - participation
  • education, media education, digital skills, media literacy
  • Machine translation used
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