June 2026 Education Changes
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MŠMT Funds Talent and Gifted Education Programmes for Late 2026 (Czechia, June 2026)
MŠMT announced that almost CZK 8.3 million will support 29 projects for talented and gifted pupils in non-formal and interest education in the second half of 2026. The projects are expected to involve 1,317 pupils aged 11 to 20.
MŠMT Launches School Vacancy Portal on Edu.cz (Czechia, June 2026)
Edu.cz launched a new section for vacancies in education. The tool gives schools, school facilities, and other organizations a public place to publish vacancies and gives applicants a centralized route to find school jobs.
MŠMT Amends Church School Grant Call for First-Grade Assistant Funding (Czechia, June 2026)
MŠMT issued Addendum No. 1 to the VCŠ 2026/1 grant call for schools and school facilities established by registered churches or religious societies. The addendum responds to the new legal duty to provide a teaching assistant in qualifying first-grade basic school classes from 1 September 2026.
MŠMT Issues Guidance on Mentor and Induction Teacher Roles (Czechia, June 2026)
Edu.cz published MŠMT methodological guidance describing the roles of mentor teachers for student teachers and induction teachers for beginning teachers. The guidance follows legal anchoring of the roles and a completed pilot verification of mentor teachers.
MŠMT Publishes New Study Standard for Risk Behavior Prevention Specialists (Czechia, June 2026)
MŠMT published a new study standard for specialized activity in risk behavior prevention. The standard applies from 1 July 2026 for accreditation applications considered by the DVPP Accreditation Commission.
MŠMT Opens Higher Education Support Call for Ukrainian Students (Czechia, June 2026)
MŠMT opened a call for public higher education institutions to apply for a contribution from the Educational Policy Fund to support Ukrainian students in 2026. Applications are due within 30 days of the call's publication.
MŠMT Sends Teaching Assistant Support Reform to Interministerial Review (Czechia, June 2026)
MŠMT placed a draft amendment to the School Act into interministerial review to change how teaching assistant support is allocated and organized in basic schools. The proposal aims to make support less dependent on individual recommendations and more tied to school and pupil needs.
MŠMT Allocates CZK 222 Million for Socially Disadvantaged Pupils (Czechia, June 2026)
MŠMT allocated CZK 222,102,199 for basic schools serving socially disadvantaged pupils for September to December 2026. Schools may use the money for social pedagogue work and direct pupil support.
MŠMT Revises Basic Education Curriculum Language Rules (Czechia, June 2026)
MŠMT announced changes to the revised RVP ZV for basic education. The changes remove the requirement to start English in grade 1 and move the second foreign language from the common base to compulsory-choice subjects.
MŠMT Publishes Competency Model for School Principals (Czechia, June 2026)
MŠMT presented a national competency model for school principals. The document is intended to guide principal preparation, professional development, mentoring, and leadership support.
MŠMT Issues Guidance on First-Grade Teaching Assistant Requirement (Czechia, June 2026)
MŠMT published guidance for the new rule requiring a teaching assistant in first-grade basic school classes with at least 15 first-year pupils. The rule applies from 1 September 2026.
MŠMT Opens Complex Final Exam Pilot for Apprenticeship Fields (Czechia, June 2026)
MŠMT announced an experimental verification of an alternative final exam for H-category apprenticeship fields. The pilot will test a complex final vocational work model instead of treating the written, practical, and oral parts only as separate exam components.
MŠMT Publishes Consultation Papers for a New Higher Education Act (Czechia, June 2026)
MŠMT published working papers for the planned substantive intent of a new Higher Education Act. The papers cover university governance, funding, accreditation, academic careers, and more flexible study routes.