Online legislation data bases

Internetowy system aktów prawnych: a data base containing bibliography and texts of legislative acts published in the Journal of Law, available on the website of the Polish Parliament. 

Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej Ministerstwa Edukacji Narodowej: a bulletin of the Ministry of National Education which contains texts of the most recent legislative acts and draft legislation related to school education. 

Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej Ministerstwa Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego: a bulletin of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education which contains texts of the most recent legislative acts and draft legislation related to higher education and science. 

Legislation

• The Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 2nd April 1997 Text in English

Key legislation on ECEC

Provision for children aged 0-3

Legislative framework

Parliamentary acts

• Act of 4 February 2011 on Care for Children up to the age of 3 Text in Polish
• Act of 6 March 2018, the Law for Entrepreneurs: regulates administration of a crèche or a kids club Text in Polish

 Regulations by the Minister of Labour and Social Policy:

• Regulation of 7 December 2018 on the infrastructure and sanitary requirements for premises to be used by crèches and kids clubs Text in Polish
• Regulation of 25 March 2011 on the scope of training programmes for child minders working in crèches and kids clubs, volunteers and day-care providers  Text in Polish

Provision for children aged 3-6

Legislative framework

Acts

• Act of 14 December 2016, the Law on School Education Text in Polish
• Act of 14 December 2016, the Provisions introducing the Law on School Education Text in Polish
• Act of 27 October 2017 on Financing School Education Tasks (amended in 2017 and twice in 2018) Text in Polish

Regulations by the Minister of National Education:

• Regulation of 17 March 2017 on the detailed organisational arrangements for public schools and public nursery schools Text in Polish
• Regulation of 14 February 2017 on the core curriculum for preschool education and the core curriculum for general education in primary schools, incl. for pupils with moderate and severe intellectual disability, and for general education in stage I sectoral vocational schools, general education in special schools preparing for employment, and general education in post-secondary schools Text in Polish
• Regulation of 28 August 2017, amended in the same year on types of alternative preschool education settings, conditions for their establishment and their operational arrangements Text in Polish

Key legislation on school and adult education

Parliamentary acts

• School Education Act of 7 September 1991 (with further amendments) Text in Polish
• Act of 14 December 2016, the Law on School Education Text in Polish
• Act of 14 December 2016, the Provisions introducing the Law on School Education Text in Polish

Regulations

• Regulation of the Minister of National Education of 14 February 2017 on the core curriculum for pre-school education and the core curriculum for general education in primary schools, incl. for pupils with moderate and severe intellectual disability, and for general education in stage I sectoral vocational schools, general education in special schools preparing for employment, and general education in post-secondary schools Text in Polish
• Regulation of the Minister of National Education of 30 January 2018 on the core curriculum for general education in general secondary schools, technical secondary schools and stage II sectoral vocational schools Text in Polish
• Regulation of the Minister of National Education of 3 April 2019 on the outline timetables in public schools Text in Polish
• Regulation of the Minister of National Education of 22 February 2019 on the detailed conditions and rules for learner assessment, eligibility for assessment and promotion in public schools Text in Polish
• Regulation of the Minister of National Education of 9 August 2017 on the rules for organisation and provision of psychological and educational support in public nursery schools, schools and educational institutions Text in Polish
• Regulation of the Minister of National Education of 1 March 2017 on the approval of textbooks for the use in school Text in Polish (repealed by the corresponding Regulation of 3 October 2019 which came into force on 7 November 2019) Text in Polish

Additional regulations specific for reformed upper secondary vocational schools

• Regulation of the Minister of National Education of 13 March 2017 on the classification of occupations for vocational education (last amended on 31 July 2019) Text in Polish
• Regulation of the Minister of National Education of 15 February 2019 on the general aims and tasks of vocational education arranged by sector and the classification of occupations for sector-based vocational education Text in Polish
• Regulation of the Minister of National Education of 16 May 2019 on the core curricula for vocational education arranged by sector and additional vocational skills for selected occupations identified within vocational education Text in Polish
• Regulation of the Minister of National Education of 18 August 2017 on continuing education in non-school settings Text in Polish

Key legislation on higher education

• Act of 20 July 2018, The Law on Higher Education and Science Text in Polish
• Act of 3 July 2018, Provisions introducing the Law on Higher Education and Science Text in Polish
• Act of 7 July 2017 on the National Agency for Academic Exchange Text in Polish
• Act of 22 December 2015 on the Integrated Qualifications System Text in Polish
• Act of 22 December 2015 on the rules for the recognition of professional qualifications acquired in Member States of the European Union Text in Polish
• Act of 30 April 2010 on the National Centre for Research and Development Text in Polish
• Act of 30 April 2010 on the National Science Centre Text in Polish

Key legislation on school teachers

Parliamentary acts

• Act of 26 January 1982, The Teachers’ Charter (as subsequently amended) - regulates key matters related to the teaching profession in the school education system, including qualification requirements for teachers, their responsibilities, conditions of service, professional promotion rules and general rules for performance appraisal and assessment of professional achievements Text in Polish
• Act of 13 June 2019 amending the Teachers’ Charter and some other Acts Text in Polish

Regulations

• Regulation of the Minister of National Education of 23 August 2019 amending the Regulation on the professional promotion grades for teachers Text in Polish
• Regulation of the Minister of National Education of 14 August 2019 amending the regulation on the minimum rates of the basic salary for teachers, general conditions for granting basic salary allowances, and the pay for work on days off work Text in Polish
• Regulation of the Minister of National Education of 28 May 2019 on in-service teacher training institutions Text in Polish
• Regulation of the Minister of National Education of 1 March 2019 amending the regulation on the detailed qualification requirements for teachers Text in Polish