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INtroDuCtIoNCurricular reform can be considered one of the most important changes in the Czech Republic’s education system after 1989 because it has redefined the goals and content of education2. Schools and teachers should no longer focus especially on knowledge acquisition, but place more emphasis on developing more general skills and attitudes in students. At the same time, the reform has significantly strengthened teachers ’ autonomy in formulating and implement-ing the curriculum. Teachers have been given more freedom in their work, but also more responsibility for the result of the education process. Teachers represent the key element of education policy. According to the OECD study Teachers Matter (2005), the quality of teachers and their educa-tional work is the most important factor affecting educational achievement and simultaneously susceptible to educational policy, i.e. which can be affected by educational policy instruments (OECD 2005). The importance of teachers in the education process has been demonstrated by many empirical studies (e.g.