The Necessity of a Social Worker in Primary Schools.

This bachelor thesis focuses on school social worker and his role in primary schools. The aim of the bachelor thesis is to find out the necessity of a social worker in primary schools, and to identify what their role should be from the perspective of principals and teachers in primary schools. In the research was chosen a qualitative research strategy in which was used the semi-structured interview technique. The interviews took place with teachers in primary school. The selection of the research population was realised by deliberate selection. The interviews were recorded on a dictaphone and then transcribed into a text form of the electronic version. The results evaluation was carried out by using an open coding. The codes have been assigned to the individual statements. By writing on this bachelor thesis, I have expanded my horizons about the profession of the school social worker, its role, and competencies in primary schools, and found out what view have teachers at primary schools on this profession. The bachelor's thesis can expand the awareness of the necessity of a school social worker and consider its inclusion into the legislative sphere. The research results showed that educational staff and other professionals can imagine the functioning of a school social worker in primary schools and confirmed that there is a need for them in certain areas of their focus on primary schools. It was found that the low practice of school social workers in the Czech Republic influences people's awareness of this position, and they cannot accurately determine its role in primary schools. Communication partners were able to imagine their role in certain areas, but it was more challenging for them to distinguish the boundary of the competencies of the school social worker to avoid duplication of other professions that operate in primary schools