In the Czech Republic there is a paradigm shift being realized in the approach to the education of students (children, pupils and students) with the need for supportive measures. The existing model where diagnosis of a pupil plays a crucial role and where support of this pupil is related to this diagnosis does not fit the educational reality any more. By contrast special educational needs of the pupil are linked to the supportive measures nowadays. Pupils need these supportive measures “to fulfi l their educational opportunities or to exercise or to apply their rights on the principle of equality” (Education law, p. 9). This change is refl ected not only in legislation, but especially in the work of teachers. Like any other change, this brings a lot of doubt and ambiguity. In this situation a team of specialist with fi eld experience (especially special education teachers who work in special educational centres) and academics involved in the project Systemic support of inclusive education a series of detailed methodological materials: Catalogue of supportive measures. This is a document that gives teachers a relatively detailed de scription of the various supportive measures. The catalogue is supposed to provide recommendations how to fulfil special educational needs of pupils in the context of newly passed supportive measures.

Institute of Special Education Studies Faculty of Education Palacký University Olomouc

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