Upper Secondary School of Chemistry Pardubice

Střední průmyslová škola chemická Pardubice

2020

Czech Republic

Area: 78,866 km2

Territorial administration:

14 regions (higher level of

territorial self-government) divided

into municipalities (basic self-

governing units)

Population:

10.5 mil. (133 inhabitants per km2)

People

Minority groups: Slovaks, Poles, Germans, Roma etc.

Other foreigners with residence permits: Ukrainians, Vietnamese, Russians, etc.

Official language (language of instruction): Czech (belonging to the western Slavic family of languages)

Religion: the traditionally low number of people practicing a religion has further decreased.

• 32% of inhabitants declare themselves to be believers

• 83% of these are members of the Roman Catholic Church

Economic situation

• GDP per capita:

around $ 22,800 (August 2018,

Trading Economics)

• Currency: Czech Koruna

(CZK)

• 1 EUR = around 25,9 CZK

• Unemployment rate: around

3% (August 2018, Trading

Economics)

Traditions

Food

Beer and wine and spirits

Animation and movies

Traditional folklore

Pardubice

• Around 90.000 habitants

• First mentioned at 1295

• Rivers: Labe and Chrudimka

• Industries: Chemistry, Electric

Engineering and Mechanical

engineering

• Trails for bicycles, inline skating

• Railway and Airport

• Nearby hill - Kunětická hora

Main attractions: architecture in Pardubice

Pardubice - famous

• Piernik - City of Gingerbread

• The famous Velká pardubická

(Great Pardubice) steeplechase

• Golden Helmet of Pardubice

(since 1929) - motorcycle

speedway

• Ice hockey club Dynamo

Pardubice

Velká pardubická (Great

Pardubice) steeplechase

Sport events

Cultural events

School

History

• Established at 1946

• 2011 moved to a new building

• A center of lifelong learning:

creates new study programmes

for adults as well.

• Quality management system

ISO 9001:2008

• It has the right to use the logo

of Responsible Care which is

an international recognition for

responsible behaviour in

chemistry (2010)

General

• 1050 students

• 149 staff (105 teachers)

• 15-19 years old students

• The students come from the

Pardubice region and the

neighbouring regions

• Certificate of secondary education

(after a four-year study) or

a certificate of vocational

education (after a three/two-year

study)

• Government-funded state school

• 4 main study areas

Growth

Studies: Applied

Chemistry (4 years)

Specialisations:

• Analytical Chemistry

• Pharmaceutical Substances

• Chemical-Pharmaceutical

Production

• Analysis of Chemical and

Biological materials

• Forensic Technology and

Expertise

• Surface Treatment of

Materials

Studies: Fire

Protection (4 years)

Specialisation:

Fire Protection Chemist

Studies: Law

Enforcement (4 years)

Specialisation:

• Forensics

• People and Property

Protection

Entrance competition

Studies: Hairdressing

(3 years)

Specialisation: Hairdresser

From first year practice in salon

and working with people

Management of the salon and

have basic entrepreneurship

skills

Studies: Chemist

(3 years)

Specialisation: Operating

Chemist

Students receive a certificate

of apprenticeship

Studies: Follow up

(2 years)

• Safety Services

• Hair Cosmetics

• Chemist Operator

School Facilities

• Modern classrooms

• Library

• Gym

• Fitness gym

• School playground

• Canteen

• Laser shooting range and criminology

lab

• Fire training tower

• Modern chemical laboratories

• 2 hairdressing and beauty salons

See some parts in virtual tour: HERE

School life and after

school activities

• Excursions

• Winter and summer outdoor

courses

• Open doors

• Road shows for primary

schools

• Exhibitions and science

festivals

• Competitions and Olympiads

School life and after

school activities

• Critical thinking club

• Basketball club

• Volleyball club

• Photography club

• English Language Club

• Students’ Parliament

• Graduation Balls

• Driving lessons

Critical Thinking Club

Volleyball Club

Basketball Club

Photography Club

Self defence classes: students and teachers

English Language Club

Students’ Parliament

Graduation Balls

Driving lessons

Internationalisation

is one of the priority areas of development for the school,

which is also reflected in the formulation of

the school's current vision

as an educational organization with a nationally and

internationally respected educational programme that is

attractive to students in the Central European region

Internationalisation

• Experience since 1997

• Active participation in

International Programmes:

Leonardo da Vinci,

Comenius, Erasmus+,

AIESEC

• Sending and hosting

• Invites foreigners: staff, interns

• International Cooperation

Team

• Erasmus+ VET Charter (since

2018)

Erasmus+ KA116 VET learners mobility (annually)

Erasmus+ KA101 Staff mobility (annually)

Erasmus+ KA219 Innovation Development: Improvement of the career choice

process in technical and scientifical based VET (Coco+) (2017-2020)

Erasmus+ KA105 Youth Exchange: You Can Too - SMOG (2018-2019)

Erasmus+ KA219 School Exchange: European Olympic Games - Eulympics

(2017-2019)

Erasmus+ KA229 School Exchange: European Investigation Team - EurInveT

(2018-2020)

Erasmus+ KA229 School Exchange: Four Seasons in the Sky (2018-2020)

Erasmus+ KA202 Innovation Development: Partnership for ECVET (2018-

2020)

Erasmus+ KA229 School Exchange: The More You Know – The More You

Love (2018-2020)

To find more information about running projects,

follow our website: www.spsch.cz

International partners

School has long history of partnership with different international institutions: companies, universities, VET schools, general schools, NGOs and other authorities. So far in VET learners mobilities: UK, Cyprus, Italy, Macedonia, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Slovakia, Germany, Lithuania, Spain, Portugal.

International partners #2

Aside to previous list, in other projects (e.g. Erasmus+ KA2, KA101, KA105) we

collaborate with partners from Belgium, Latvia, Georgia, Poland, Bulgaria,

Romania, Hungary, Croatia, Turkey, Greece, Estonia, Croatia, Austria.

Networks• The European Credit system for Vocational

Education and Training (ECVET)

• European Chemistry Thematic Network

Association (ECTN)

• The European Forum of Technical and Vocational

Education and Training (EfVET)

• National Qualifications Framework (NQF)

• Praxis Network

• Is part of the Sectoral Agreement in Chemistry

Partnership

The school cooperates with University Pardubice, Fire & Rescue Service and among our partners there are important chemical

plants and companies, such as Synthesia a.s., VUOS a.s., Paramo a.s., Lučební závody Draslovka a.s. Kolín, Explosia a.s.,

Synpo a.s.

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