The legislative basis for the educational system is the Educational System Act of 1991, the Act on Schools of Higher Education of 1990, and the Act on Academic Titles and Degrees of 1991. The provision of this Charter give teachers extensive privileges and power in the formulation and implementation of education policy.
Headmasters have limited authority to direct what and how teachers teach.
The Charter is now under revision. According to the Teacher's Charter of 1982, all teachers must participate in at least two refresher courses in their careers. In 1991, the Ministry for National Education established the National In-Service Teacher Training Centre in Warsaw. This Centre has to provide information, innovation, and coordination with international projects. Process of nostrification In Poland, the nostrification of academic degrees obtained abroad is conducted by councils of organizational units which are licensed to award the academic degree of doctor habilitated of a given field of art or science.