Beata Pituła, PhD, SUT Professor of Pedagogy and Pedeutology. She is the author, co-author and scientific editor of numerous monographs and scientific articles dealing with the problems of broadly understood education, education, further education and in-service training of teachers.Barbara Grzyb, PhD in Pedagogy and Special Pedagogy at the Humanitas Academy. Author of numerous monographs and research articles in the field of education, including B. Pituła, B. Grzyb, Teacher autonomy in the optics of safety, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (2023).Anna Piętoń, PhD in social sciences, neuropsychologist, special educator, coach, assistant professor at the Humanitas Academy, psychologist at a secondary school, diagnostician and therapist at Neuronal. Neuropsychology-Therapy-Development. Author of articles in the field of neuropsychology, positive psychology, education. Enthusiast of a holistic approach to the human being.

• List of Figures and TablesIntroduction1 Prospects and Visions of ‘New’ Directions of Educational Development1 Education in the Face of the Demands of the ‘New’ Society2 Education in the Face of New Needs and Opportunities Created by Scientific and Technological Progress3 The Place and Role of Educational Actors in the New Society4 Summary2 A New Teacher for a New School1 The Teacher at the Intersection of Expectations and Opportunities in the New Society2 The Teaching Profession in the Light of Redefining the Profession and Reconstructing the Teacher’s Prestige in Society3 New Models of Academic Teachers’ Training as a Condition for Implementing Changes in Education4 Summary3 Soft Skills as the Foundation That Makes Up a School Community1 Introduction2 Socially Intelligent at School: How to Develop Emotional Intelligence of Students, Teachers and Parents3 Coping with Stress at School: Replacing Aggression with Assertiveness4 How to Build Communication Based on the Diversity of Thinking Styles5 Social Inclusion: How to Support Neurodiverse Students6 Depression and Anxiety in Students7 Therapy in School or School in Therapy?8 Summary4 Instead of a Conclusion – Safety as a Cardinal Condition for Building and Developing a New School1 Digital Safety at School – Online Risks for Students2 Digital Education3 The Impact of Social Media on Students’ Safety4 The Importance of Psychological Support in Building a Safe SchoolAppendixReferencesIndex