Ratio between professional and juridical competencies of a secondary school teacher (in the context of solving modern professional problems)

Statement of the problem. The modern stage of development in the sphere of education makes us pay attention to the content of the teacher's professional competence. The modern school teacher is obliged to face with professional challenges every day. The absence of a view on the problem, relating to changing law regulations in education and labor of a teacher, has made this study relevant in the sphere of education. The purpose of the article is to determine the place and the role of juridical competence in the modern structure of professional competence of a secondary school teacher. The article analyzes the ratio between the nature of the terms «professional competence» and «legal competence» of a school teacher from the standpoint of pedagogical and juridical spheres. It also raises the issue of law regulations in bringing up and education. Methodology (materials and methods). The analysis of the Russian researchers' works, law regulations in the sphere of education, as well as a survey conducted among headmasters, made it possible to determine the system-forming role of juridical competence and the main groups of professional tasks, the solution of which requires the teacher to apply law regulations in the process of teaching professional activity. Research results. The article compares the role of the juridical component in the pedagogical and other professional spheres. So, the place, the meaning, the system of links between juridical and professional competencies are determined by the professional sphere in which this or that profession is located. The juridical competence in the article is characterized as an integral, system-forming element of the professional competence of a modern teacher. Based on the general characteristics of the juridical-oriented professional tasks and the associated labor functions that the teacher is called upon to perform, the conclusion is that it is necessary to adjust the juridical-oriented professional tasks and revise the corresponding professional standard.