observed among teachers for individual approach by which to attract the interest of the children to the educational process. The majority of the teachers have been working in these boarding schools for more than 10-15 years, they do not pass periodic practical training that to support them in the work and they are not willing to develop their professional competence. The experts of the Ombudsman found cases where teachers have been accumulated significant number of so called additional lecture hours that amid extremely neglected level of education of children seems inexplicable. Other disturbing findings of the NPM are associated with the activities that make up the daily routine of the children. During the inspections the NPM had the impression that children are walking aimlessly in the yards without being involved in meaningful activities. The inspections have been carried out at different times of the day - both before lunch, when it is assumed that the learning process should have taken place, i.e. all children should have been in the classroom, and in the afternoon designated for individual work, extracurricular activities and sports. As an exception may be given SEBS "Hristo Botev" - village of Varnentsi where the inmates expressed their satisfaction with the organization of their free time through various forms of extracurricular activities. The NPM found limited opportunities for structured and organized leisure activities (in most places it was claimed that the emphasis is put on sports activities mainly football, basketball and table tennis). Activities such as art therapy, occupational therapy, etc., are limited which should be an integral part of the overall plan on development and work with children. Correctional and educational activities are ineffective due to the lack of sufficient and highly qualified psychologists. MES has not developed methodology regulating work with children, which leads to establishment of different practices in terms of psychological and educational assessment, individual work plan and review of the outcome of correctional work. The staff said that they are subject to monitoring by a number of authorities, each of which gives them different, often contradictory guidelines and instructions for work, without they being agreed at the institutional level. This puts the administration and the employees in a situation of insecurity and creates distrust in authorities. In an effort to survive the inspections and avoid penalties, the employees have developed skills to document activities and to draw up various internal documents [on events] without such being occurred in reality, and others – to be understood and applied. The possibility to perform work by children accommodated in RBS and SEBS is regulated in Art. 33 of the Law on Control of Juvenile Anti-social Behaviour (LCJASB). The provision outlines only the possibility children to work in the workshops and auxiliary farms to the schools. However, in RBS - city of Rakitovo, and RBS - village of Zavet the NPM found that some of the boys go to work in projects for persons outside with the knowledge and the acquiescence of the administration. A detailed framework of the possibilities for the exercise of employment of the residents in these institutions - children and young people, is needed, given that all work on their part is a real social fact and at present. A problem of providing a resource teacher was established in RBS - village of Podem. In view of the fact that there was only one child with special educational needs, but such teacher is provided with a minimum of four children, therefore it does not receive the necessary assistance. With respect to the children's contacts with the outside world it is noteworthy that although prescribed by law, boarding schools are open to visitors, and children can freely leave them as well. This raises many questions both in terms of security of the 34