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145 UDC 37.091.33:005.73 Taukisheva Margaryta Director Klimova Olena English Language Teacher Popsui Olena English Language Teacher Municipal Institution “Kharkiv Primary School 33 of the Kharkiv City Council” Kharkiv, Ukraine THE SCRUM APPROACH IN EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND PRIMARY SCHOOL ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING Abstract . The article presents the experience of implementing the Scrum approach as a modern educational trend in the management activity of a primary school and in English language teaching. The Scrum methodology is considered as an effective tool for improving management efficiency, ensuring transparency, flexibility, adaptability, and teamwork, as well as for developing communicative competence, critical thinking, creativity, and motivation of primary school students. The article describes practical mechanisms of Scrum implementation through project activities, sprints, Scrum boards, retrospectives, and international educational cooperation. The obtained results confirm the effectiveness of Scrum in both managerial and educational dimensions of school development. Keywords: Scrum approach, educational management, project-based learning, communicative competence, English language teaching, primary school. In modern conditions of educational development, effective management of an educational institution is a key factor in its successful functioning. Today’s