China News Service, September 3. According to the website of the Ministry of Education, the Department of Sports, Health and Art Education of the Ministry of Education stated on the 3rd that the Ministry of Education implements the fundamental task of fostering people, deepens the integration of sports and education, promotes the reform of school physical education, and promotes youth culture. The coordinated development of study and physical exercise can realize civilized spirit and barbaric physique.
Data map: Students have a physical education class in the playground.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Wei Liang
——Improve the institutional system
One is to strengthen the top-level policy design.
In 2016, the General Office of the State Council issued the "Opinions on Strengthening School Sports to Promote the All-round Development of Students' Physical and Mental Health."
In October 2020, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council issued the "Opinions on Comprehensively Strengthening and Improving School Sports Work in the New Era".
In August 2020, the Ministry of Education, in conjunction with the General Administration of Sports, issued the "Opinions on Deepening the Integration of Sports and Education to Promote the Healthy Development of Adolescents" after the review and approval of the Central Deep Reform Commission, to continuously improve the overall design of the reform and development of school sports in the new era.
The second is to focus on policy guarantee research.
Issue the "Interim Measures for the Prevention and Control of School Sports Risks", carry out the integration of traditional sports schools and sports schools, explore the introduction of social resources to build youth training centers and campus football "gypsophila" training camps, and promote the construction of new football schools.
——Promote teaching reform
One is to clarify the concept of reform.
Focus on the integrated teaching reform ideas of "church, diligence, and regular competition", continuously improve the "health knowledge + basic sports skills + special sports skills" physical education teaching model, and promote the construction of one school with one product and one school with multiple products, so that every student can master 1 to 2 sports skills.
At present, there are 43,010 schools specializing in youth football, basketball, volleyball, tennis and ice and snow sports across the country.
The second is to ensure that the class hours raise the bottom line.
Strengthen the rigid requirements for the establishment of physical education courses, and strictly prohibit reducing or squeezing physical education time.
Encourage schools in the basic education stage to offer 1 physical education class every day, and strive to ensure that students have 1 hour of physical activity time on campus and off campus each day, and encourage universities and research institutes to incorporate physical education courses into the public curriculum system of graduate education.
The third is to optimize courses and improve quality.
In 2019, start to revise the compulsory education sports and health curriculum standards.
In 2021, the "Notice of the Ministry of Education on Promoting the Reform of School Sports and Aesthetic Education", "The Guiding Outline for Teaching Reform of "Sports and Health" (for Trial Implementation)" and "Notice on Further Strengthening the Management of Physical Health of Primary and Secondary School Students".
According to the 8th National Student Physical Fitness and Health Survey conducted in 2019, the rate of students' physical fitness reaching the standard is gradually increasing, the morphological development indicators such as height, weight, and bust of students continue to improve, the level of students’ vital capacity has risen in an all-round way, and primary and secondary school students are flexible and flexible. Strength, speed, endurance and other qualities have improved, and the quality of physical education has been continuously optimized and improved.
——Improve the competition system
The first is to improve the competition system with campus football as the forerunner.
Since the "Implementation Opinions on Accelerating the Development of Youth Campus Football" issued by the six departments in June 2015, supporting policies such as the "Action Plan for the Construction of the Eight Major Systems of Youth Campus Football in the Country" have been issued to focus on building "intra-school competitions-inter-school leagues-selection. The "competition-international exchange game" is an integrated campus football competition selection system.
The four-level leagues for elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools and universities have been widely launched and the league system has been continuously improved.
Every year, summer (winter) camps for campus football and basketball are organized. Since 2018, a total of nearly 20,000 middle and high school students have won the title of national level athletes.
The second is to do a good job in the integration and guarantee of related events.
Integrate the National Student Games and National Youth Games, and continue to build and improve the competition system for basketball, volleyball, ice and snow and other events.
——Deepening the reform of the evaluation system
In accordance with the requirements of the "Overall Plan for Education Evaluation Reform in the New Era" issued by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council in October 2020, further clarify the goals and implementation paths of the school sports evaluation reform.
The first is to promote the reform of the physical education of the high school and college entrance examination.
Instruct all localities to further improve the content and scoring methods of the sports test for the senior high school entrance examination, scientifically determine and gradually increase the score.
Initiate research on the use of physical literacy evaluation results in college enrollment.
The second is to build a three-dimensional evaluation system.
Realize that school sports work is linked to the performance evaluation of schools, education administrative departments, and local governments, linked to teachers’ performance wages, assessment and evaluation, and linked to the comprehensive evaluation of students.
Incorporate the physical and mental health status into the comprehensive quality evaluation of junior and senior high school students, and implement student physical health data reporting and physical health sampling review work every year.
——Strengthen the guarantee of conditions
Instruct local governments to strengthen the guarantee of conditions in accordance with the requirements of the "National Trial Basic Standards for School Sports and Sanitary Conditions" and other requirements.
The first is to "complete with" and "with strong" physical education teachers.
Promote the establishment of a system for hiring outstanding retired athletes as physical education teachers or coaches.
Replenish physical education teachers through channels such as free teacher training students, targeted enrollment in poverty-stricken areas, and special post teachers.
Through hard work, during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, the national compulsory education stage of physical education teachers increased from 502,000 to 595,000, and about 20,000 new physical education teachers are added each year, with an average annual growth rate of 4.3%.
The educational level of physical education teachers has improved significantly, and their social status has been continuously improved.
The second is to improve sports facilities.
Intensify the construction of school stadiums and facilities. In 2020, the "Ordinary High School Sports and Health Teaching Equipment Equipment Standards" and "Small Football, Little Basketball, and Small Volleyball Court Site Construction and Equipment Equipment Standards" will be issued.
Promote the two-way opening of school sports venues and social public sports venues.
As of 2020, the area of school sports stadiums (halls) in the basic education stage in my country has reached the standard rate of 92.8%, and the standard rate of sports equipment is 96.8%, which is a significant increase from the 13th Five-Year Plan period.
The Department of Sports, Health and Art Education of the Ministry of Education stated that in the next step, the Ministry of Education will benchmark various policy requirements to achieve high-quality development as the goal, accelerate the transformation of school sports development methods, maintain concentration, continue to exert force, and focus on precision. Solve the problems of young people's physical health and exercise habits, continue to create a new situation in school sports, and make new contributions to promoting the construction of a strong education, a healthy China and a strong sports country.