Guideline to improve physical education
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Guideline to improve physical education

China Daily  

Students practice rock climbing at No 9 Primary School in Hunnan district of Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning province, Jan 25, 2024. China's Ministry of Education has issued a new guideline to strengthen the physical education workforce in primary and secondary schools and improve students' physical fitness, officials said. Under the new rules, full-time physical education teachers will have class limits: no more than five in primary schools, six in middle schools and eight in high schools. To improve professional competency, the ministry calls for optimizing the National Training Program for physical education teachers, with an emphasis on soccer, basketball, volleyball and traditional Chinese sports. The document also outlines measures to ensure physical education teachers receive equal treatment in evaluations, benefits and promotions compared to other subjects.

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Now, textbooks come into play in Physical Education
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Now, textbooks come into play in Physical Education

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: In a first, the school education department is set to introduce physical education textbooks for classes 1 to 12 from the next academic year. For more than 10 years, physical education teachers in the state have urged the department to provide structured learning materials, arguing that an essential subject contributing to students’ overall development is being taught without textbooks. …

Guideline to improve physical education
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Guideline to improve physical education

China Daily  

Students practice rock climbing at No 9 Primary School in Hunnan district of Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning province, Jan 25, 2024. China's Ministry of Education has issued a new guideline to strengthen the physical education workforce in primary and secondary schools and improve students' physical fitness, officials said. Under the new rules, full-time physical education teachers will have class limits: …

Rising childhood obesity forces China to prioritise physical education in schools
2 months ago

Rising childhood obesity forces China to prioritise physical education in schools

Firstpost  

China is aiming to beef up physical education in schools, making it core to the curriculum rather than a secondary subject, authorities said as they push for a more “holistic education” amid growing concerns about the rise in childhood obesity. Primary and secondary schools must ensure physical education teachers are treated “the same as their colleagues in subjects such as …

China to prioritise physical education in schools as obesity rates rise
2 months ago

China to prioritise physical education in schools as obesity rates rise

Hindustan Times  

China is aiming to beef up physical education in schools, making it core to the curriculum rather than a secondary subject, authorities said as they push for a more "holistic education" amid growing concerns about the rise in childhood obesity. Youth obesity has accelerated since 2019 due to decreased physical activity during COVID lockdowns and more online ordering of junk …

China unveils measures to improve physical education in schools
2 months ago

China unveils measures to improve physical education in schools

China Daily  

Students practice rock climbing at No 9 Primary School in Hunnan district of Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning province, Jan 25, 2024. BEIJING -- China has unveiled a series of policies aimed at enhancing the quality and quantity of physical education teachers in primary and secondary schools to address teacher shortages in the historically marginalized subject. The broader initiative aligns with …

China Focus: China seeks balance of books and sports for children's fitter future
4 months, 1 week ago

China Focus: China seeks balance of books and sports for children's fitter future

China Daily  

BEIJING -- With her roller skates on, elbow and knee pads secured, and helmet snugly fastened, 7-year-old Yunkai was ready for her lesson. "She loves roller skating and won't stop pestering her mother and me to take her out to exercise after school," Yang said. As a result, parents feel compelled to invest significantly in their children's academic performance from …

China Focus: China seeks balance of books and sports for children's fitter future
4 months, 1 week ago

China Focus: China seeks balance of books and sports for children's fitter future

China Daily  

BEIJING -- With her roller skates on, elbow and knee pads secured, and helmet snugly fastened, 7-year-old Yunkai was ready for her lesson. "She loves roller skating and won't stop pestering her mother and me to take her out to exercise after school," Yang said. As a result, parents feel compelled to invest significantly in their children's academic performance from …

School of Physical Education
5 years, 5 months ago

School of Physical Education

China Daily  

The School of Physical Education of Shanxi University is among the first of 16 physical education faculties and departments established in China. The school ranked in first-place of the total group score at the "National Basic Skill Contest for Students Majoring in Physical Education" in 1999 and received the title of "Advanced Unit for Teaching" from Shanxi provincial education department. …

University's stress on fitness is welcome
7 years, 11 months ago

University's stress on fitness is welcome

China Daily  

The rules aren't very strict, but they could help students develop better habits and lead healthier lives Tsinghua University recently announced that starting from this year its students will not get certificates of graduation unless they know how to swim. After Tsinghua's decision, some media outlets reported that Xi'an Jiaotong University in Northwest China's Shaanxi province has for nearly two …

Importance of physical education
10 years, 7 months ago

Importance of physical education

China Daily  

Media reports say the new curriculum has provisions for more physical education classes in primary schools. And Minister of Education Yuan Guiren has emphasized that every school should ensure that students get their "daily quota" of physical exercise without any excuse. Some people suggest that a physical education test be added to the college entrance examination to force parents and …

Children need more exercise
12 years, 4 months ago

Children need more exercise

China Daily  

The Ministry of Education issued a notice recently asking schools to accord greater importance to sports education, make students' physical health an important indicator of comprehensive quality assessment and explore whether sports could be included as a subject in high school exams. Though many people oppose the inclusion of sports in gaokao, or the national college entrance examination, it's time …

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