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jiangsu fully implements "one physical education class every day" in primary schools - physical education classes should be held every day, and they should be held adequately and well

2024-09-20

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recently, students from qinghai lake road primary school in suqian economic and technological development zone happily exercised and strengthened their bodies in the "one physical education class a day". photo by chen shaoshuai (photo courtesy of visual jiangsu network)


in august this year, the provincial department of education issued the "implementation plan for the reform of the physical education and health curriculum in primary schools in jiangsu province (trial)", requiring the full implementation of one physical education class per day in primary schools in the fall semester of 2024, and coverage of all primary schools in the province in the fall semester of 2025.

the plan requires that local education administrative departments guarantee funding for one physical education class per day and student sports activities, implement various guarantee measures, and ensure that the implementation plan is steadily promoted and effectively implemented. it is strictly forbidden to reduce physical education class hours, and it is strictly forbidden for other subjects and activities to squeeze out physical education class hours for any reason.

how to ensure that physical education classes are sufficient and conducted well? "this requirement poses certain practical challenges to schools, but it is also an opportunity," said lu wei, a primary school physical education researcher at the nanjing municipal education and research office. the plan is formulated with a focus on children's growth and development, and aims to allow students to experience the fun of sports and develop good exercise habits by introducing a variety of sports events and carrying out a variety of sports competitions and activities.

during the visit, it was found that in the implementation of the "one physical education class a day" policy, schools and students are most concerned about three types of issues: where do the additional physical education classes come from? how can we have a good physical education class? how to ensure the quality of physical education teachers?

in order to implement the "one physical education class every day" policy, wuxi city has also issued additional regulations requiring that physical education classes should not be simply replaced by after-school extended services that not all students participate in, various sports extension courses, sports club (sports society) activities, etc., and that the existing 30-minute daily recess activities should not be occupied, and the added physical education classes should be included in the class timetable.

it is reported that many regions have adopted regional pilots to gradually advance. nanjing has carried out comprehensive pilots in four districts, namely gulou district, qixia district, liuhe district and lishui district, and 30% of schools in other districts have participated in the pilots. cao haiyong, secretary of the party general branch of nanjing changjiang road primary school, introduced that the purpose is to get students moving, from ensuring one hour of physical activity time every day to offering full physical education classes. at present, while the school is offering school-based physical education courses, it also carries out a variety of club activities to gradually guide children to strengthen their physique.

the increase in physical education classes requires teachers to keep up. the plan mentions that schools can use a variety of methods such as "recruitment, transfer, training, employment, and delivery" to optimize physical education teacher support, and ensure the orderly development of physical education teaching and training through measures such as training general teachers and internships for college sports majors.

37 primary schools in suzhou industrial park have started to pilot "one physical education class a day" this semester. in terms of teacher allocation, we will build a team of full-time and part-time "physical education teachers", strengthen the overall planning of teacher establishment in the district, optimize the teacher structure and the number of positions, actively activate existing teacher resources, and reasonably allocate the workload of physical education teachers. at the same time, we will do a good job in the phased training of part-time teachers. the school's physical education teaching and research group will uniformly design the curriculum, and full-time teachers will gradually guide part-time teachers to master teaching skills, and experts, athletes, and coaches with sports experience will be invited to the school for guidance.

huang weihua, deputy director of the rudong county education and sports bureau, introduced that rudong county has hired 87 new physical education teachers in the past two years, and the student-teacher ratio of physical education teachers has reached 1:120, exceeding the provincial standard.

"the physical education classes offered should really make children like them." the first affiliated primary school of huaiyin normal university distributed questionnaires to solicit students' favorite sports and made corresponding adjustments after the fall semester. tao tao, director of the school's arts and sports department, said: "the survey found that basketball and badminton are the two sports that children like more. we will increase the teaching of these two sports skills and integrate the sports that children like into the big breaks, extended service courses and club courses."

in suzhou industrial park, more than 240 special sports courses are offered in primary and secondary schools across the district, covering common events such as track and field, football, basketball, table tennis, badminton, and special events such as horse racing, fencing, ice hockey, handball, and martial arts.

update the timetable, use innovation in physical education courses to really get students moving, and leverage the reform of teaching methods. on the basis of opening a full range of physical education classes, the chunfeng branch of xicheng experimental primary school in jintan district, changzhou city, explored the characteristic physical education course model of "basic compulsory courses + physical education courses + optional courses for walking classes", comprehensively promoted campus football, integrated children's physical fitness projects, and carried out personalized physical exercise projects. "physical education classes are seen every day, and the problems of where and what to take should be solved." in the view of zhu yanfen, party secretary and principal of hutangqiao second experimental primary school in wujin district, changzhou city, it is not enough to simply increase the class hours to let students strengthen their physical fitness. in addition to physical education classes, the school also uses the 30-minute break every morning and afternoon to let students participate in physical exercises. in addition, on the "hi learning day" once a week in each grade, students can not only participate in the training of basic projects such as football, basketball, and volleyball, but also experience special projects such as roller skating and chess, as well as traditional sports such as martial arts and tai chi.

work hard on evaluation indicators to get rid of the label of "marginal subject" for physical education. bao wenquan, a physical education teacher at qinghai lake road primary school in suqian economic development zone, said that in order to ensure the continuous improvement of physical education, the school has clarified the requirements for class schedule, teaching content and teaching objectives, and established a physical education work assessment mechanism, incorporating indicators such as physical education class opening, teaching quality and student participation into the school's annual assessment system. "it is a great sense of accomplishment for teachers to see students gain happiness and growth through sports."

source: xinhua daily

editor: cai yangyan

review: zhang xiang



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