On April 25, the Ministry of Education held a press briefing to introduce the work management of compulsory education schools and the physical health management of primary and secondary school students. Wang Dengfeng, director of the Department of Physical Health and Art Education of the Ministry of Education, said at the meeting that from 2016 to 2020, the physical health status of students nationwide showed a "gradual improvement" trend. The content and scoring methods of the high school entrance examination physical education test will be improved, and the scores will be scientifically determined and gradually increased.
Wang Dengfeng, Director of the Department of Physical Education, Health and Arts Education of the Ministry of Education. Photography by cover news reporter Su Yu
Wang Dengfeng introduced that the quality of physical education and health teaching in schools continues to improve, the effectiveness of extracurricular exercise continues to improve, and campus sports culture is booming. 95% of schools can guarantee students one hour of physical exercise every day in school. Focusing on church, diligent practice, and regular competitions, we gradually improve the school physical education teaching model of "health knowledge + basic sports skills + special sports skills" to ensure that students master 1-2 sports skills through physical exercise, forming the education and teaching reform characteristics of "one school, one product" and "one school, multiple products".
He said that from 2016 to 2020, the physical health status of students nationwide showed a "gradual improvement" trend. Among them, the excellent and good rate increased from 26.5% in 2016 to 2020 to 33% in 2020, an increase of 6.5 percentage points. The proportion of overweight and obesity among students at all school levels has been declining year by year.
The "Notice on Further Strengthening the Physical Health Management of Primary and Secondary School Students" highlights the role of home-school collaborative education mechanism, strengthens communication with parents about physical health levels through parent meetings, parent letters, home visits, etc., and establishes a health-promoting principal and class teacher responsibility system.
He pointed out that the "Notice" once again emphasizes ensuring that students have one hour of physical activity time every day in and outside school, and clarifies the sports homework system; it focuses on improving the quality of physical education, emphasizing the need to focus on "teaching, diligent practice, and regular games" and gradually improve the school physical education model of "health knowledge + basic sports skills + special sports skills" so that each student can master 1 to 2 sports skills.
"Improve the physical health management evaluation and assessment system. Physical health management work should be incorporated into the evaluation and assessment system of local education administrative departments and schools." Wang Dengfeng said that an examination mechanism should be established that combines daily participation, physical exercise and competition, health knowledge, physical fitness monitoring and special sports skill tests. For those who are unable to participate in sports competitions due to illness, they should be based on actual conditions, classified guidance and evaluation.
He said that it is necessary to strictly implement the requirements of the "Implementation Plan for Comprehensive Prevention and Control of Myopia in Children and Adolescents", improve the monitoring mechanism for primary and secondary school students' vision and sleep conditions, and do a good job in physical health monitoring. In addition, a closed-loop system of "monitoring-evaluation-feedback-intervention-guarantee" focusing on physical health level should be established and improved.
