The Ministry of Education and Culture of the Czech Republic has prepared a plan to support physical activities in schools for the next 5 years, Ministry of Education and Culture of the Czech Republic

“RThe school and the school environment, where children, pupils and students spend a significant part of the day for many years and also acquire important habits for the rest of their lives, is absolutely essential for supporting the solution of problems associated with a lack of physical activitieswhich is needed adequately within the targeted state policy to reflect,“ he says to the topic of supporting physical activities at schools Minister of Education, Youth and Sports Mikuláš Bek with the fact that it is the first comprehensive national concept of its kind in history.

Pproblems of school and university sports new she defined nthe law on the support of sportswhich with effect from 1 April 2023, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology imposes support in this areat. “School area and college sports of course we see it as part of a broader concept of measures, activities and activities that synergize significantly will increase movement activity children, pupils and students
and at the same time will reduce the negative effects of insufficient movement on their physical and mental healthand,” explains Ondřej Andrys, State Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports.

• Supporting the active movement regime of pupils throughout the day (andactive transport from/to school, active breaks, moments of movement, open playgrounds, campaign to support movement).

• Teaching physical education (atright curriculum, greater use of available hours for physical educationinnovation in undergraduate teacher training
  physical educationcontinuing education of teaching staff, methodical activities and methodical-educational portal).

• Movement and sports activities in hobby education.

• Development of sports infrastructure.

• Monitoring of the support of movement activities.

The second part of the document is explicitly devoted to the field of school and university sports:

• School sports (School sports competitions, preparation of athletically talented students).

• College sports (Support of physical activities at universities, support of dual careers of athletes).

When implementing a support plan movement cooperation with the Czech School Inspectorate as a national authority for evaluating the quality and effectiveness of education and an important institution with nationwide impact in the field of methodological support for schools is significantly counted on on the spot. “Methodological recommendations based on the concept Active schoolswhichE we created and whichE is fully in line with the presented national concept of movement support, provides a number of specific recommendations and ideas that schools can start using practically immediately,“ adds central school inspector Tomáš Zatlhe looked and adds that the methodological recommendation also reflects the results of the nationwide testing of pupils’ physical fitness from 2022.

As with a number of other topics related to the support of healthy lifestyles for children, pupils and students, the Ministry of Education and Culture cooperates in solving the issue of support for physical activityivt young people with the State Health Institute.

“Not only as the director of the State Health Institute, but also as a doctor and mother of two sons, I strongly perceive the role of healthy movement and a healthy lifestyle as basic prerequisites for maintaining health and taking care of it. Therefore State Institute of Health supports not only movement as preventive activitiesatbut also focuses on other related topics such as mental health support or changes in school meals,“ reminds the director of the complexity of health care State Health Institute Barbora Macková.

The importance of supporting the movement of children and young people has long been recognized by a number of different entities, from the non-profit sector to commercial space to employers withcompanionship. “The Czech sports non-profit and business environment unequivocally welcomes the material supporting physical activities at school and considers it not only a key document for increasing the physical literacy of children and youth, but also a significant strategic investment in the physical and mental health of our population. We are ready to participate in the implementation both through our trainers and instructors, as well as in the form of our offerand sports infrastructure. As examples of good practice, we can offer projects such as Children at the Start or Trainers at School, which have been running for many years running throughout the Czech Republic“ introduced by Jana Havrdová, vice president of the Chamber of Commerce CR and chairwoman of the Aktivní ČESKO Endowment Fund, and adds that
another opportunity for cooperation will be the 2nd year of the Active September campaign, the individual areas of implementation of which will be presented at the Active ČESKO conference on 15 May 2024 in the main hall of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic.

Significant actors in the management and implementation the whole process supporting the movement of children, pupils and students they will be in addition to the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Czech School Inspection also VICTORIA University Sports Center of the Ministry of Education and Culture, National Pedagogical Institute of the Czech Republic, National Sports Agencyand, physical education faculties
and last but not least, the schools themselves and their founders.