Poland plans mandatory fitness tests for schoolchildren
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- 30 Mar 2023
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Mandatory annual physical fitness tests will be introduced in schools for children aged 10 and up under new plans put forward by the education ministry. Pupils’ results would be entered into a national database.
The ministry argues that the system will help support children’s development and help identify sporting talent. But one deputy school principal has called it a “sick idea” that will cause “unhealthy competition” and “stress” among pupils
The new measures are included in amendments to the core curriculum proposed by the ministry last week and now undergoing public consultation, reports the Polish Press Agency (PAP). If passed, the system would go into place for the new academic year in September.
It would introduce an annual fitness test, to take place in March or April, for all pupils in grade four and above of primary school and in all grades of secondary school.
The test would include four elements: running 10 times over a distance of 5 metres; a “beep test”, which measures how many times someone can run back and forth over a 20-metre distance; a “plank test”, which measures how long someone can support themselves with their forearms; and a standing long jump. Read More…
