On the sidelines of the Olympic and Paralympic week, the French government has presented new measures involving schools to strengthen sports practice from a very young age. At the top of the list, the strengthening of teacher training to support the deployment of the “30 minutes of daily physical activity” programTo facilitate the action of clubs, the Ministries of Sports and Education are also launching an experiment aimed at further open up school infrastructure to the clubs when they are not used by schools, particularly in the evenings and on weekends. This experiment will take place in the academies of Île-de-France, Lille, Rennes, and Orléans-Tours.
Physical quality tests will be deployed in 6th grade to support “all students towards a sporting practice adapted to their needs (…) in an efficient, rapid and caring manner”The government will also perpetuate the Generation 2024 label, which recognizes the commitment of establishments involved in the physical and sporting practice of young people. This label will be renamed “Generation 2030” in the run-up to the Winter Games in the French Alps. “A new set of specifications will be communicated by the end of the school year.” et “The first certifications could be issued as early as the start of the next school year.”, specifies the government press release.
« The last Paris Games reminded us that Sport is a tremendous lever for emancipation, health and equal opportunities.This is why Marie Barsacq and I want to make this heritage a lasting part of our children's daily lives: the School, with the support of teachers and all educational teams, therefore has a central role to play in give each student the desire to move and surpass themselves », says Élisabeth Borne, Minister of National Education, Higher Education and Research.
