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School sports; supervision and professional participation

The subject of sport is an irreplaceable component of comprehensive education and training and makes a specific contribution to the holistic personal development of pupils.

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Regierung von Oberfranken - Sachgebiet 40.2 - Grund- und Mittelschulen - Organisation / Personal

Regierung von Oberfranken

Street address

Glasenappweg 2
95444 Bayreuth

Briefanschrift: Regierung von Oberfranken, Ludwigstraße 20, 95444 Bayreuth

Postal address

Postfach 110165

95420 Bayreuth

Procedure details

It therefore not only deals with issues relating to the content of PE lessons, e.g. the subject curriculum, but also with interdisciplinary and extracurricular issues. Topics of cross-state significance are dealt with within the framework of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the states, in which the Free State of Bavaria is represented by the Bavarian State Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs. According to Art. 3 Para. 2 No. 1, 8 Para. 1 Sentence 1 of the Bavarian School Financing Act (BaySchFG), the local authorities are generally responsible for public school construction in Bavaria. The school supervisory approval procedure for the implementation of new buildings, conversions and extensions is the responsibility of the governments in accordance with § 4 Para. 4 of the School Construction Ordinance (SchulbauV).

The governments are the point of contact for matters relating to school sports. Their tasks include

  • technical matters and supervision of school sports at primary and secondary schools, special schools and vocational schools
  • the deployment of specialist advisors for sport at the state education authorities, including participation in the official assessment process
  • participation in official teacher training in the field of sport for school inspectors, head teachers, subject advisors, teachers and support teachers
  • Providing specialist advice on planning, construction, equipment, operation and maintenance and determining school sports facility requirements
  • providing expert assistance with the school supervisory approval of new buildings, conversions and extensions for the purposes of school sports
  • organizing school sports competitions at district, regional and county level
  • coordinating the tasks in the "Sport in schools and clubs" working groups

On the website of the Bavarian State Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs, you will find information on school sport, sports teachers, partner schools for competitive sport and relevant legal bases (see "Further links").

Status: 12.08.2024
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Unterricht und Kultus
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