Tag: schools

An increasing number of students are taught foreign languages in European schools, according to a new report.

As childhood obesity becomes increasingly common, the EU executive is proposing to allocate €90 million of Community funding per year to help member states finance the distribution of free fruit and vegetables in schools as of autumn 2009.

In the run-up to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced a £100 million campaign to enable all children to practice five hours of sport every week in the hope of sparking renewed passion for physical activity among young people.

Research conducted by the Fabian Society, a UK-based left-of-centre think-tank, argues in favour of schools having their own nurse to help tackle child obesity, nutritional problems and teenage pregnancy.

Most member states are sluggish when it comes to broadband internet, a key element for teaching computer literacy and bridging frontiers between pupils from different countries.

The number of science and technology graduates rose between 1998 and 2002, says a Commission-funded report on EU education data.

Drawing in sports clubs and families into school sport is proving successful in driving up sports participation, says England’s Youth Sport Trust Chief Executive Steve Grainger in an interview with EurActiv.

Eurobarometer figures from 2004 on sports participation indicate that as few as 17% of adults across the EU take part in sport at least three times a week. Drawing in sports clubs and families into school sport is proving successful in driving up sports participation, says England’s Youth Sport Trust Chief Executive Steve Grainger in an interview with EurActiv.

Internet discussions between European schools and Communications Commissioner Margot Wallström are the backdrop to the launch of the 'Spring Day in Europe' project in around 6,000 schools.

A Commission study on young people's lifestyles and sedentariness underplays the role model function of adults in getting young people active, says a professor in clinical and health psychology.