Physical education (PE) and sport can provide opportunities for new arrivals with very limited English to engage in a variety of purposeful activities. Pupils can communicate with each other, achieve success and feel good about themselves through PE and sport.

Pupils can work and play together, often without the need for language. For example, PE and sport enables them to share aspects of their cultures through dance and games activities, playing and performing together and sharing common experiences.

These pages describe ways in which the teaching of PE can benefit pupils newly arrived in England and how schools can maximise the opportunities offered by the subject.