Physical Education

Our Vision

At Lime Tree we believe that health and physical activity is important in promoting lifelong values and health. Lime Tree does this by providing enjoyable opportunities for all its pupils to participate in curriculum PE and hosting a wide range of external active clubs. We value the benefit it brings to the children’s self-confidence and well-being. All PE lessons are active and inclusive to ensure all children can participate. Our PE curriculum offers links with our whole education offer by providing opportunities to develop oracy skills, providing a range of entitlements and building up pupil’s knowledge of different sports and life skills. We strive for children to develop a lifelong passion for sport and physical activity to ensure they are prepared to make healthy, active choices as they develop towards adulthood. 

Physical Education at Lime Tree

All children are taught 2 hours of high-quality PE each week through a wide range of sports including gymnastics, dance, invasion games, net and wall and striking, fielding games and athletics. We ensure children are exposed to a broad range of sports by also incorporating OAA (outdoor adventurous activities) and health and fitness.

PE lessons follow the Get Set 4 PE approach which engages and challenges every child. It is fully aligned to the national curriculum. It focuses on development of agility, balance, coordination, healthy competition and cooperative learning through engaging sessions.

At Lime Tree we are committed to offer a range of active clubs to children both during and after school. Our curriculum includes access to a wide range of activities including: gymnastics, dance, athletics, team sports and swimming (from Year 3-6).

Through PE lessons, we also ensure we educate children on the importance of a healthy and active lifestyle. We encourage children to walk to school and take part in physical activity outside of school. Children are taught about the impact exercise has on our body and the benefits of an active lifestyle.  

In PE lessons, children will have lots of opportunities to develop their oracy skills. This could be through explaining how to perform a skill or leading a warm-up. The school’s core values will also be embedded into PE lessons alongside sportsmanship and fair play. Children will learn to develop greater self-esteem and confidence. 

During the EYFS stage, children will start their physical literacy learning path. They will develop an understanding of how their body moves, explore basic agility, balance and coordination skills, and begin to enjoy PE and sport on their own and with others.

In this academic year, we are planning external visits to promote physical activities that are not ordinarily offered within the school curriculum. This will be offered to every child and will be timetabled into their day to allow this.

All children have a chance to compete at an intra-school level competing against their peers. Children also get the chance to compete at an inter-school level through the local partnership of schools. By taking part in these competitions, it allows children to build up resilience and learn about the importance of sportsmanship and fair play.