2 schools entered the Primary year 5/6 basketball competition held at Coombe Dean School today. Teams from Elburton and Pomphlett arrived with their squads which were divided into an A and B team so a round robin competition could be held.  Games were 12 mins in length with a short break, during which the teams' changed ends.  Every time a basket was scored, a big cheer went up before the teams quickly continued their game. There was some great skill on display and every game ended with a score.  The morning was run by year 7 and 8 boys from the Coombe Dean basketball team who did a great job at officiating , score keeping, motivating and handing out certificates, stickers and fist bumps!  

Final results were:

1^st Place - Pomphlett B

2^nd Place - Elburton B

3^rd Place - Elburton A

4^th Place - Pomphlett A

Well done to everyone who took part today and congratulations to Pomphlett who go through to a final game to be played at Plympton Academy on Wednesday 2^nd April 3.30pm.

This week we saw the start of our Indoor Screen Rowing Programme which is being run over the next couple of months. We go into Primary schools with rowing machines and our coaches deliver sessions to Y6/5 children. This week we have been into Compton Primary, Whitleigh Primary and Knowle Primary. All the children enjoyed the experience, and we are looking forward to visiting another 5 primary schools next week. We hope to see some of the children at the Championships in April, which will be held at the Life Centre.

PSSP Indoor Rowing Programme 2025

   Intent – Why?  

·         Build confidence to engage in physical activity and try new sports and physical activities  

·         Develop and improve physical fitness  

·         Develop positive attitudes and habits  

·         Opportunity to represent your school for the first time  

Intent – Who?  

·         Upper KS2  

·         Hidden child - under the radar  

·         Not the first team players  

PSSP Indoor Rowing Championships 2025 ...  

This is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 2nd April 2025 at the Life Centre from 12:30 – 15:00; we currently have 24 spaces available.  If when you come to book, the event is full, please book onto the waiting list; we’ll manage this to ensure every school who wants to attend is able to do so.  

Outdoor Activities Instructor for PSSP 

Job role: Outdoor Activities Instructor

Hours: 22.2 hours per week
Contract type: Fixed in first instance until 31st July 2025

Grade: D/E (Dependant on experience) £25,992/£29,093 (£13,012/£14,565 pro rata)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and talented individual to join a dedicated and professional team at the Plymouth School Sports Partnership (PSSP) to work alongside the PSSP Outdoor Sports Co-ordinator to deliver on a range of Outdoor and Adventurous activities (OAA) programmes. The post holder will be responsible to the PSSP Outdoor Sports Co-ordinator who will oversee the programme however the post holder will be expected to work independently on the delivery of the programme.

We are looking for an individual with excellent knowledge and previous experience of planning, delivering OAA sessions. The successful candidate will be highly organised, with the ability to manage a range of projects at any one time and with good interpersonal skills. They will need to have a minimum of a NGB OAA Qualifications in watersports and ideally an additional qualification in another related activity.

If you are interested in this post, an application form and further details can be found on the College website: www.sjhcsc.co.uk

Closing date: 12pm Tuesday 7th January 2025 – Interviews will be held on Monday 13th January 2025, you will receive interview confirmation on Thursday 9th January 2025.

Sir John Hunt CSC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out, references will be sought for all shortlisted candidates and all shortlisted candidates will be requested to complete a questionnaire about any convictions or adult cautions that are unspent. Guidance will be given to those shortlisted.

https://www.sjhcsc.co.uk/vacancies/outdoor-activities-instructor-for-pssp

Four teams took part in the Year 7 development football festival held at Devonport High School for Boys. This festival is aimed at children who haven’t represented their school in football before. There was some great football on show and some close matches. We saw some very good shooting but equally as good defending. The festival was very friendly, and the attitude of the young people was brilliant. The teams that took part were Millbay, DHSB, Plympton Academy and Eggbuckland, they all played each other in a round robin format. We will look to potentially run another festival like this in the future and hope to attract more teams!