Thursday 22nd October 2026 - Montpelier Primary joined us for a morning of mountain bike coaching today in preparation for the PSSP Primary mountain bike event on 5th November. As well as covering the core skills we looked at race craft, including race starts and overtaking on narrow tracks. We finished off with some team relay practice to nail down the changeover process.

Thursday 15th October 2026 - Today’s School Games Fun Run at Staddiscombe Playing Fields this morning was a fantastic event, with over 100 children taking part!

Although it was a little foggy on arrival, the fog soon cleared, leaving the children ready to enjoy a fun-filled activity outdoors.

On arrival, children received a booklet to complete as they made their way around the playing fields. Cards were placed at various locations around the course, encouraging the children to explore, find the answers and fill in their booklets. Along the way, they also took part in a variety of fun sports challenges, adding an extra element of excitement to the event.

To make the morning even more special, every child was given a balloon to take home.

It was wonderful to see so many children getting involved, being active and enjoying themselves. We’ve already received lovely feedback from the children, who said, “We loved it, thank you!”

A big thank you to everyone who helped make today’s School Games Fun Run such an enjoyable and memorable experience. It was great to see so many happy faces and so much enthusiasm throughout the morning, and a massive thank you to the leaders from Stoke Damerel Community College for your support, pictured below.

Pupils from Elburton, Goosewell, Widey Court, St Matthews and St Peters took part in the PSSP KS1 Multiskills festival where fundamental movement skills were the focus of the morning.  Running, jumping, sliding, kicking, dribbling, hopping, skipping – they did the lot and the children did it with bags of energy and enthusiasm!  The student leaders from Coombe Dean School were just brilliant with their demonstrations and explanations adding heaps of motivation to encourage the young children to succeed.

This was a great event and if there was ever any doubt about the power of sport and physical activity then this event was proof that it can inspire confidence and bring out the absolute best in our young people.

Well done to everyone and thanks to the leaders: Seb A-M, Aidan F, Isaac T, Evan R, Freddie W, Alfie K, Logan M, Oscar F, Jess M, Rosie R, Amelia H, Mia L, Aria W, Evelyn O, Katie M and Lorelai Q who should be very proud of their efforts this morning

Mrs Walpole

Thursday 08^th October 2026  - Our Tor Bridge High Sports Leaders were back in action this afternoon, hosting another of our PSSP Inclusion Boccia events. Prince Rock Primary and Whitleigh Primary sent some children along to take part in our friendly event aimed at developing new skills and having some fun. On arrival, our Sports Leaders greeted the teams and took them through the basics of Boccia. Boccia is a Paralympic sport that is played from a seated position. It is a target game that involves accuracy and strategy and more importantly, is a lot of fun. We don’t keep any scores at these events, instead the focus is on having fun, meeting other children from different schools and developing our target skills. After a few games against each other, we switched things up so that each Primary school got to face off against our leaders as well. We then changed the game slightly to develop their targeting skills further  - the challenge this time was to get their coloured balls as close possible to the white ball but without knocking the cone off the top – if they did, their ball was removed from the game (dah dah dahhhh!!!). This seemed to be a winner – lots of giggles with this one. Before we knew it our time was up and time for the children to head back to their schools for the end of the day. Thank you to the staff for bringing their children along, we really hope they enjoyed it. Thank you as well to our Sports Leaders – you did a great job! I look forward to seeing you at another inclusive event very soon.

Below: Tor Bridge High Sports Leaders

Claire Cormack

Plymouth School Sports Partnership

PE Specialist Teacher

KS2 Cross Country Event at Coombe Dean Secondary School

Tuesday 6th October 2026 - What a fantastic afternoon of cross country running at Coombe Dean Secondary School!

We were delighted to welcome just over 300 children from 8 local primary schools for an exciting KS2 cross country event. It was wonderful to see so many young athletes taking part, showing determination, enthusiasm and excellent sportsmanship throughout.

There were some outstanding running performances, with children pushing themselves to the limit and supporting one another along the course. The effort, resilience and positive attitude shown by everyone was truly impressive.

A huge well done to all the children who took part — you should be incredibly proud of your efforts!

Thank you to all the schools, staff and volunteers who helped make the event such a great success. We look forward to welcoming everyone back for another fantastic sporting event soon!

Thursday 2nd October 2026 - What a brilliant afternoon of cross country running today at Eggbuckland Community College the second event of three, with the sun shining and the perfect atmosphere for KS2 pupils!

We welcomed 11 local primary schools, with over 300 children taking part in an amazing celebration of sport, teamwork and determination.

It was fantastic to see so many young runners giving it their all, showing great resilience, supporting one another and demonstrating such wonderful sportsmanship throughout the event.

A huge well done to every child who took part, and a massive thank you to all the schools, staff, volunteers and supporters who helped make the event such a success a huge thank to the leaders at Eggbuckland Community College.

Days like today are what school sport is all about – participation, enjoyment, building confidence and creating fantastic memories.

Well done everyone! You were all stars!

We look forward to the next Cross Country Event taking place next week at Coombe Dean Secondary School.