On Wednesday 17th June we held the Mini Red Tennis event for year 3 and 4 pupils at the Plymouth Life Centre which provided an exciting opportunity for young players to develop their tennis skills in a fun and supportive environment. This format is designed to introduce children to competitive play while focusing on teamwork, enjoyment, and basic technique.

Each team is made up of four players: two girls and two boys, encouraging inclusivity and equal participation. Matches are played on smaller courts using softer red balls, making the game more accessible and allowing players to build confidence as they learn to rally, serve, and score.

The event promoted key values such as sportsmanship, cooperation, and respect, alongside improving hand-eye coordination, agility, and tactical awareness.

Overall, the Mini Red Tennis event is a fantastic introduction to competitive sport, helping pupils to develop skills, make new friends, and enjoy being active in a positive and encouraging setting.

The PSSP Year 3 & 4 Hockey Festival brought brilliant energy, teamwork, and sportsmanship to the pitches at Stoke Damerel Secondary School, as pupils from St Matthew’s and Hyde Park came together for a morning of skill‑building and friendly competition.

🌟 A Festival Focused on Fun and Development

The festival was designed to give young players the chance to develop their hockey skills in a supportive environment. The PSSP coach and sports leaders from Stoke Damerel helped guide pupils through a series of activities, including:

• Dribbling drills to build control and confidence

• Passing challenges to encourage teamwork

• Mini‑matches where pupils could put their new skills into action

Throughout the morning, the focus remained on enjoyment, participation, and celebrating progress rather than competition.

Both St Matthew’s and Hyde Park pupils showed outstanding enthusiasm. Well done to everyone who took part, and a massive thank you to the leaders from Stoke Damerel.

Today we are at High View Primary School delivering a fantastic range of activities to the year 5 and 6 children. Due to a last-minute change of plans because of the weather, we had to move indoors instead of running our planned outdoor sessions.

The children have adapted brilliantly and are enjoying a fun-filled day of Tangrams, Boccia, and Indoor Archery. These activities are helping to develop teamwork, problem-solving skills, focus, and coordination, while ensuring everyone stays active and engaged despite the wet weather.

A huge well done to all of the year 6 and year 5 pupils for their enthusiasm and positive attitude today 👏👌

Pupils from 12 primary schools gathered today at Foulston Park for the Intermediate Athletics event, to compete in a full programme of track and field activities. The atmosphere throughout the day was energetic and positive, with students demonstrating excellent teamwork, resilience, and sportsmanship.

Despite some challenging weather conditions, including a few very heavy downpours, the event continued to run successfully. Lucky the rain did little to dampen the enthusiasm of the participants, who showed great determination and perseverance throughout the day.

The resilience shown by all involved was particularly commendable, with pupils embracing the conditions and demonstrating a fantastic attitude. Spectators and staff also played an important role in keeping spirits high, offering encouragement and support from the sidelines.

A big thank-you today from the leaders who supported the event, Eggbuckland Community College and Notre Dame.

Well done to all schools and pupils who took part – a memorable day of athletics, whatever the weather!

Friday 05th June 2026 – What an exciting morning of sport at Old Priory Junior Academy. I had the pleasure of working with the Y6 Sports Leaders today to get them ready to deliver our PSSP Primary Inclusion Archery event. 7 teams from PSSP schools across the city came along to take part in our fun festival for children in mainstream and special schools. Children from Cann Bridge, Old Priory, Leigham, Courtlands, Plympton St. Maurice, Chaddlewood and St. Matthew’s all came along to learn some new skills and compete in different personal challenge style events. As each team arrived they were introduced to the young leaders they would be working with all morning and they were taken through the key points of how to use the equipment; after a few quick practice arrows, we were straight in to the competition with each child having 3 chances to score as highly as possible with 3 arrows. Instead of competing against others, this personal challenge event is designed to encourage the children to improve at their own individual pace – striving to score more points with 3 arrows over several rounds. While they were waiting for their turn, there were Archery worksheets for the children to complete and a ‘school crest’ challenge which resulted in some very creative designs. After the highest score competition, each of the leaders took their group through some fun games and challenges. I would like to say a huge thank you to our leaders today – you were fantastic with the children and really ensured that they all had a great time!

Thank you as well to Ms. Roberts for all of her help in organising this event and to Jacob (PSSP) for all of this support and some creative art work with the ‘school crest activity’. Thank you to all of the staff that brought their teams along today – I hope that you enjoyed watching our new archers as much as I did. I look forward to seeing you all at another event very soon.

Mrs Cormack - PE Specialist Teacher.

Plymouth School Sports Partnership

PSSP Year 3/4 Quadkids Event at Foulston Park — Tuesday 2nd June

The PSSP Year 3/4 Quadkids athletics festival returned to Foulston Park on Tuesday 2nd June, bringing together 12 primary schools for an energetic morning of running, jumping, throwing, teamwork, and sunshine-filled competition. The atmosphere was buzzing from the moment teams arrived, with pupils eager to represent their schools and give their all across the four classic Quadkids disciplines.

🌟 A Day of Determination and Team Spirit

Each child took part in four events — the 75m sprint, 600m run, standing long jump, and vortex howler throw. The format meant every competitor contributed points to their team’s overall score, encouraging pupils to support one another and celebrate each performance.

The sprint events were a highlight, with pupils exploding off the start line and showing impressive speed and focus. The 600m run demanded grit and pacing, and the determination on display was outstanding — many children pushed themselves further than they thought possible, cheered on by teammates and staff.

In the field events, pupils demonstrated excellent technique and enthusiasm. The standing long jump saw some huge leaps, while the vortex throw produced powerful efforts and plenty of proud smiles.

🏅 Celebrating Achievement

While scores were collected and tallied, the real success of the day was the spirit shown by every participant. Pupils displayed sportsmanship, resilience, teamwork, and joy, embodying the values at the heart of the PSSP programme.

Whether it was a personal best, a brave first attempt, or a moment of cheering on a friend, the event was full of achievements worth celebrating.

🎉 A Big Thank You

A huge thank you goes to the staff and young leaders from Coombe Dean (pictured below) who made the event possible, and to all the schools who attended and contributed to such a positive, memorable morning of sport.