8 schools attended to compete in our friendly tournament aimed at promoting teamwork, respect, and having lots of fun. Represented today were Boringdon, Yealmpstone Farm, St. Edward’s, Manadon Vale, Old Priory, Elburton, Victoria Road, and Holy Cross – there were a few nervous faces on arrival, but these soon turned into pink cheeks and smiles after the first game got underway.

I am incredibly fortunate at these events to have the outstanding support from the Sports Leaders at Stoke Damerel Secondary School – they referee and score all the games, but also support the children/teams and are absolutely brilliant at it!

This event is a round-robin, so every school gets to play all the others. 5 points are awarded for a win, 3 points for a draw, and 1 point for a loss. Once all the games were played, the scores were collated and the children were presented with certificates.

There were some close games today; we had a few drawn matches, and some schools finished on the same points overall, so we needed to look at the number of goals scored by each of them to determine the final order. Congratulations to Victoria Road, who were the overall winners today!

Well done to everyone who took part! I really hope you enjoyed it as much as I did and would be keen to come back again. Check out the Bookings section http://www.plymouthssp.co.uk for more upcoming Inclusion events.

Mrs Claire Cormack - PE Specialist Teacher, Plymouth School Sports Partnership