Humanities

Helping Create an Inclusive & Accessible Future
02 February 2025Our Year 9 students enjoyed a day of creating ideas for a more inclusive and accessible future as part of this week’s…

Natural History Club: Learning All Things Reptiles!
01 February 2025Pupils in our Natural History Club were treated to a fantastic insight into reptiles this week thanks to a special…

Readers of the Week!
31 January 2025Congratulations to the following students for earning the most points on Sparx Reader this week (week beginning 27 January)! Year…

Reading Time with Trelowan Preschool
30 January 2025We’ve had some special little visitors at Penryn College over the past two weeks, with pupils from the nearby Trelowan…

Lost Property Collection
29 January 2025Until Friday 14 February 2025, all lost property will be available in the reception waiting area for students and parents/carers…

New Festive Fundraising Total
28 January 2025Following additional donations, we are delighted to announce that our festive fundraising for Cornwall Air Ambulance has a new total…

Rewards Prizes for Students
27 January 2025Please see information below which was e-mailed to students regarding our new Rewards system for AMs (Achievement Marks). Important Information for…

Readers of the Week!
25 January 2025Congratulations to the following students for earning the most points on Sparx Reader this week (week beginning 20 January)! Year…

Ex-Arsenal Employee Provides Insight into Benefits of Language Learning
24 January 2025We were thrilled to welcome back founder of Mingalaba and former Arsenal Community Outreach Officer, Steve Eadon, to the school…

U15 Rugby Team Victorious in County Cup Final
23 January 2025A wonderful seven days for Penryn College Rugby was capped off with a fantastic County Cup final victory for our…

Penryn College Hosts IET Faraday Challenge
22 January 2025Six teams of our Year 8 students became real-life engineers for a day as part of last week’s Institution of…

U13 Netball Team Crowned County Champions
21 January 2025Our U13 Netball players overcame competition from 23 schools to win the U13 County Netball Tournament at Redruth School last…

Jacob Earns Mastering Music Award
20 January 2025A big well done to Year 10 student Jacob, who has earned a CMST (Cornwall Music Service Trust) Mastering Music…

History-Making Footballers Reach Last 16 of National Cup
18 January 2025Our Year 7 Girls’ Football team wrote themselves into the history books this week, becoming the second-ever Penryn College girls’…

Readers of the Week!
17 January 2025Congratulations to the following students for earning the most points on Sparx Reader this week (week beginning 13 January)! Year…

Rugby Team Crowned U16 County Cup Champions
15 January 2025Our 1st XV Rugby players were crowned joint U16 County Cup champions on Wednesday evening following a pulsating 17-17 draw…

Year 9 Recommended Reads
14 January 2025Check out the poster below for a range of Year 9 recommended reads from our English department!

2024/25 Chess Competition: Finalists and Winners
13 January 2025Well done to all students who entered our Library Chess Competition, which took place in December and January! There were…

Local MP Visits Penryn College
11 January 2025It was fantastic to welcome Labour MP for Truro and Falmouth, Jayne Kirkham, to Penryn College on Friday. Ms Kirkham…

Readers of the Week!
10 January 2025Congratulations to the following students for earning the most points on Sparx Reader this week (week beginning 6 January)! Year 7…