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Plans for World Book Day!
01 March 2024What’s Happening? On Thursday 7 March, we will be celebrating World Book Day here at Penryn College! Students will have…
World Book Day: Staff’s Favourite Childhood Reads!
29 February 2024As part of the build-up to World Book Day, some of our members of staff have been sharing their favourite…
Pupils Begin Penning Replies to French Friends
28 February 2024After receiving their long-delayed penpal letters from pupils at Collège St Louis earlier this month, many of our Year 8…
Students Take Part in Cornwall Youth Council Voting
27 February 2024Classrooms turned into polling stations this week as our students voted candidates to represent the Truro/Falmouth Constituency for the Cornwall…
An Afternoon of Animals at Duchy College!
26 February 2024Last week saw our Year 11 Animal Care and Horticulture students spend time with rabbits, birds and more at Duchy…
Special Week for Sports Teams Following Three County Titles
23 February 2024It’s been a fantastic week for our sports sides, with our U12 Netball team, U13 Hockey team, and U12 Jr.…
Magical High School Musical Production
22 February 2024Four wonderful shows, countless amazing performances, and a fantastic audience! A massive well done to everyone involved in this week’s…
Inspiring Languages Talk for Year 9 Students
20 February 2024We were delighted to welcome founder of Mingalaba and former Arsenal Community Outreach Officer, Steve Eadon, to the school this…
Award-Winning Author to Attend Symposium
19 February 2024We are excited to announce that multi-award winning author, Wyl Menmuir, will be sharing his knowledge and expertise at next…
World Book Day: Character Costume Competition
13 February 2024We’re really looking forward to celebrating this year’s World Book Day, which takes place on Thursday 7 March! As part…
Learning Skills for Life: Pupils Complete Construction Course
12 February 2024Our Year 10 Construction students recently attended their fifth and final workshop at Cornwall College, concluding what has been a…
Students’ Delight as Penpal Letters Arrive!
10 February 2024With a heavy thud, 200 letters landed on Mr Ribenfors’ desk this week, as the long-delayed and much-anticipated penpal letters…
A Message from the Governors
09 February 2024A message to the school community from our Governors As you will be aware, we recently carried out interviews as…
Cross Country Success as Pupils Progress to National Finals
08 February 2024Last weekend saw several of our students represent Penryn College and the county in the South West Schools Cross Country…
Pupils’ Mechanical Magic in STEAM
07 February 2024As part of their STEAM Advertising Project, our Year 8 students have produced these fantastic maritime-themed mechanical models (pictured below)!…
National Apprenticeship Week!
06 February 2024National Apprenticeship Week is here, and we’re celebrating our strong connections with local employers and education providers, who offer our…
Children’s Mental Health Week
05 February 2024It’s Children’s Mental Health Week, and our Mental Health Lead, Mr Gillo, is leading assemblies throughout the week, highlighting the…
Students Shine at Surf Live Saving Event
02 February 2024A huge well done to Year 11 students Anders and Ezekiel, who earned silver medals at last weekend’s Surf Live…
A&P Workers Visit School to Share Career Insights
01 February 2024With National Apprenticeship Week approaching, our Year 11 students enjoyed an insightful talk from two employees of Falmouth Docks-based company,…
Chair of Arts Council England to Attend Symposium
31 January 2024We are pleased to confirm that Chair of Arts Council England and former Director of Tate, Sir Nicholas Serota, will…