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Mental Health Awareness Week
12 May 2020Next week is Mental Health Awareness Week, and this year’s theme is kindness. Students will be learning about kindness in…

VE Day Celebrations
11 May 2020From model aircrafts and gas masks, to art, baking, and bunting – our students and their families really went all…

Members of STEAM Department Make PPE for Local Community
10 May 2020Our Head of STEAM, Mr Childs, has written a message regarding the PPE made by the department: “These are the…

Art Showcase: The Kraken
09 May 2020Year 8 Art students have been working on a project to illustrate words from the poem ‘The Kraken’. Pupils were…

Students Create Fantastic STEAM Logo Designs
08 May 2020Check out these amazing digital logo designs made by our Year 7 and Year 8 students on their iPads! The…

Coronavirus Update
07 May 2020Please see Mr Walker’s latest update below: Good afternoon. Thank you for your continued support. The completion rate of work…

Penryn at Home Bake Off Winners Revealed
06 May 2020We’ve been amazed by each and every entry for Mrs Knowles’ Penryn at Home Bake Off! In the past few…

75th Anniversary VE Day Celebrations
04 May 2020To celebrate the 75th anniversary of VE Day, members of our Humanities department have planned a VE Day-themed week this…

Ex-Student Hollie Spreads Hope and Joy with Project
02 May 2020Former student, Hollie, has set up a fantastic project to help spread hope and joy during these testing times. The…

Coronavirus Update
01 May 2020Please see Mr Walker’s latest update below: Good afternoon. I hope the routines have settled in and everyone has found…

Marie Hunter’s 2.6 Challenge
01 May 2020Former Penryn College Headteacher, Marie Hunter, is taking part in the 2.6 Challenge – running a marathon within one week…

Helping Others – Molly
01 May 2020Molly (Year 10) created these amazing cupcakes (pictured) and sent them out to members of her family who couldn’t get out to…

Year 11 Update
30 April 2020Please see Mr Walker’s update for Year 11 students and parents/carers below, along with a link to further information on…

Cross-School Lockdown Competition
30 April 2020Following Wednesday’s Virtual Inter-School Competition announcement, there is now another opportunity for students to represent Penryn College in a physical…

Penryn at Home Bake Off Update
30 April 2020Thank you to all students who took part in the Penryn at Home Bake Off. Check out Mrs Knowles’ update…

Virtual Inter-School Competition
29 April 2020We know many of our students miss representing Penryn College in individual and team-based sports – that’s why we’re taking…

Penryn College Play-a-Thon!
28 April 2020Please see the below message from our Music department regarding the Penryn College Play-a-Thon: “Our instrumental students have continued practice…

Home Learning
24 April 2020Keeping active, woodwork, and baking – we’ve received some great photos of our students having fun and learning from home this week!…

Coronavirus Update
23 April 2020Please see Mr Walker’s latest update below: Good afternoon. I hope you are well. I am sending this weekly e-mail…

Eithne and Family Make Over 100 Protective Masks for Key Workers
21 April 2020Year 9 student, Eithne, and her family have now made over 100 protective masks for healthcare workers in Cornwall! They…