Penryn College Cornwall

05/09/2026

04/09/2026

SPORTING CLUBS 🏉🏐
Today we have Rugby and Netball.
Full clubs and activities offer will be released ASAP.
The PE Department are excited for another great year of sport.

04/09/2026

Dear Parents/Carers,

We had a fantastic first day with our Year 7 and Year 11 students yesterday, and we look forward to welcoming all remaining year groups today.

As more students and families join us on site, we want to remind everyone of important arrangements for safe arrival in the morning and collection at the end of the day.

Parking
The safety of our young people is our top priority. We also ask that parents/carers consider local residents and businesses when parking near the college site.
Please note that Penryn Rugby Club car park is private and reserved for business users only. The club has requested that it is not used for student drop-off, collection, or parking.

The main college car park is reserved for taxis and for parents dropping off or collecting students in the ARB. Permits for this academic year can be collected from Monday.

Thank you for your cooperation in helping us keep everyone safe as we welcome the whole school community back.

03/09/2026

We work hard to provide a programme of activities that we feel provide students with a chance to enrich their experience at school.

Students can access the list by clicking the 'Clubs & Activities’ icon on their iPad home screen. Parents and Carers may check the same link for the latest updates.

As always, there is a huge range of opportunities for all students - nearly 70 clubs per week - including our new favourite club name of all time - 'The Chronicles of Yarnia' (knitting club in the library!). Clubs are a great way for students to try something new, make friends and grow their skills.

Clubs will begin Monday 7th September (unless listed). The front gates will remain open for anyone collecting students after the clubs finish.

Thank you to all staff who have contributed to creating this fantastic enrichment offer and making it 'sparkle'.

Visit our website to download the full clubs list for this term
https://penryn-college.cornwall.sch.uk/Students/Clubs-Fixtures/

03/09/2026

Mr. Haigh, Head of Year 11, Mrs. Lang, Senior Deputy Headteacher and Mr. Tucker, Assistant Headteacher, warmly welcomed our year 11 student's back to school today where they spent the day focusing on:

😀Our Tutor Culture
- Getting to know you as a Y11 student
- Well-Being
🚸Our School Culture
- Rewards, Behaviour, the importance of Attendance, Safeguarding.
- Launch your year: key milestones and moments
📚Our Learning Culture
- Equipment packs
- How we learn: Why this is important now
- Learning and memory
- Learning to Learn
- How classroom teaching supports learning
- Personal Learning Checklists
- Showbie
💼Aspirations and Careers
- Rotating careers workshops were held in the afternoon where Penryn College Alumni students spoke about their experiences
- ‘Aspiration’
- Building on work experience and interviews

03/09/2026

A warm welcome to our Year 7's - we are so excited to have you in school after all the months of preparation.

The first 2 days' in Year 7 are focused on settling in - getting to know each other and how we do things at Penryn College.

After a photograph in the 🎈 balloon arch to mark their first day in Year 7, Students had a great day learning about:

😀Our Tutor Culture
− Getting to know you
− How does today feel
− Well-Being
🚸Our School Culture (their first Assembly)
- Rewards, Behaviour, Attendance, Safeguarding.
- Launch your year: key milestones and moments
👥Tutor Team Building
- Ice Breaker
- Outdoor Education Activities
📲Digital Literacy – Life Skills
- iPad and Biometrics
- Class Charts
- E-Safety and Mobiles - Keeping safe online

Our mission is to deliver success for every student through an ambitious curriculum, a culture of high aspirations, and an inclusive community where every moment matters and every young person belongs, finds their voice, and is fully prepared for a future without limits.

03/09/2026

Register to attend our Open Evening to find out what belonging, aspiring and succeeding at Penryn College is really like.

https://penryn-college.cornwall.sch.uk/About-Us/Admissions/

02/09/2026

A few helpful reminders:

📩Your child's tutor is always the first point of contact, visit our website and click on the red button links entitled Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10 or Year 11 to send an email to the relevant team.

📆Thursday 3rd September
- Year 7 to meet in the Kernewek Hall.
- Year 11 to meet in the Amphitheatre (please check your Class Charts announcement for information about your Tutor Room).
📆Year 8, 9 and 10 start back on Friday 4th September

We can't wait to welcome you all back!

https://penryn-college.cornwall.sch.uk/contact/

Penryn College fosters strong tutor-pupil communication through regular mentoring, daily tutor time, and the app for wellbeing concerns. Tutors act as mentors to track progress, support emotional health, and maintain weekly contact. Please encourage your child to talk to their tutor.