Clubs, Fixtures & Activities
Penryn College has worked hard to provide a programme of activities that we feel provide students with a chance to enrich their experience at school, while also continuing to pursue work encountered within the normal school timetable.
Clubs & Activities Booklet - Summer Term 2026
Fixtures
Sports Fixtures Information
The PE & Lifeskills team use SOCS, to help keep parents and carers informed about sports fixtures.
What is SOCS?
SOCS provides easy access to information about teams, match details, and results for those of you whose child/children participate in sport at Penryn College. You will be able to find out in just a few clicks what’s on where and when, as well as synchronise your desktop and mobile calendars with relevant team fixture lists.
How we use SOCS
The PE & Lifeskills team uses SOCS to create team sheets. These are posted on the PE noticeboard at school for pupils to confirm availability and so they are aware of the key details: kit required, meeting times, mode of transport, estimated return time, venue, etc. We recommend pupils use their iPads to take a photo to share this information at home. However, parents and carers can use the Sports Calendar to see some of this information for themselves.
We also encourage our younger students to take responsibility for managing this and sharing information with their parents and carers.
Our Sports Calendar can be accessed by clicking here.
More Information
If you have any questions or queries about the SOCS system, please contact our Programme Manager, Mr Ash – jash@penryn-college.cornwall.sch.uk
View all categories
- Fixtures
- Other calendar dates
Adding dates to your calendar
Subscribing via Outlook
Follow the relevant instructions below, using the feed address http://penryncollege.greenhousecms.co.uk/ical.ics
- Outlook Office (desktop) (section: Add internet calendars)
- Outlook.com (section: Subscribe to a calendar)
- Outlook via a web browser (section: Subscribe to a calendar)
Subscribing via Google
- On your computer, open Google Calendar
- On the left, next to "Other calendars" click 'Add'
followed by 'From URL'.
- Click this button to copy the feed address to your clipboard and paste it into the 'URL of calendar' field
- Click 'Add calendar'. The calendar will appear on the left side under "Other calendars"
It might take up to 12 hours for changes to show in your Google Calendar.
Subscribing via iPhone
- Click this link and click 'Subscribe' in the popup message
Subscribe to a single calendar category
Follow the instructions above but for the following feed addresses:- Fixtures - webcal://penryncollege.greenhousecms.co.uk/icalFixtures.ics Link for iPhone
Musical Instrumental Lessons
If you require information on our Instrumental Lessons, please contact Mrs Burley, our Music Administrator, by e-mail sburley@penryn-college.cornwall.sch.uk
House System
House Points
Throughout the year, students are provided with the opportunity to collect House Points that contribute to individual rewards and achievements, but also reward their House.
The Aim
The aim of the House Points system is to provide students with the opportunity to contribute to their House. By getting stuck into everyday school life, competitions, and activities, students will be giving back to their House to create a collective identity.
Structure
Every student who attends Penryn College is assigned to a House. There are four houses overseen by the House and Character Lead. Each House is led by House Prefects who work closely with a house captain representing each year group. Students remain in the same House until they leave Penryn College. All staff members are also assigned to a House.
The houses are:
- Arwenack – Green
- Gluvias – Purple
- Killigrew – Blue
- Pendennis – Yellow
How to Earn House Points:
There are two types of House Points. These are:
Foundations for Learning (FFL) House Points
These are awarded for students getting it right and following the school’s Foundation for Learning (FFL). On arrival to the lesson, the FFL House Point is automatically awarded to the student. Should the student receive a Behaviour Manager Point (BM), the FFL House Point will be automatically deducted. The House with the most FFL House Points every half term will have House Points added towards their House Pillar.
Achieving through Challenge House Points
These are additional house points available to earn when students go above and beyond our FFL expectations.
There are five main ways for students to achieve House Points. These are:
- Achievement Management Points (AMs)
- Extracurricular Activity Attendance
- House Competitions
- Whole School Awards
- Reading
How House Points are Showcased
House Points will be available to see on the school website, students’ Virtual School areas, tutor slides, and in school. The point will be visible via the Penryn College House Pillars. Students also have their individual House Pillar on their own Virtual School area, allowing them to see the breakdown of their personal House Points contribution.
Student Character Skills Radar Graph
Achievement Management (AM) Points are now based on the six character skills applied at Penryn College. If a student achieves an AM, it will fall into one of the following six categories. These are:
- Responsibility
- Respect
- Resilience
- Cooperation
- Ingenuity
- Aspirations
Students will be able to see their Character Skills Radar Graph through the School Life app. The graph appears as below:
EdVenture Activities
EdVenture is a holiday activities programme for children aged 3-16, based at Penryn College. Enjoy fun, engaging educational sessions across three main areas - sport, creative arts, outdoor adventure activities.
EdVenture operates each school holiday – visit the EdVenture website by clicking here!