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For the fourth year running Poltair Dance students presented a wonderful range of performances at the Restormel Dance Festival held last week at the Keay Theatre. This year's event was bigger than ever with four performances including a matinee for primary partners.This collaborative showcase, in which Poltair and Penrice schools work together to feature their students' work, had some exceptionally strong performances this year. The beautifully polished group pieces performed at the opening and closing of the show by Year 11 GCSE students from each school were especially striking and enhanced by back projection of images echoing the theme of... Read More...

Members of Tregrehan House proudly presented a cheque for over £2000 to Karen Holman of Cornwall Hospice Care. This was the money raised during the House's fundraising Santa Run on the last day of the Autumn Term. Karen was thrilled with Tregrehan's contribution to this worthy local charity. A number of pupils were awarded certificates and medals either for raising the most money for the charity or for being one of the best dressed Santas. Pictured: Mark Wherry Year 11 Tregrehan student presenting Karen Holman with the cheque ... Read More...

We have just spent two days on a work experience placement, as part of our BTEC Workskills course, with the Army at Okehampton Camp on Dartmoor. It was hard work and there were a lot of sergeants telling us what to do! We had to do drill including running with all our equipment and heavy boots and Bergens. We practised teamwork skills by completing various challenges. We were introduced to prone gun action and found out about shooting and what to do if your gun jams. I (Gerson) came second in the gunskills test. We also went paintballing and... Read More...

A new and exciting boys' dance workshop is taking place at Poltair! It is a new version of capoeira, called 'JingaStreet' The Capoeira will be taught by Craig Blackburn from 'Jinga communities', and will run on Thursdays 3.15pm ~ 4.15pm in the dance studio for 10 weeks starting 12th January. Craig has previously taken sessions at Poltair School which have been a huge success. 'My name is Craig Blackburn - my capoeira nickname is 'Canguru'. I'm a freelance capoeira instructor and social entreprenuer in my role as business & project manager of Jinga Communities'. ... Read More...

Cornwall College STEM worked with Poltair School to give their year 7 students a taste of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths in every day working life. Guest presenters came to the school to show how lessons in the class room can be applied in a real life situation. The students had a brilliant day working with Devon and Cornwall Police and their speed gun technology, Electrical engineers from Cornwall Council, biological researchers looking at invasive aquatic species in the local environment, the Cornwall Air Quality and Unit and the Sports Science team from Cornwall College. For more... Read More...