We are delighted this year to be delivering both French and Spanish to our able linguists in both Years 8 and 9. Students also have the opportunity to study a range of languages to GCSE through our Leading Edge collaboration with Fowey and Penrice. We currently have 3 pupils learning Japanese and 5 learning Spanish. Congratulations to Philippa Leaity who achived GCSE grade B in Italian in the summer, having studied the language from scratch at Leading Edge classes.

Last Friday the rain lashed down and the Sports Hall floor was temporarily awash but the plucky Year 7 students of Poltair remained undeterred. They were going to solve puzzles come what may!After a sterling effort by various members of staff from the Science, PE and Maths departments to clear the worst of the water out, two presenters from the Happy Puzzle Company (Jenny and Shakina) set to work challenging our newest students for an hour and a half at a time to solve a range of puzzles in teams of 5 or 6. Most of the puzzles were...Read More

Yr 11 Arrangements for the Rest of This Term Friday 16th May  - Pupils will be allowed to wear non-uniform for the day. Timings of the day:                         8.30                 AM registration                         8.35  - 9.35      Lesson 1                         9.40  - 10.40     Lesson 2                                               10.40 - 11.05     Break                           11.10  - 11.40     Lesson 3                         11.45 - 11.55    Tutor time in Tutor bases                         12.00 - 12.45    Leavers Assembly                         12.45                Pupils in Yr 11 leave school ...Read More

Year 10 Enterprise Day - Mission Implausible 08  Job Hunting is difficult at the best of times but securing a position as a secret agent is very difficult just ask any Year 10 pupil.   Wednesday morning started with Agent Jones informing the Year that a valuable trophy presented to the school by the King had been stolen and there was an imperative need to recruit a Year 10 spy to track down its whereabouts Divided into seven teams with codenames like Spooks, Diplomats and Ambassadors the pupils were on the brink of entering the world...Read More

When We Put Our Heads Together There\'s Not Limit To What WeCan Achieve Pupils are revelling in the success of their recent Technology Day.  As a Leading Edge provider of Technology, Fowey invited  30 pupils from Fowey Community College, Penrice Community College and Poltair Community College and set them the  challenge of becoming owners of an organic café for a day.  The brief was to design a range of products that promoted the name and image of the café and create food products to sell in it.  The children were organised in  teams with pupils from...Read More