We are pleased to announce a number of upcoming events in the school including Parents Evening, fundraising events and celebrations of achievements for our 5th and 6th forms.

Please see/download the full list of events by clicking here.

There will be loads of activities and events, food and drinks,  competitions, raffles and prizes.

We hope that pupils past and present will come and meet up with friends old and new.

The event is organised by the Friends Of Penn School and if you have any items that you would like to donate as prizes, or the white elephant stall etc please contact Jenny at the school office on 01494 814255

All funds raised will be used in projects to help the students.

We would like to thank John Lewis (High Wycombe branch) and Buckinghamshire New University for their recent and on-going help and donations.

As well as providing items for prizes, especially for the Card competition last year, and lots of Art material for the ASD department, John Lewis and will soon put a link on their website to show our students work. 

Bucks New University have also been very by cutting wood that is used by students in the Design & Technology and Art studies. We thank both organisations most sincerely.

Post 16 would like to thank all the students, families and staff who have supported this Charity campaign to date.  We visit the Wycombe Homeless Connection’s offices most weeks to drop off your generous donations and the staff and guests there are most grateful.  Post 16 students will continue to pass on any donations we receive in the coming weeks and months. If you would like further information about our chosen charity please go to http://www.wyhoc.org.uk/

Many thanks

We were honoured on Monday December 12th by a visit from Countess Howe who attended our Christingle Assembly, then had lunch with us and then judged our Christmas Card competition. She said it was very difficult to choose the winners because there were so many excellent entries. A small selection of photographs of the entries can be seen by clicking here.

The winners and runners up were;

Key Stage 3 - 1st Place - Junior
                     2nd Place - Jonathan C

Key Stage 4 - 1st Place - Kim
                     2nd Place - Ali

Post 16        - 1st Place - Gemma
                     2nd Place - Robert

Many thanks to all the visitors who came to watch Robina Hood. The students gave two excellent performances and absolutely enjoyed themselves and we would like to thank everyone involved in performing and helping put the production on.

Many thanks for the donations of raffle prizes and in the collection bucket by visitors. To the lucky raffle winners - congratulations. To everyone else - better luck next time.

A DVD of the performances will be available early next year.

Many thanks for all the Morrisons 'Lets Grow' tokens - we have used them to get seeds and storage. With the profits from the apple juice, all of which have been sold so thank you all for buying, we have purchased some blackberry and gooseberry bushes to make fruit smoothies from next Summer.

We have some professionally produced and printed glossy 2012 calendars for sale. The full colour, A3 sheets include action shots from each month last year of many of the students in their horticulture studies as they have worked hard preparing, growing and tending the flowers, fruits and vegetables.

The calendars are on sale for £6.50 each. To order, please contact philippa.worley@pennschool.co.uk or complete and return the order form already sent home with students.

On October 4th to October 6th 2011 we had an Ofsted inspection of our boarding and care provision. We achieved an outstanding grade across the board.

Since returning to school last September the students worked very hard in the school orchard.

Between them they picked about 600 Kilos of apples which were then taken to a pressing facility to be pressed and bottled.

We have now sold out for this year, so thank you to those who bought some - we hope you enjoyed it.

We keep our fingers crossed for a bumper crop next year.

Congratulations to all those who took part in Penn's Got Talent on Thursday 21st July.

There were over 20 acts of singing, dancing, comedy, juggling and even football skills. The students were excellent.

A DVD of the show is for sale during the School play in December or via the order forms already sent home with students.

Penn held our first Post 16 Prize Giving and Celebration on Thursday 19th July to celebrate all the achievements of our Post 16 students.

We had a very special guest to present the certificates and awards.

A PDF file with more details and pictures from the day can be viewed/downloaded by clicking here.

The weather was great and the students even greater. All the students took part  and competed in a variety of sporting events. There were some excellent performances - 2012 watch out!

Congratulations to the relay teams who beat the staff team.

Jonathan’s permission will sought by the examining board to display his PowerPoint presentation on their web site as an example of excellent use of ICT in Art and Design.