Education

He made his remarks after seeking statistics on the standard of school buildings across the Highlands and islands.

Councils will be required by law to provide the equivalent of 25 teaching hours per week in primaries and 27.5 hours per week in secondaries.

Young people in Caithness and north Sutherland are being offered the chance to have an experience of a lifetime by taking part in the Tall Ships Race.

The organisation, which promotes traditional Gaelic music and culture in Sutherland, has not been active since 2019 because of the pandemic.

Assurances are being sought in the wake of fresh 'devastation' caused by flooding this week.

The event is an opportunity to learn more about the Burghfield campus.

Schools in Sutherland are among those hit by closures after further snows overnight.

Young people often make a quiet contribution to their communities and an award is aiming to highlight the good work and deeds of local youngsters.

AN Inverness primary school has been named School of the Year at the Highland Heroes 2023 ceremony on Friday.

Muirtown Primary School teacher Beth Fuller has been named Primary Teacher of the Year at the 2023 Highland Heroes event.

Computer science teacher Chris Aitken praised his fellow teachers while picking up the award.

More than 100 Ullapool Primary School children from six different classes kept a local bookshop busy last week.

Olivia says she gets so much in return from volunteering that she's unlikely to ever look back.

View from the Board by Debbie Murray

Trudy Morris, chief executive of Caithness Chamber of Commerce, urges firms to breathe new life into their business in Scottish Apprenticeship Week

Kornelia Porozynska's boundless enthusiasm and compassion touched judges of the Primary School Pupil of the Year category.

The wintry weather is continuing to affect schools in Sutherland.

Scores of schools across the Highlands are either closed or opening later than usual this morning.

Jenny Grant visited Scourie Primary School and nursery class on World Book Day.

A formal consultation into the merger of three UHI colleges across the north has been launched.