Education

North MSP Rhoda Grant is seeking answers after it emerged that some schools in the Highland Council area are not opening today as had been planned.

Pupils whose exam results were downgraded are to receive new grades based solely on teacher estimates after a dramatic U-turn today by John Swinney.

A North Coast family are anxiously waiting for the Scottish Government to announce later today how it is to resolve the country’s exam results fiasco.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has admitted the Scottish Government got it wrong over exams.

Teacher and support staff recruitment in the Highland Council area will now go ahead following the "extremely challenging" lockdown period.

A prime development site on the outskirts of the Highland capital is set to go on the market within weeks.

Plans to return Highland children to school next week hit a last-minute hitch when bus operators demanded extra cash.

Skills Development Scotland is running an exam results helpline today.

A woman who raised money to have her leg amputated due to excruciating pain before becoming a para-canoeist is in the running for a Young Scot Award.

Packed lunches for school children usually consist of a sandwich, chocolate biscuit, piece of fruit and possibly a yoghurt.

Pupils at a tiny north west Sutherland primary school are spending their summer holidays walking, running or cycling a collective 500 miles.

Sutherland’s leading councillor has thanked education staff for their hard work during lockdown.

A Far North law student, who is spending his summer working on family farms in Sutherland and Caithness, is celebrating academic success.

Dux of Golspie High School for the 2019/2020 academic year has been named as Phoebe Greaves of Golspie.

Lesson learned by teachers, pupils and parents during the coronavirus crisis show that use of digital tools is not simply a response to the pandemic.

North West Sutherland Schools Group, has said a fond farewell to three of its teachers.

An independent group of education experts wants to see children receive six extra hours of lessons a week over the next two years.

A business support organisation has launched a multimillion-pound campaign which could help Highland businesses hit by the coronavirus lockdown.

Highland Council will need more cash to get children back in education by the Scottish Government’s deadline in August, leading councillors say.

A POIGNANT poem has given an insight into how Golspie High School pupils are coping with isolation and lockdown.