Education

Highland Council has finally filled its new executive chief officer posts – a year after announcing a restructuring of the senior management team.

Highland Council is assessing the implications concerning teachers and other education staff returning to schools next month to prepare for return.

They may be in lockdown but that doesn’t mean their education has been forgotten.

The University of the Highlands and Islands has launched an emergency fund to help students who have been affected by the coronavirus crisis.

Hand wash competition for Sutherland pupils

WITH schools closing today for the foreseeable future, it may be difficult for many parents to fill the void in their child's life.

THE Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) is aiming to certify pupil's grades and results by August 4, the chief examiner has revealed.

EDUCATION Secretary John Swinney said free school meals will continue amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

EDUCATION Secretary John Swinney has said exams will be scrapped for school pupils this year as schools get set to close for the foreseeable future.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed that schools will almost certainly close on Friday.

Employers from across the Highlands will be promoting a range of apprenticeship job opportunities at an open evening next week.

BUDDING businessfolk put their entrepreneurial skills to the test in aid of Highland Hospice with a Tain team leading the way.

Parents at a Sutherland high school are raising concerns at a lack of action from the local authority over sub-standard classroom accommodation.

The library at a small East Sutherland primary school has been transformed, thanks to the generosity of a local organisation.

A talented young Sutherland musician has been selected to perform alongside an established folk musician when he performs in the county next month.

A DORNOCH teenager has been shortlisted in the Lantra Scotland learner of the year awards.

An exhibition launches in Sutherland next week with the aim of inspiring visitors to reduce their carbon footprint.

Pupils at a Sutherland school have said a fond farewell to an “awesome” teacher.

A GROUP of Tain Royal Academy pupils has worked to organise a Christmas fair to benefit Highland Hospice.

East Sutherland Rotary Club’s Primary School Quiz was held in Lairg Community Hall last week.