Education

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.

A CHEMISTRY teacher from Sutherland has wowed delegates at a festival by showing how magic illusions can be used to teach science.

The University of the Highlands and Islands has been rated as one of the top universities in the UK for postgraduate students.

HIGHLAND children will still be able to pit their performance talents against each other – after a replacement for the Rock Challenge was announced.

A medical student from Portskerra is encouraging others from the Highlands to train as a physician associate (PA).

Organisers of Feis Chataibh are appealing for volunteers to help with the week-long festival of music and Gaelic culture.

A bus stop in a central Sutherland village has been given an innovative makeover.