Education

“The Flowers of the Forest” lament was played by piper and P1-4 teacher, Carol-Anne Farquhar.

Urgent work had to be taken at both Charleston and Nairn academies to make them safe due to RAAC.

All school strikes planned by the union UNISON have been suspended for members to consider an improved pay offer for local government workers.

Esther Spratt of Strathy came second in the P4-5 learners solo singing section at the Royal National Mod.

Children in the far north will be given an insight into the careers of the future in the region after a new tie-up between industry and academia.

Pupils have designed a road safety banner to put on their school gates.

Dornoch Academy's new Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA) has been designed and financed in partnership with Royal Dornoch Golf Club.

Hundreds of schools are expected to benefit from the Highland Council and BT signing a new multi-year network services agreement

Zara Macdonald spent two weeks working at golf courses near Hanover.

The free sessions at Ardgay are open to all.

Unison has announced plans for a "rolling series of strikes", with specific dates set to be announced "in the coming days".

Strikes affecting University of the Highlands and Islands sites will go ahead as planned tomorrow, a union has confirmed.

WORK to boost inclusion through the teaching of British Sign Language has earned a Highland organisation a top prize in a prestigious UK competition.

Lochinver's George Appleby was among half-a-dozen youngsters whose poems won commendations from across the Highland Council area.

Students include a mum-of-three who started studies after the death of her partner and a woman who had been fleeing domestic abuse.

Highland Council's plan to meet net zero carbon targets by 2045 is spelled out at council's climate change committee

The strikes are in response to plans to cut £4 million from the UHI's budget and make dozens of staff redundant.

We take teachers for granted when we should be giving them everything they need.

Deadline announced for competition – why not let your school know about it?

Each bird box is mapped and monitored using a GIS data mapping system.