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Over 100 primary school pupils attend para sport festival at Alness Academy

Over 100 primary school pupils attend para sport festival at Alness Academy

Over 100 primary school pupils attend para sport festival at Alness Academy

20 November 2024

The session was run by Active Schools Young Leaders at the secondary school.


Schools in Alness and Plockton among those closed as over 2400 children across Highlands hit by snow closures

Schools in Alness and Plockton among those closed as over 2400 children across Highlands hit by snow closures

Schools in Alness and Plockton among those closed as over 2400 children across Highlands hit by snow closures

20 November 2024

Three secondary schools (694 pupils), 25 primary schools (1515 pupils) and 18 nurseries (239 children) have been affected.


What happened when these Ross-shire students entered the dragons’ den?

What happened when these Ross-shire students entered the dragons’ den?

What happened when these Ross-shire students entered the dragons’ den?

19 November 2024

Pupils at two Ross-shire schools took their bright ideas into the dragons’ den to test their business acumen.


Plockton nursery makes ‘good progress’ responding to improvement recommendations

Plockton nursery makes ‘good progress’ responding to improvement recommendations

Plockton nursery makes ‘good progress’ responding to improvement recommendations

19 November 2024

A nursery “has made good progress” implementing improvements since inspectors made recommendations earlier this year, the Care Inspectorate has said.


Highland pupils at a ‘disadvantage’ as attainment falls in years S4 to S6

Highland pupils at a ‘disadvantage’ as attainment falls in years S4 to S6

Highland pupils at a ‘disadvantage’ as attainment falls in years S4 to S6

19 November 2024

New figures show the north is behind the national average in 13 out of 15 areas.


Research partnership will shape development of custodial care at new Highland prison

Research partnership will shape development of custodial care at new Highland prison

Research partnership will shape development of custodial care at new Highland prison

16 November 2024

Supporting rehabilitation of people in prison to reduce reoffending is at the heart of an innovative new research project in the Highlands.


School staff in Highlands suffering average of almost 8 assaults a day, shock figures reveal

School staff in Highlands suffering average of almost 8 assaults a day, shock figures reveal

School staff in Highlands suffering average of almost 8 assaults a day, shock figures reveal

14 November 2024

School staff in the Highlands are suffering an average of almost eight physical or verbal assaults every day, official figures have revealed.


Call for radical changes to compulsory purchase and tax to tackle Highland housing crisis

Call for radical changes to compulsory purchase and tax to tackle Highland housing crisis

Call for radical changes to compulsory purchase and tax to tackle Highland housing crisis

14 November 2024

Community Land Scotland chairwoman Ailsa Raeburn warns ‘availability of homes now at crisis level’.


Fortrose Academy interim head teacher move made permanent despite recruitment not concluding

Fortrose Academy interim head teacher move made permanent despite recruitment not concluding

Fortrose Academy interim head teacher move made permanent despite recruitment not concluding

12 November 2024

Highland Council now needs to search for a new head for Inverness Royal Academy.


PICTURES: Cross country success for Kiltearn Primary boys and girls at Fairburn Centre

PICTURES: Cross country success for Kiltearn Primary boys and girls at Fairburn Centre

PICTURES: Cross country success for Kiltearn Primary boys and girls at Fairburn Centre

11 November 2024

Around 160 pupils from schools in Easter Ross and Sutherland pounded the paths at Fairburn Activity Centre last Monday.


Appointment of board chairs to UHI Inverness and UHI Moray to bring ‘outstanding expertise’ to learning

Appointment of board chairs to UHI Inverness and UHI Moray to bring ‘outstanding expertise’ to learning

Appointment of board chairs to UHI Inverness and UHI Moray to bring ‘outstanding expertise’ to learning

11 November 2024

Victoria Erasmus will take the chair for UHI Inverness in 2025, while Eilidh Kennedy McLean MBE will take up her position for UHI Moray in December.


Easter Ross 3-18 school campus at Tain hit by six-month delay

Easter Ross 3-18 school campus at Tain hit by six-month delay

Easter Ross 3-18 school campus at Tain hit by six-month delay

08 November 2024

The project, set to replace unfit-for-purpose schools, was hit by localised flooding issues during initial construction work.


Highland pupil crowned after head-to-head final of Masterchef competition

Highland pupil crowned after head-to-head final of Masterchef competition

Highland pupil crowned after head-to-head final of Masterchef competition

07 November 2024

Four of the top young cooks from the Highlands went head-to-head in the final of a local school cooking competition held at UHI Inverness.


Look who popped up at Harry Potter night on Black Isle

Look who popped up at Harry Potter night on Black Isle

Look who popped up at Harry Potter night on Black Isle

28 October 2024

The enduring appeal of a wizard who took the world by storm more than 27 years ago is very much alive and kicking in one corner of the Black Isle…


Easter Ross nursery gets verdict after inspector’s visit

Easter Ross nursery gets verdict after inspector’s visit

Easter Ross nursery gets verdict after inspector’s visit

25 October 2024

Staff at an Easter Ross nursery have been praised for their care of children and should now be helped to access additional suitable training.


Easter Ross school biomass boiler blaze sparks Highland Council probe

Easter Ross school biomass boiler blaze sparks Highland Council probe

Easter Ross school biomass boiler blaze sparks Highland Council probe

25 October 2024

The blaze prompted an evacuation of the school last Friday.


Afghan woman who escaped the Taliban shares story of heartbreak and defiance

Afghan woman who escaped the Taliban shares story of heartbreak and defiance

Afghan woman who escaped the Taliban shares story of heartbreak and defiance

24 October 2024

A woman who escaped her conflict-hit homeland details all.


Edderton community housing plans give ‘mothballed’ primary school ‘room for hope’

Edderton community housing plans give ‘mothballed’ primary school ‘room for hope’

Edderton community housing plans give ‘mothballed’ primary school ‘room for hope’

21 October 2024

Councillor Jim McGillivray believes there is “room for hope” for Edderton Primary School.


Community councillors warn ‘mothballing’ primary school could result in ‘dramatic acceleration’ of rural depopulation

Community councillors warn ‘mothballing’ primary school could result in ‘dramatic acceleration’ of rural depopulation

Community councillors warn ‘mothballing’ primary school could result in ‘dramatic acceleration’ of rural depopulation

18 October 2024

The chair of Edderton community council has hit out at plans to ‘mothball’ its village primary school.


Historical artefacts from across the Highlands captured in new 3D scanning project

Historical artefacts from across the Highlands captured in new 3D scanning project

Historical artefacts from across the Highlands captured in new 3D scanning project

17 October 2024

Museums from across the Highlands have collaborated to a new digital 3D scanning project in a bid to capture historical artefacts.


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