Education

YOUNG musicians in a Ross-shire community have been showing their appreciation for NHS workers with a distinctively Scottish salute.

PUPILS will return to schools in August subject to scientific advice that it is safe to do so.

A Play Dates programme of online arts workshops and activities aims to inspire children during the coronavirus lockdown.

An arts organisation has launched a new free online music tuition service to help people learn traditional music and Gaelic skills during lockdown.

THOUSANDS of children are being sent to schools in the Highlands without sprinkler systems – but the council won’t say which ones.

Pupils from Fortrose Academy have reached this year’s grand final of the Law Society of Scotland’s national debating competition.

Pupils at a Wester Ross secondary school have been urged to carry out acts of kindness every day this week.

ARTISTS and craftspeople around the world are asked how they would use a famous collection of Celtic art housed on the Black Isle online.

AN online treasure trove of free activities aiming to nurture children's interest in STEM subjects is offering a lockdown lifeline for parents.

Creative Scotland has announced a programme for organisations to adapt their programming and content to the digital landscape, during Covid-19.

Residents are using the facility to help provide extra support for health and wellbeing during the Covid-19 outbreak.

Contracts awarded before the Covid-19 lockdown for design work on two key projects at Inverness Campus have been able to progress via remote working.

SCHOOL pupils have been benefitting from a trailblazing approach to learning that has eased the transition to home learning, it has been claimed.

An eagerly anticipated Highland science festival is defying the coronavirus lockdown by going virtual.

Members of the public visiting Inverness campus for leisure purposes are being told not to bring their cars and to observe social distancing.

AN emergency fund to help students affected by the coronavirus crisis has been launched by the University of the Highlands and Islands.

PUPILS and parents at a Wester Ross secondary school have been praised for "doing a great job" adapting to the coronavirus lockdown.

PUPILS at an Easter Ross secondary are being urged to make contact with a careers' adviser if they need help as they look to the future.

STAFF at a Ross-shire primary school delighted pupils and parents with their own video montage personal tribute to key workers.

A CHARMING insight into lambing on a croft has been shared with Gaelic-medium pupils at a Wester Ross primary school.