Education

Two Highland charities were recognised for their work supporting young people and their families alongside Highland Council and the NHS.

A primary school in Easter Ross has shown "improvement" since its latest education inspection, a new report has revealed.

Independent candidate Tina McCaffery accuses Cllr Tamala Collier of failing to do enough for Park Primary.

A Dutch mum’s “wild journey” from teaching secondary school physics to advising the United Nations about languages started with learning Gaelic.

The new model aims to “strengthen student experience and ensure financial sustainability’ for the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI).

A new fund has been announced for life sciences businesses in the Highlands, looking to invest in capital growth projects.

Inspectors have given a Ross-shire primary school a good review following their latest visit.

Amber Stewart is an apprentice at Sandra’s Unisex Hair Salon in Dingwall, and was named as Best Apprentice Stylist.

Worried parents of pupils at a Highland primary school kept their children at home after a stranger was confronted in the grounds on Thursday morning

Parents says additional support is not available where it should be as the focus is now on kids from deprived backgrounds.

The head teacher said the community orientated event made him proud of his role with the school.

Scotland’s Children’s Hearings System is seeking new volunteer panel members to make decisions in the interests of infants, children and young people.

‘We acknowledge the areas for improvement, and I continue to work with staff, supported by area management to make the necessary adaptions’.

Opposition leader Alasdair Christie says ‘the question must be asked what damage or impact is it having on our children’s education.

Graham has said that a gold in Paris would be ‘the icing on the cake’.

Community-spirit has won out over wanton vandalism after the people of Beauly rallied round to repair damage to the school garden.

Dingwall Academy pupils have been praised for their exam results in ‘an increasingly diverse range of subjects’ at the Ross-shire school.

NHS Highland urges parents and carers to ensure their child is protected against flu this winter and said it is as easy as a wee scoosh up the nose.

Highland Council upheld complaints concerning two other members of staff, one of whom was described as ‘hostile’ to the teenager.

The town’s school community is poised for one of the biggest changes in generations with the construction of a new campus.