Education

UHI Inverness is helping deliver the first modern apprenticeships in building standards to help address a major shortage in that line of work.

SCHOOL pupils across the Highlands are being encouraged to take part to a nation-wide garden designing competition.

Highland secondary schools are being given the opportunity to get involved in the Welcome to Your Vote Week #OurDemocracy campaign.

A charity which supports homeless and vulnerable people has received a £3000 boost thanks to a winning pitch by a group of young people.

Councillor Maxine Smith believes a different approach is needed to solve school-build woes.

Merkinch Primary issued a survey to students including a question about identity.

Highland Council has responded to reports primary pupils were asked about their sexual orientation and gender identity.

Pupils at Merkinch Primary School are understood to have taken part in an equality and diversity survey.

Health and social care workers from NHS Highland attended events in Inverness to showcase jobs and education available in the service.

Education Scotland inspectors have praised a culture of continual improvement at the city school.

PUPILS at an Inverness school showed off their impressive acting and singing skills in two Christmas plays before the holidays.

Pupils at Kirkhill Primary School put on a great show for invited guests in the run up to Christmas as they all looked forward to their holidays.

Santa and his elves were on the hoof without Rudolph in Inverness as UHI held their first Jingle Jog since the pandemic began.

Primary schools across the area covered by Highland Council will be hit by strike action in the New Year.

A nursery has met two out of three requirements for improvement set by inspectors according to a new report.

FESTIVE celebrations have been in full swing at a Nairn school in recent days as pupils and staff get ready to go on holiday this week.

Classrooms set to be closed on Wednesday 11th January

PUPILS from Nairn Academy have been playing their part to ensure some of the elderly in their community will have some extra treats this Christmas.

FESTIVE spirit was in full swing last week at an Inverness Primary school.

More than 1000 pupils are being told either not to go to school today or to go in a bit later due to the wintry weather.