Education

Council tax will be hiked 4.84 per cent to pay for £20 million roads investment

A Government minister visited an Inverness centre this week as part of Scottish Apprenticeship Week.

Highland Council has issued coronavirus guidance to its 9500 staff.

Highland Council has come in for criticism from parents who say additional support needs cuts are harmful to all children.

An Inverness school is urging outdoor enthusiasts to donate their second-hand clothing and equipment to help youngsters.

A PARENT council in scenic Strathnairn has issued a call for headteachers interested in possibly working in the “beautiful community” of Farr.

CAMPAIGNERS opposing cuts to additional support needs in schools have staged a protest to highlight how many children are missing out on education.

CREATIVE youngsters from Inverness are heading to the Scotland-wide First Lego League final after impressing with their future vision of the city.

A NORTH MSP is demanding an urgent meeting with council bosses about fire safety measures in public buildings following a blaze at a Highland school.

BUDDING entrepreneurs put their business skills to the test in aid of a good cause at the Highland Hospice Young Highland Apprentice Competition.

INFANTS whose parents hoped to claim a free childcare space at a Highland Council-run nursery may be caught short.

An Inverness shoe shop has offered vouchers for every pupil at Park Primary School in Invergordon which was destroyed by fire earlier this week.

Parents of pupils at a fire-ravaged Highland primary school will be offered £100 per pupil to help get kitted out again.

CORONAVIRUS fears have sparked advice to parents at an Inverness school – urging them to watch their children for symptoms following an Italy trip.

THE head at the centre of a storm over a drag queen visiting her Paisley school to speak to pupils, was previously head of an Inverness primary.

AN old laptop computer may have caused the fire which devastated a Highland school – and the council has now advised its staff not to use them.

INVERGORDON Academy is to act as a temporary base for pupils of the fire-ravaged Park Primary School, Highland Council has announced.

DETAILS of temporary school accommodation will be issued to parents “in due course” following this morning’s blaze at Park Primary in Invergordon.

THREE Highland schools and one nursery are closed or partly closed after being hit by power failures.

A brother and sister studying at Inverness College UHI were both winners in a competition to find innovative business ideas.