Education

PUPILS took control at an Inverness school as they celebrated World Children’s Day.

A PIONEERING project which aims to encourage more youngsters to read has been launched at The Gaelic School – Bun-sgoil Ghaidhlig – in Inverness.

EIGHT autistic children from the Inverness area are benefiting from two grants from the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) diamond fund.

EFFORTS to provide emergency life support to all Highland pupils were highlighted at a council meeting yesterday.

Local councillors are keen to make sure Nairn Academy is on a list for the next round of Scottish Government funding for new schools.

A RECORD number of school pupils have taken part in a competition which encourages them to develop their culinary skills.

THREE teenagers were trapped in a lift for six-and-a-half hours after their landlord refused to allow firefighters to cut them free.

An audience of 100 people will join a free public lecture with a professor of sociology and rural studies in Inverness today.

Young people from the Highlands tuned into potential career opportunities in the music industry at a special event at the Ironworks in Inverness.

Culinary whizzes from local schools are set to put their skills to the test when the annual Schools Masterchef competition final takes place tonight.

The University of the Highlands and Islands will offer a new optometry programme to help meet north demand.

A community is in shock after a rabbit was discovered in school grounds having died after being shot – apparently by someone using a crossbow.

Conservative MSP Edward Mountain says Nairn Academy, Culloden Academy and Charleston Scademy are not fit for purpose.

Highland Council says the region continues to have one of the highest levels of resource allocated to ASN in the country, even after cuts this year.

A survey by the EIS Highland Local Association showed the impact of additional support needs cuts was negative for both pupils and staff.

A DAY of creative hairstyling at an Inverness school helped children learn a valuable lesson about bullying while also providing a few laughs.

THE first full intake of graduate apprentices in early learning and childcare has been welcomed to the University of the Highlands and Islands.

A new competition is being launched for pupils to help design the branding for an electric vehicle.

The archive brings together documents and materials that help to tell the story of the hospice from its earliest days.

Budding entrepreneurs got a taste of applying for business finance by taking part in Young Enterprise Scotland's version of TV’s Dragons’ Den.