Calum Petrie writes features about schools, education, and family matters. He has been a journalist with the Press & Journal since 2018. A father of three, Calum is very much in the children 'bubble', and with kids at secondary, primary and nursery, has all bases covered when it comes to the education system in Scotland. Email calum.petrie@pressandjournal.co.uk to get in touch
Will YOU be in the catchment? Do you want to be? Have your say about Gaelic schools in Aberdeen
August 24, 2021
Will YOU be in the catchment? Do you want to be? Have your say about Gaelic schools in Aberdeen
August 24, 2021
Under canvas: Scout camps back – with £25-a-head funding – after 18-month hiatus
August 23, 2021
Learning from the best: What lessons can Scottish schools take from Estonia?
August 22, 2021
Aberdeenshire Council launches nursery expansion to accommodate near doubling of childcare hours
August 18, 2021
Aberdeenshire Council launches nursery expansion to accommodate near doubling of childcare hours
August 18, 2021
‘Starting school is such a fun time’: Never mind the kids, P1 teacher shares joy of first day
August 17, 2021
‘She’s been so excited for weeks…I cried all the way home’
August 17, 2021
‘Life is for living’: Cancer survivor waves son Kian off for first day of school
August 17, 2021
UK’s most remote primary school looking for a head teacher
August 16, 2021
UK’s most remote primary school looking for a head teacher
August 16, 2021
Back to the books (sort of): City unis promise vaccinations, isolation payments – but no lecture hall experience yet
August 11, 2021
Exam results 2021: ‘Alarm bells ringing’ as poverty attainment gap widens
August 10, 2021
Exam results 2021: Aberdeenshire students celebrate after a ‘year like no other’
August 10, 2021
Aberdeen school celebrates after exam results among best in world
August 2, 2021
Aberdeen school celebrates after exam results among best in world
August 2, 2021
Heavily pregnant woman ‘dreads’ maternity check-ups after 40-minute outside wait
July 28, 2021
Former Lord Provost shares his mentoring experience in drive to get youngsters’ lives back on track
July 27, 2021
Huge cash boost for city’s disadvantaged children
July 14, 2021
Could 2-minute ‘brain breaks’ and LESS planning help Scottish schools catch up with Finland?
July 12, 2021
Could 2-minute ‘brain breaks’ and LESS planning help Scottish schools catch up with Finland?
July 12, 2021
Aberdeen Mars experts launch Scotland’s first postgraduate planetary sciences degree
July 6, 2021
Aberdeen Mars experts launch Scotland’s first postgraduate planetary sciences degree
July 6, 2021
‘It was my therapy’: School of Art cancer survivor finds peace behind the camera lens
July 4, 2021