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
Calum Petrie: Future looking bleak for families after latest Aberdeenshire Council cuts
February 25, 2024
2 Aberdeen man speaks of a country in ‘survival mode’ after Ukraine trip to check on grandmother
February 24, 2024
‘It’ll wreck lives’: Parents slam Aberdeenshire Council speech and language therapy cuts
February 22, 2024
Aberdeenshire dad ‘worried’ about son’s future amid proposed speech and language cuts
February 21, 2024
Ullapool, Gairloch and Kinlochbervie parents unite to demand better rural school funding
February 21, 2024
‘Deep concern’ over proposed speech and language therapy cuts in Aberdeenshire
February 21, 2024
‘Absolutely shattering’: Aberdeen family on daughter’s 8-year leukaemia fight
February 17, 2024
Why are Irish kids so far ahead of Scottish pupils?
February 10, 2024
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February 9, 2024
‘It is possible’: Aberdeen mums who lost after-school care on how they set up their own
February 5, 2024
The Skye School where Primary 2 pupils have already had 25 different teachers
February 3, 2024
Shocking videos emerge of violence at Mearns Academy
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February 1, 2024
Buckie playgroup for kids with learning difficulties appeals for help amid closure threat
January 25, 2024
Schools ‘turning a blind eye’ to bullying, says Aberdeen woman who worked 3 decades protecting kids
January 24, 2024
2 Top north and north-east primary schools for pupil performance 2024 – find out how your school scored
January 21, 2024
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