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: Kids bear the brunt yet again as strikes close schools once more
September 26, 2023
Aberdeen’s next film star? Nine-year-old Olivia makes screen debut in ITV series
September 24, 2023
Football daft Fraserburgh youngsters get Pittodrie VIP treatment thanks to literacy efforts
September 20, 2023
Construction under way on Camphill School Aberdeen expansion
September 15, 2023
How full is your Moray school? Elgin High School one of two schools nearing capacity
September 14, 2023
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How full is your Aberdeenshire school? Kemnay Academy one of two over capacity
September 14, 2023
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September 14, 2023
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How full is your Highland school? Millburn Academy one of four over capacity
September 14, 2023
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From ‘shame’ to ‘loving life’: 65-year-old Tony has finally ‘finished school’ decades later thanks to adult learning
September 11, 2023
Disabled son was ‘treated like an animal’ at school, claims Aberdeen mum
September 6, 2023
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Meet Ruben the basset hound, Aboyne Academy’s newest member of staff
September 6, 2023
Elgin girl with serious illness raises almost £13,000 for charity with ice hockey match
September 3, 2023
Calum Petrie: QR codes for toilet visits are just one of many school technology headaches for parents
September 1, 2023
‘Bonkers’: Huntly parents’ alarm as pupils told to scan QR code to go to toilet
August 24, 2023
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Calum Petrie: Aberdeen Council cuts cheating young people out of future they deserve
August 24, 2023
Aberdeen school among top-performing in the world
August 22, 2023
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Gallery: Your primary one pictures from across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
August 22, 2023
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Brave Aberdeen boy who wasn’t expected to survive birth starts Bucksburn Academy
August 22, 2023
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Gallery: Your primary one pics across the Highlands and Moray
August 15, 2023
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Elgin girl who spent much of S1 hospitalised with rare condition starts S2
August 15, 2023
Calum Petrie: Union Square louts need dealt with before it becomes a no-go zone
From Brazil to Aberdeen: Albyn School pupil overcomes the odds
August 10, 2023
From Robert Gordon’s College to Princeton and Cambridge for exam stars
August 9, 2023
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‘Inspirational’ Albyn School pupil wins place at world’s highest-ranked university
August 9, 2023
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