Council opts to take time over choosing name for new Moray secondary school
Moray Council has delayed choosing the name of a proposed secondary school as it wrangles with staff and pupils over what it should be called.
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An improvement plan is being drawn up after it was revealed that a third of parents at a Moray school had concerns about how bullying was being tackled.
Council says more ‘positive message’ about region could boost teacher recruitment
Councillors in Moray have united in a pledge for a more “positive message” in an attempt to solve the region’s teacher recruitment crisis.
Council recommends temporarily shutting schools to ease teacher shortage in Moray
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POLL: New Moray secondary school could be named after UK’s first Labour prime minister
One of a Moray town’s most favourite sons could soon have a new secondary school named after him.
Moray Council’s new SNP leadership to try and reverse decision to axe school crossing patrollers
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Designs for new schools in Moray said to be lacking ‘inspiration’
Designs for new primary schools in Moray have been criticised as being “industrial” and lacking “inspiration”.
Moray schools ‘years behind the curve’ as buildings fail to get pass marks
Moray Council has been pressed to draw up urgent plans to review its school estate following the publication of damning Scottish Government statistics.
Students tasked with creating imaginative recipes for Speyside soup giant
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Education experiment proves musical success at Moray primary school
An entire class of Moray primary school children have given their first public performance after taking part in an education experiment.
Moray Council awards £3.3m for classroom repairs – but questions remain about viability of school estate
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Moray Council to appoint temporary director of education after fears about vacant post
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Moray Council admits ‘naivety’ with developers on delayed school build project
Education bosses have pledged to learn from the “mistakes and naivety” that have delayed school builds and could cost Moray Council millions of pounds.
Opening of new Moray primary school could be pushed back to 2020 as the cost soars £1m over budget
The opening date for a new Moray primary school may have to be pushed back yet again amid projects it is nearly £1million over budget.
Final ‘piece of the jigsaw’ in place to build new secondary school in Moray
The growing population of Lossiemouth will benefit from a new secondary school after councillors gave final approval for a £42 million build.
Massive housing development in Moray could be one step closer to reality
The first wave of houses that could radically alter Moray’s biggest town is poised to be approved.
North-east teenager comes top of the class to be crowned Scottish student of the year
A north-east secondary school pupil has come top of the class to be named the best student in Scotland.
Fears secondment of Moray’s education director could hit recruitment efforts
Moray Council could be left without a director of education and social care for up to two years.
Moray school pupils step into car workshop to accelerate career prospects
To the amateur it may be a case of a bucket and sponge and a quick hoover - but high end car valeting can see experts earn huge sums for painstakingly detailing the world’s most expensive cars.
Moray schools ‘confident’ new fund will be spent before summer
Moray Council is “confident” that funding handed to head teachers to improve results in the classroom will be spent before the end of the academic year.
Dealer caught selling drugs to 13-year-old pupil just yards from school gates
A drug dealer who sold cannabis to Moray students just yards from school gates has avoided being locked up.
Moray teachers thwarted in attempts to spend extra cash
The Scottish Government has told hard-pressed Moray head teachers it must swiftly spend funding awarded to boost staffing or see it disappear.
Tiny Speyside school receives personal cook book message from Theresa May
A class of school pupils from a tiny school on Speyside have had their spirits raised after receiving a personal message from the Prime Minister.
Moray school pupils scoop first and second place in national competition
Two pupils from a Moray school have come first and second in a national literary competition.
Special council meeting to debate future of Moray school project with spiraling costs
A special council meeting has been organised to debate the future of a secondary school project in Moray which has spiralling costs.
Moray youngsters take a walk on the wild side to learn about science
Moray school pupils have got up close to a menagerie of creepy crawlies as part of a celebration of science.
Moray performer a step closer to performing aspirations with Broadway boost
A Moray teenager with ambitions of becoming a performer has gained the chance to work with a celebrated Broadway composer.
Fears that Moray streets could become gridlocked after council withdraws crossing patrollers
Fears have been raised that halving the number of school crossing patrollers in Moray could lead to chaos at the gates as parents choose to drive their children instead.
Another Moray school to close after outbreak of sickness bug
A third Moray school has had to close in about a month following another outbreak of a vomiting bug.
Student made to take 36-hour bus ride home from school trip after hospital visit for sunburn
Moray Council has been forced to apologise after a school pupil was so badly sunburned they had to be bandaged from “thigh to toe” - and then get on a bus for 36 hours.
Moray school pupils put together massive mural in attempt to win global competition
A primary school in Moray has prepared a massive playground display to show they are “flying high” with reading.
VIDEO: Moray Council presses on with £6million of cuts amid street protests
Moray Council has approved more than £6million worth of cuts as protesters rallied outside.