New home for football project that helps youngsters achieve life goals
A football-based scheme to help youngsters score in school has found a temporary home until its new venue is ready.
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Thousands of pupils set to receive their exam results across Scotland today
All the hard work has paid off as students across Scotland will receive their exam results today.
School uniforms in Wales to become ‘gender-neutral’
School uniforms in Wales are to become more affordable, accessible and gender-neutral, the Welsh Government announced.
Calls for super-primary plans for Fraserburgh to progress amid ‘continuous’ repairs
Aberdeenshire Council has been urged to make a new super-primary a priority after it emerged more than £300,000 of repairs have been carried out at two schools - but will need redone.
New £18.5 million special needs school in Aberdeen receives damning report
A highly lauded Aberdeen school for children with additional support needs has been graded as "weak" in most areas by watchdogs.
School vandalism costs north of Scotland taxpayers more than £750,000 in three years
Vandals have racked up a repairs bill of more than £750,000 by targeting schools across the north and north-east.
Aberdeenshire pupil receives highest charitable award for going above and beyond
A north-east teenager has been honoured for her efforts to create and sustain positive change.
School visits give a taste of process from cow to cone
Last month’s preview – ‘here comes summer’ – was clearly optimistic, given the many inches of rain we’ve had in the past several weeks.
Pupils attend first classes at new £17m school
Pupils and staff have moved into their “stunning” new £17 million school.
Aberdeenshire school celebrates 120th anniversary by welcoming back faces from the past
A tiny Aberdeenshire school celebrated its 120th anniversary by welcoming back pupils from decades ago, who helped to release butterflies reared especially for the occasion.
Tributes paid to boy who died after being trapped under locker at school
Tributes have been paid to a nine-year-old boy who died after he became trapped under a locker at a school.
Read all about it! Search for junior journalist begins
Global warming, climate change, Donald Trump, unicorns and slime are just some of the hot topics tackled by school pupils hoping to be named Junior Journalist of the year.
Stornoway councillors ‘astonished’ by committee’s refusal to produce report on school’s future
Stornoway councillors keen to see a school building restored to use as a local primary say they were astonished by the education committee’s refusal to produce a report reviewing its future.
Teenager caught driving at 60mph in a 20mph close to a Highland primary school
More than 20 drivers were detected speeding near Highland schools during checks after the Easter break - including one woman who will be reported in connection with driving at 60mph in a 20mph limit.
New Deer school gets good and very good ratings in recent inspection
Staff at a north-east primary school and nursery have been praised after receiving good and very good ratings in a recent inspection.
North-east head teacher defends decision to return to classroom despite poor inspection
A north-east head teacher who put her job on hold to go back into the classroom due to staffing shortages has said she would do the same again - despite a poor inspection report.
Mother of Jade McGrath expresses ‘forgiveness’ to her daughter’s bullies
The grieving mother of tragic teenager Jade McGrath has “forgiven" the school bullies who targeted the youngster - insisting they “were too young to understand”.
Inverness College UHI rated one of the best in Scotland
Inverness College UHI has been rated number one college in the North of Scotland in providing a high quality learning experience for students.
Public outrage after state of Peterhead Academy revealed during the consultation for the new campus
Parents and members of the public have expressed their rage on social media after a consultation event for a new Peterhead community campus revealed the "disgusting" state of the current school.
Peterhead locals urged to have their say on new school project
Residents in the north-east’s biggest town will be given their say on proposals for a multimillion pound school project.
Landowner used shotgun without having valid certificate
A day out shooting pigeons with his sons landed a member of a prominent Highland landowning family in court.
North-east school closes after heating failure
Pupils at a north-east secondary school got an unexpected day off yesterday after the heating system broke down.
Aberdeen school pupil safety concerns over inconsiderate drivers
Parents at an Aberdeen school have slammed inconsiderate drivers and called for further enforcement action over the number of cars parking inappropriately during collection and pick-up time.
Staff and pupils at Aboyne Academy sent home after ‘strange smell’ detected
All pupils and staff at an Aberdeenshire school have been sent home after a “strange smell” was reported.
Aberdeen’s school application process goes online
The city council has become the first in Scotland to move applications for places for children to attend schools to an online system.
Taxis and buses checked in road policing operations across Aberdeenshire
Road policing Officers have been checking the road worthiness of school buses following taxi checks in Aberdeenshire last week.
Make mental health as important as literacy and maths in schools, say campaigners
A national mental health charity met parents and teachers at a special event this week to discuss how emotional well-being is handled in schools across the country.
School built by Strontian community opens doors to its pupils
A school owned by the community and leased to the council opened its doors to pupils for the first time31 yesterday.
Police appeal for information following ‘extensive damage’ caused at Aberdeen school
An Aberdeen school has been “extensively damaged” by vandals, just a day after its fire extinguishers were stripped out and discarded in a nearby play park.
Education chiefs launch probe after six-year-old boy has knife in school in Inverness
Education chiefs in Inverness are investigating after a pupil believed to be just six had a knife in school.
Harris Tweed launch school competition to create new design
A competition has been launched for school children to create a unique Harris Tweed design for the island’s only distillery.
With such a loving society, why do so many of our girls have mental health problems?
The unhappiness of young girls is a tragedy and a crisis. We have created a social structure which is unduly tough on adolescents, for no obvious purpose. The young were once under pressure to find work, marry or help the family – as these old economic forces die away, so Scotland should reinvent childhood.