Education

A Caithness school has been hailed by Scotland’s education authority for improvements made since a previous inspection.

A charity run Caithness nursery is celebrating after receiving a glowing report from the Care Inspectorate.

Pupils at Newton Park Primary School in Wick have raised thousands of pounds for an appeal by Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance.

Halkirk Primary School celebrated a significant milestone on June 6 with the grand opening of a new canopy at the school.

A Thurso-based professor says that Scotland is becoming a global leader in monitoring blanket bog that is vital in the battle to curb climate change.

The Just Transition Commission paid a visit to the UHI North, West and Hebrides campus this week.

Wick High School has come down hard on the use of mobile phones in the classroom by prohibiting their use by pupils in the school and on its grounds.

Lyth Arts Centre’s ‘Between Two Beaches’ programme celebrates the centre's unique location between two of the county's most beautiful beaches.

Around 50 separate competitions were held at Farr High School last Saturday as part of the Caithness and Sutherland Provincial Mod.

Parents across Scotland will be able to ask for a Gaelic school to be established in their area as part of legislation plans highlighted in Inverness.

Robert McHenry has been recognised as the institution’s Higher Education Student of the Year.

The mural is the result of months of hard work by the school’s Art and Wellbeing Nurture Group.

It will hire quality improvement managers and officials plan to meet all head teachers and staff.

Employers looking to upskill their workforce or attract fresh talent to the north can tap into a new energy guide from UHI North, West and Hebrides.

The aim of an annual menu update for the 18,000 lunches that are served everyday and reduce food waste.

The Caithness and Sutherland Provincial Mod is being held in Bettyhill on Saturday. This is only the second time it has taken place in six years.

Pupils at Tongue Primary are over the moon after receiving a space-age boost to their digital learning resources

The report follows a snap inspection carried out in March.

A part-funded outdoor experience is helping give secondary pupils an in-depth understanding of nature. John Davidson spoke to some of those involved

The total bill for the local authority’s highest earners has risen five fold in the last five years.