Education

Pupils, families and staff gathered at Noss Primary School and Nursery today (December 22) to celebrate at an end of term Christmas assembly.

Wick High School posted a bulletin today stating that it had recently gained a Bronze award as part of the SCQF School Ambassador Programme.

A new chairman has been appointed to lead and implement the merger of UHI North Highland with its partner colleges.

Primary schools across the area covered by Highland Council will be hit by strike action in the New Year.

Pupils in the far north have been given a taste of the recruitment process by going in front of local industry leaders for mock interviews.

Children at Noss Primary School in Wick have shown how bighearted they are at Christmas by raising money and donating items for the local food bank.

More than 1000 pupils are being told either not to go to school today or to go in a bit later due to the wintry weather.

Staff and students from UHI North Highland’s professional cookery and hospitality department have made donations to two charities.

More than 1000 pupils are being told either not to go to school today or to go in a bit later due to the wintry weather.

Schools in Lybster and Dunbeath are closed and all roads in Caithness are currently being treated by gritters due to the heavy snowfall.

More than 1000 pupils are being told not to go to school today due to the wintry weather.

Hundreds of pupils are getting an impromptu day off school today, mainly due to safety reasons related to the weather.

Pupils at Crossroads Primary School have received their latest royal Christmas cake – from the reigning monarch, King Charles.

World Cup fever reached the far north last week when former Scotland captain Colin Hendry paid a visit to football-mad youngsters in Thurso.

Residents of Seaview House Care Home and Pulteney House enjoyed a festive intergenerational visit to Noss Primary School this week.

9000 students, 600 staff and 19 learning centres with campuses stretching from Caithness to Ross and Cromarty and the Outer Hebrides.

Details of Professor Todd Walker’s remuneration were revealed in a freedom of information request.

Parents of pupils at Wick High School have been notified by Highland Council of a decision to close the school on Wednesday due to strike action.

A decision on the future of a Thurso High School building – closed last month after concerns about its safety – is due next week.

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