Education

One of the most unusual cohorts of apprentices at Dounreay have completed their qualifications after a worrying start to their careers.

Two Highland charities were recognised for their work supporting young people and their families alongside Highland Council and the NHS.

Scores of students will graduate at a ceremony in Thurso next week, with the co-founder of a local distillery as guest speaker at the event.

The new model aims to “strengthen student experience and ensure financial sustainability’ for the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI).

A new fund has been announced for life sciences businesses in the Highlands, looking to invest in capital growth projects.

Wick High School held a special event in which prizes and trophies were handed out to some of its most gifted pupils.

Highland Council’s education committee has agreed to the transfer of youth work and adult learning to the council from High Life Highland.

Caithness pressure groups heaved a sigh of relief as Highland Council announced today that local respite care will be reinstated for disabled children

A national environmental charity has awarded a Wick man with a Clean Up Scotland Hero award for his efforts to keep the town litter-free.

Pupils at Noss Primary were given medals by a local gardening club as a token of appreciation for all the effort they put into its annual flower show.

A community councillor in Wick has questioned the time it is taking for a £750,000 consultation, including on the Carnegie Library, to be finalised.

A Caithness model and actress has returned to the county after making it big in the Philippines to pursue her latest educational project.

Thanks to funding from the Coop, members of the Caithness Junior Orchestra (CJO) will stay cosy this winter in their new brightly coloured tops.

Parents says additional support is not available where it should be as the focus is now on kids from deprived backgrounds.

A Caithness artist had three paintings at a scientific exhibition in Edinburgh about the workings of the human brain.

A new initiative encouraging Noss pupils to cycle to school has taken off in a big way, with 34 children and six adults taking part in week two.

Scotland’s Children’s Hearings System is seeking new volunteer panel members to make decisions in the interests of infants, children and young people.

See the latest photos of Primary 1 pupils starting the new school year in 2024 across the far north

Pennyland Early Learning and Childcare in Thurso has received a glowing report from the Care Inspectorate after an unannounced visit to the nursery.

Opposition leader Alasdair Christie says ‘the question must be asked what damage or impact is it having on our children’s education.