Education

Young people are encouraged to take up the offer of routine vaccines at school – stats show a decline in vaccine uptake rates for this group.

School support staff across Scotland have ended a long-running pay dispute with council leaders after they voted to accept a new pay offer.

Thurso pupils at one primary school made up 124 boxes of gifts and essential items to help those in need at Christmas time.

Pupils at Noss Primary School and ELC organised events and activities to support the Blythswood Appeal and Children in Need.

At school my only dream career was to be a Blue Peter presenter.

Visit took place in September

Five school leavers from Caithness and north Sutherland have been awarded scholarships from the Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm.

Dunbeath Primary School raised £43.09 for BBC's Children in Need appeal on Friday (November 17).

Children dressed up and dressed down at Miller Academy in Thurso last week, all in aid of a very good cause.

Thurso Community Development Trust has teamed up with the high school to run a pilot project offering merits and prizes to pupils for reducing waste.

Children at two local schools have been doing their bit for those in need recently.

The leader of Highland Council has demanded his own party’s education secretary provide “greater equity with the rest of Scotland” for schools.

Two young men were applauded by the many who attended a special ceremony at Wick Heritage Centre in which they were given Saltire Summit Awards.

Miller Academy Primary School and ELC in Thurso had a super busy MacMillan morning recently – raising a hugely impressive sum for the cancer charity.

Community councillors in Wick are seeking more information from Highland Council about a robot school cleaner that is allegedly not up to the job.

An engineering student at UHI North, West and Hebrides in Thurso has received the IET Student Excellence Award.

A pupil at Wick High School is hoping to make a difference after being elected to chair the Highland Youth Parliament for the coming year.

All school strikes planned by the union UNISON have been suspended for members to consider an improved pay offer for local government workers.

Work described as "relatively complex and expensive."

Esther Spratt of Strathy came second in the P4-5 learners solo singing section at the Royal National Mod.