Education

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.

Children in the far north will be given an insight into the careers of the future in the region after a new tie-up between industry and academia.

Wick John O'Groats Airport invited local school pupils to witness a test flight at its airfield of the largest unmanned air vehicle in Europe.

A new trim trail in the grounds of Halkirk Primary School will allow the pupils to make the most of their outdoor time, according to the head teacher.

Hundreds of schools are expected to benefit from the Highland Council and BT signing a new multi-year network services agreement

Parents of children and adults with additional support needs in the far north are being invited to attend a meeting about their future support needs.

Unison has announced plans for a "rolling series of strikes", with specific dates set to be announced "in the coming days".

WORK to boost inclusion through the teaching of British Sign Language has earned a Highland organisation a top prize in a prestigious UK competition.

Halkirk's Ruby Everett was among half-a-dozen youngsters whose poems won commendations from across the Highland Council area.

The Thurso Rotary Club annual speechmaking competition heard a wide and diverse range of subjects

Highland Council's plan to meet net zero carbon targets by 2045 is spelled out at council's climate change committee

The strikes are in response to plans to cut £4 million from the UHI's budget and make dozens of staff redundant.

We take teachers for granted when we should be giving them everything they need.

The Highland Council is in the process of developing a playpark strategy and would like Caithness children to be at the heart of the conversation.

A Wick-based education leader who used Lego to help young people’s development has got plenty to keep him busy in his retirement...

A young Highland journalist has won a national award for highlighting the plight of displaced care home residents in her home town of Ullapool.