Education

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.

A Scottish Book Trust award winner from Thurso has a new illustrated children’s book available for pre-order.

A Wick-based gymnastics club says that 2024 is shaping up to be its most successful year so far and is now looking for sponsors.

On September 10, the Caithness Family History Society hosts an online presentation on using the National Library of Scotland resources for research.

Primary pupils are getting together to cycle to school in Wick from Staxigoe and various points in between in a new active travel initiative.

Castletown Primary School’s glowing inspection report issued today (August 27) highlights key strengths with pupils and teaching staff.

The ‘infectious enthusiasm’ of a Thurso High School teacher has seen a major rise in pupils studying classics with 70 per cent achieving an A grade.