Education

A Culloden Academy teacher said it was “terryfing and special” to be named Secondary Teacher of the year at last night’s Highland Heroes awards.

‘We all worked our socks off for league rise’

Opposition plans for education reforms, free primary school meals and lower hikes in council tax were rejected.

Details of what specifically was proposed were scant while the Greens ‘hail influence’ on securing £500k investment.

The Liberal Democrats want to place an emphasis on attainment in schools amid flagging results for north youngsters.

A further £8m will be invested in renewable energy projects that have been touted for years.

P7 pupils from across the region were asked to come up with names for local Stagecoach buses - and their efforts didn’t disappoint!

Town’s school is singled out for praise after soaring up league table

Police have arrested a man after malicious emails - understood to be a firearms threat - were sent to multiple Highland and Moray schools.

The idea is to create a sixth form college accessible online to all pupils in the Highlands to ramp-up learning and attainment.

Local authorities such as Highland Council are being called upon to review ASL provision processes.

Councillor Michael Gregson warns when ‘Highland figures are so poor’ then ‘we need more transparency and openness’.

The local authority admits that it ‘has an impact on service delivery including at school level’.

A new report is highlighting “significant employment opportunities” for the Highlands arising from a flagship pumped storage hydro project.

Councillor Michael Gregson says ‘they are letting down the staff, the pupils, the parents and the people of the Highlands’

Highland Council has announced the closure of a number of schools and nurseries affecting thousands of youngsters today as Storm Eowyn strikes.

MSP Edward Mountain says ‘the situation in Highland schools is at breaking point’.

The ‘deeply alarming’ new figures show more than 54 per cent of pupils missed 10-20 per cent of the school year.

A professor with 30 years experience of “fostering academic innovation” has been given a crucial leadership role at UHI.

Inverness Campus will remain closed to students for a second day on Friday, UHI Inverness has confirmed amid further weather warnings for the region.