Education

A public information campaign is encouraging families to enrol their children for funded early learning and childcare ahead of a major expansion this summer.

People across Scotland are being encouraged to learn something new or get back into education as The Open University is offering hundreds of free courses online.

More than 30,000 young Scots would learn to play pipes and drums if they had the chance but only 6000 are learning so far, according to a national charity.

Blind and partially sighted school children are gaining fewer qualifications than their classmates, prompting calls from a sight loss charity for action to close a “shocking and unnecessary gap in attainment”.

The number of teachers working in Scotland’s schools has risen to its highest level in the last decade.

Rehearsals are well under way at Mearns Academy for its first school show in seven years.

Two more Aberdeenshire schools are celebrating having attained sportscotland’s Gold School Sport Award during the school year 2018/2019.

Lathallan School has welcomed a £1000 donation to its pipe band after performing at the official opening of Montrose Port Authority’s new £7.5 million North Quay redevelopment.

A University of Aberdeen academic has contributed to new resources to help pupils understand the impact of World War 1.

The Lib-Dems have slammed a situation which has seen pupils in Aberdeenshire travelling 40 miles by taxi to continue their studies.

Aberdeenshire Council’s schools and early years settings have seen significant investment over the summer months with 15 capital enhancement projects completed valued at £2.4 million.

Primary schools yet to receive a visit from the NSPCC’s free ‘Speak out. Stay safe.’ programme are being urged to sign-up as soon as possible.

As Scottish Book Trust marks its 21st anniversary, the independent national charity transforming lives through reading and writing, has launched a new fundraising campaign to provide crucial support to vulnerable families and help fight the effects of living in poverty through reading and books.

Budding artists from Newtonhill Primary School created the artwork as part of a competition organised by the team at Brio Landale Court in Chapelton.

Secondary pupils across Aberdeen City and Shire are preparing to put their physics, maths, chemistry and geology skills to the test to solve an energy industry challenge.

School children across the North-east of Scotland are being challenged by Scottish Water to come up with calendar designs based on a water efficiency theme.

Aberdeenshire councillors have agreed a number of key workstreams to progress with the devolution of school budgets.