Education

South African academics have been welcomed to the Highlands as part of an exchange link up involving the University of the Highlands and Islands.

‘Val was driven by a determination to ensure every young person in the Highlands had an opportunity to thrive.’

All eligible young people are being encouraged to apply for a weekly, term time allowance of £30 per week from August.

Footballer and history teacher Neil Moir says he wants to “give back” to the Tain area after five years.

St Clement’s School has raised a whopping £23,700 as the winners of a Cash for Kids fundraising competition, for their new inclusive playground.

An Alness Academy pupil’s graphic design skills have seen him win a competition to have his logo represent a local club.

There is room for improvement at a Wester Ross nursery according to a recent inspection.

Pupils from Ullapool nursery won a competition to name a new mascot — Logsy an Losgann, roughly translating to, Froggy the Frog.

A “celebrity” appearance at Dingwall Primary School’s P7 Leavers Assembly had the football-daft pupils “beside themselves”.

Hundreds of UHI Inverness members of staff gathered at a conference this week to take part in workshops and hear from the Invergordon guest speaker.

Mental health among young people was front and centre when the annual Highland Youth Parliament launched in Inverness today.

Dingwall Academy pupils have triumphed as the first-ever winners of a new debating competition.

West-coast parents are determined to have a “constructive” meeting with two major politicians on Thursday morning, after months of campaigning.

Dingwall Academy pupils saw the “poignant” inaugural presentation of a new award in the memory of the late Kirsteen MacLennan.

All eligible young people are being encouraged to apply for a weekly, term time allowance of £30 per week from August.

An exhibition celebrating the history of Tain’s oldest primary school has been heralded as an “amazing couple of days”.

For Refugee Week pupils from Dingwall Academy, Culloden Academy, and Inverness Royal Academy are to attend a special film screening at Eden Court.

A motoring group has chosen a new logo designed by a UHI Inverness student as part of its rebranding to encourage more young drivers to be road smart.

A school has welcomed an “extremely generous” donation, after a woman collapsed, forcing staff to “rush around” to find a defibrillator.

The P7 year-group have proved themselves to be “friendly, responsible and hard-working” during their time at the school.