Education

'One World One Planet' theme as part of the Highland & Islands Climate Festival.

He said the local authority’s inability to proceed with 10 new school building projects is ‘depressing’.

Dire figures show the planned projects including 10 new schools totalled £566 million when just £343 million is affordable.

A 30-YEAR reunion of former Dingwall Academy pupils has sparked calls for an annual get-together.

As councillors argued and even wept during one of the longest debates the council has seen the land purchase for a new St Clement's was confirmed.

A three-day walkout of school staff across the Highlands later this month looks set to go ahead after UNISON rejected a revised pay offer.

SEVEN Highland schools were in the 100 best performing Scottish secondaries, when measured on the percentage of pupils securing five or more Highers.

Rising costs, a lack of certainty over Scottish Government funding and an expanding to-do list asre to blame according to the local authority.

MSP Kate Forbes says long-suffering Highland children must be prioritised.

A revised pay offer has been made to striking school staff just a fortnight before the next walkout, with a union set to meet tomorrow to discuss it.

Leader Raymond Bremner defends the move saying a deal is close to securing land for a new St Clements – almost a year after it was authorised.

'Are we not teaching a generation of children that adults cannot be held to their word?' asks parent council head.

A petition protesting shock proposals to shelve plans for a much-needed new school for children with additional needs insists they deserve better.

St Clement's parent says the council ‘lacks any form of moral compass’ while former leader labels the move 'absolutely disgusting.'

The council plans to cut £127 million from the capital budget by ditching 10 school building projects.

It has 9000 enrolled students, 600 staff and 19 campuses and centres stretching in Ross-shire from Ullapool to Alness and Auchtertyre.

UNISON, Scotland’s largest local government union says members will take part in the action over three days from Tuesday September 26 to Thursday 28.

Bonnie the Bus is gearing up for an appearance in Dingwall.

UNISON will give the employer at least 14 days’ notice of strike dates, which will be announced in the coming days.

Q&A with Peter Noble ahead of a Spectrum Centre performance this Thursday.