Tag: Education
Developer escapes having to pay extra £2m fee to council after challenging ‘coin toss’...
Plans for 256 flats on Ferry Road were brought back before councillors after the developer questioned the decision being made on a coin toss.
Developers behind plans for hundreds of new Edinburgh flats have escaped...
Call for ‘urgent explanation’ over school support for additional needs pupils
Edinburgh’s councillors called for clarification of the support being offered to pupils with additional needs after a “significant number” were refused places in school learning hubs.
Some families of children with additional support needs have...
High school plans halted to further explore greenbelt site
Edinburgh Council’s plans to bulldoze a village leisure centre to make way for a school have been halted after councillors called for alternative sites on the greenbelt to be explored.
A new high school for...
Exam results: no wrong path to succeed
August the eighth is exam results day for 144,000 young people across Scotland. Congratulations to all the students who got the results they had hoped for! It’s a real relief to open that dreaded...
West Lothian: Unions hit out at school cuts
Teaching unions have warned that changes to budgeting rules designed to “empower” head teachers will in fact force them to make severe cuts to their schools
The EIS has accused councillors of “passing the buck” for...
New community campus to replace Midlothian schools
Plans to demolish three schools and create a new community campus in Mayfield have been welcomed by local councillors.
The proposals will see Mayfield Nursery School, Saint Luke’s RC School, and Mayfield Primary School replaced...
Alba’s Anniversary: English language school celebrates its first decade
Alba English School in Causewayside is celebrating its tenth Anniversary.
Since October 2022 the school has helped thousands of students improve their English, pass exams, and advance their careers. Many Alba ‘graduates’ have subsequently...
Victoria Primary School pupils apply some engineering in circus skills classes
The circus goes to school this British Science Week, as pupils at Victoria Primary School welcome Let’s Do Engineering and Think Circus who have teamed up to deliver a set of engineering inspired circus...
Scotland’s unwanted jewellery gets a makeover
A local charity has teamed up with art colleges to rescue old jewellery and give it a new lease of life with the Radical Jewellery Makeover project.
Radical Jewellery Makeover is an initiative by The...
Honours degree for the grandson of country’s oldest PhD graduate
A young student has followed in the footsteps of his pioneering grandfather by graduating from Edinburgh Napier University.
David Hughes (22) graduated with a BA (Hons) in Social Sciences as part of the class of...
‘Generation Science’ celebrates 30 years of delivering science education around Scotland
'Generation Science' is celebrating 30 years this year, having reached around 1,172,696 pupils around the country over the three decades. Through 'Generation Science' and various other Edinburgh Science Learning projects, the charity reaches 60,000...
£5,000 donated by housebuilder to upgrade King’s Park Primary’s outdoor education facilities
A £5,000 donation from local housebuilder Dandara - who is building new homes at nearby Eskbank Gardens on Viscount Drive - has thrilled pupils and staff at Dalkeith's King's Park Primary school.
The Midlothian primary...
Heriot’s invite applications for bursaries
Governed by George Heriot's Trust, a Scottish charity, George Heriot's school encourages applications to the Heriot’s Foundation, which provides full fee remission to the children of widows and widowers living in Edinburgh and the Lothians,...
Looking at post Brexit educational economy
by James Collins
What is the possible influence of the Post-Brexit economy on education?
Brexit has had countless direct and indirect effects on many economic activities, which have created a ripple effect on other normal daily...
Green Light for Work to Begin on new South Edinburgh Primary School
Work is expected to begin before Christmas to build a new primary school and nursery in Canaan Lane after planning approval was granted today.
The plans for the new south Edinburgh school were approved at...
Students design homes of the future
Students have been encouraged to “push each and every boundary” that makes up a typical home, in a tie up between a leading Scottish university and major UK homebuilder CALA Homes.
The new homes developer...
National STEM programme sparks interest
A national science initiative has sparked an increase in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning across Scotland over the last six months, with over 2,000 school pupils taking part in a series of...
Lord Provost to Donate Muriel Spark Novels to Every Council High School
Edinburgh’s Lord Provost, Frank Ross, will donate almost 500 books to school libraries this Christmas to mark the centenary of Dame Muriel Spark’s birth.
During a visit to Tynecastle High School yesterday (Wednesday 12 December),...
Scotland’s universities offer scholarships to students from India
Students from India studying in Scotland have access to more than £6million in international scholarships with over £1million ringfenced to specifically attract outstanding Indian students, Universities Scotland has revealed.
As a delegation of Scotland’s higher...
Screen sector is area of growth
A £475,000 Scottish Government investment to support the National Film and Television School’s (NFTS) plans to set up a base in Scotland and support new bursaries, in partnership with the BBC, has been announced.
The...
Swinney welcomes education spend increase
New figures showing an increase in education spend by local authorities have been welcomed by Deputy First Minister John Swinney.
The latest provisional out-turn and budget estimates show education budgets have increased from £4.826 billion...
ScottishPower Foundation announce scholarships – apply now
The ScottishPower Foundation is calling on undergraduates keen to progress their careers in the energy and environment industry to apply for its Masters Scholarships programme as it announces 28 new grants will be awarded for the 2017/18...
Letter from Scotland
Seen from here in safe old Scotland, the rest of the world looks like a giant roulette wheel. Anything could happen, probably disastrous. The year ahead out there looks mighty scary.
While we in Edinburgh...
Education Maintenance Allowances given funding boost
The Scottish Government has announced an additional £16 million a year to help students from low income families to stay in education.
Changes to Education Maintenance Allowances (EMAs) could mean thousands more young women and men improve...
First Minister comes to Clovenstone
Gordon Macdonald MSP has welcomed the extension of the Scottish Government’s Attainment Fund to three primary schools in his Edinburgh Pentlands Constituency.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, speaking at the Wester Hailes Education Centre, announced yesterday...
Thursday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Russkaya Capella: Russian Choral Music with a Christmas Flavour. A mixed voice chamber choir performing Russian music, Russkaya Capella was founded in Glasgow in 2009 and is one of very few choirs in the...
Call for additional support to be maintained in colleges
Alison Johnstone, Green MSP for Lothian and education spokesperson for the Scottish Greens, expressed concern today about a report by the EIS showing cuts to Additional Support Needs in Scotland’s colleges.
Alison said:
"If we're serious...
Tuesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Old Mac's Munchkins - new farm-themed playgroup. An hour of farm-themed storytelling, crafts, play and songs. For children 2+. 10am today and every Tuesday, Gorgie City Farm (meet at the red tractor), 51 Gorgie Road. £2 per...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
Well we all know what's on in Scotland this week....but there's plenty available to take your mind off it....
MONDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER 2014
All Quiet On The Western Front (1930): a film saga of German boys...
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