Tag: Liberton High School
Edinburgh International Book Festival 2019: The Baillie Gifford Schools Programme
Communities come in many forms. A school; a housing development; a hospital; a village; a religious group; even an online forum - all might be communities, but equally they might not. Proximity by itself...
Southfest is on this Saturday
Southfest’ is bringing you a new community event that will have a focus of highlighting the vast amount of opportunities there are in the South of Edinburgh.
Everybody in the local community is invited to...
Edinburgh school pupils experience ‘Day of the Dead’
Liberton High School students visited Mexican restaurant El Toro Loco to learn about Mexican culture
Mexican restaurant El Toro Loco, located in Edinburgh’s Greater Grassmarket, hosted an exclusive, tailor-made Day of the Dead event for Modern Language pupils of...
Letter from Scotland
“At this time of the rolling year I suffer most,” says the ghost in Dickens’ ‘Christmas Carol’ as he compares the world around him with the kinder, gentler world he wishes for. And there...
Surveys completed on all Edinburgh schools
Following Tuesday’s tragic incident at Liberton High School, the Council has taken immediate steps to visit and inspect its school estate in order to provide reassurance to parents, pupils and teachers.
From 7.30am yesterday teams,...
Liberton High School pupil named
Police in Edinburgh have confirmed that the Liberton High School pupil who died at the school yesterday was 12 year old Keane Wallis-Bennett.
Her family and friends issue this statement:-"Keane will be sadly missed by...
Further update on Liberton High School
The following statement was issued by the City of Edinburgh Council this evening following today's tragic incident at Liberton High School.
A council spokesperson said: “Following today’s tragic incident at Liberton High School, our thoughts...
Update on Liberton High School
An S1 pupil died shortly before 10 am this morning at Liberton High School after an internal wall collapsed. We understand this was in the PE department. The girl has not yet been named,...
Liberton High School – pupil dies after gym wall collapses
A pupil at Liberton High School has died this morning after an internal wall collapsed, apparently in the PE building.
The school has been closed and all parents were asked to collect their children from...
Liberton High School Update
An S1 pupil has died after an internal wall inside the changing rooms of the gym hall at Liberton High School collapsed and landed on top of her.
The incident happened just before 10am this...