School wrangle rumbles on despite council agreement
A fresh row has erupted over Wednesday’s decision on the future of schooling throughout Shetland, with a warning that the failure to follow a consultant’s
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Strategy for secondary education in Shetland – a response
Lilian Moncrieff, a doctor at the School of Law at the University of Glasgow, writes in response to the Strategy for Secondary Education in Shetland
READ FULL STORYWith 30 years of studying at a distance, engineer Jim is longest serving devotee
An electrical engineer from Sandsound has become one of the longest-serving devotees of distance learning.
READ FULL STORYIsles’ cultural heritage to be recognised in new university degree course
The rich cultural heritage of the Northern Isles is to be the focus of a new postgraduate degree at the University of the Highlands and
READ FULL STORYTeachers’ disclosure failures condemned as ‘appalling’
Teachers and other adults working in Shetland schools are ignoring a requirement to declare criminal convictions.
READ FULL STORYEducational trust looking for applicants
Zetland Educational Trust is looking for projects and activities which require funding. The trust, administered by Shetland Islands Council, set up in the 1960s from…
READ FULL STORYOzzy the Otter helps enterprising Brae pupils claim young company award
By ROSALIND GRIFFITHS Budding entrepreneurs from Brae High School won this year’s Young Enterprise Shetland Awards which were presented at the museum last Thursday night….
READ FULL STORYCollege chief disappointed over decrease in funding next year
By LOUISE THOMASON The director of Shetland College has voiced his disappointment at a decrease in funding announced for the next academic year by the…
READ FULL STORYMossbank parents vow to fight staffing cuts in primary school
By ROSALIND GRIFFITHS Parents of Mossbank pupils this week pledged vigorously to oppose any cuts in staffing levels at the primary school. They met with…
READ FULL STORYHuge crane lifts school huts
By LOUISE THOMASON Work began at Bells Brae Primary School this week to install temporary classrooms which will be used while the building’s windows are…
READ FULL STORYCouncil must decide where to wield knife on education before Christmas
By JOHN ROBERTSON Councillors will have to decide before Christmas where to start cutting their £37 million annual spend on education. After years of avoiding…
READ FULL STORYParents voice fears over re-vamped plan for Mid Yell school
An attempt is to be made to allay the concerns of parents and teachers in Yell who fear that the new £8.5 million school in…
READ FULL STORYPressure rises on council to close schools
By JOHN ROBERTSON COUNCILLORS are set to face greater pressure than ever before to shut rural schools because Shetland’s expensive education service can no longer…
READ FULL STORYPupils sample US election fever during Global trip
By LOUISE THOMASON WITH ONE of the most exciting Presidential elections for decades, the United States has been the focus of much attention lately and…
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