A council official says Shetland’s school absences are effectively monitored, after a report was released outlining attendance rates in all of Scotland’s local authority areas….
READ FULL STORYNew Covid-19 regulations will require Shetland parents to wear face coverings when collecting or dropping of children at schools, the Deputy First Minister has said….
READ FULL STORYStudents may be unable to return to Shetland for Christmas, a minister has warned. Deputy First Minister John Swinney told BBC Radio it was a…
READ FULL STORYShetland is to be awarded a share of Scottish government funding to provide free school meals over the holidays. The £10million fund is being awarded…
READ FULL STORYShetland College says it is well placed to deal with the challenges of staff and students returning amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
READ FULL STORYShetland College’s further education applicants are below target for the coming year – with particular shortfalls in business, hospitality and computing. Depute principal Susan Berry…
READ FULL STORYShetland’s schools are reopening today for the first time in almost five months today, with major changes in place to ensure the safety of staff…
READ FULL STORYAn innovative service which has provided childcare for essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic draws to a close today.
READ FULL STORYPhysical education classes will be carried out entirely outside when school lessons resume next week. New guidance from Education Scotland has been handed to Shetland…
READ FULL STORYFirst Minister Nicola Sturgeon is expected to confirm a planned return to school for staff and pupils on 11th August. It follows the end to…
READ FULL STORYAnxious teachers and school staff need to know that appropriate measures are in place to control coronavirus ahead of schools reopening next month. That is…
READ FULL STORYThe council is awaiting on more clarity from the Scottish government over when – and how – schools may re-open to pupils again.
READ FULL STORYNational media reports suggesting schools could soon reopen as part of moves to ease the lockdown have been dismissed by Holyrood politicians.
READ FULL STORYAll schools and nurseries will be closed next week as part of continuing efforts to slow the spread of coronavirus. The Scotland-wide measure was announced…
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