Council will raise tax and draw on reserves to maintain services
Schools and ferries are two areas where the council may be forced to make cuts if it is to continue to balance its books. That…
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Pupils’ philanthropy boosts five charities
Several charities benefited to the tune of £3,000 each thanks to a schools’ philanthropy scheme. The Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) takes place across Scotland…
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Scottish government offers money for school clothing grants
Families in the isles are set to benefit from grants being issued for school uniforms.
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Bus timetable changes approved
Changes to public bus service timetables have been approved.
READ FULL STORYSchool day shake-up gets full council approval
School pupils will soon enjoy shorter Fridays now that a new timetable is set to be rolled out.
READ FULL STORYStark reality of national equity fund – third of local schools received nothing
A third of Shetland’s schools failed to gain a penny from the Scottish government’s £120 million pupil equity fund – despite claims from Holyrood that
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OPINION: Schools, cuts and resisting temptation on council agenda, Robinson says
He knows the council inside out. Here’s what Gary Robinson thinks is around the corner.
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WATCH: Music festival showcases Shetland’s young talent
“It just keeps getting bigger”, said Noelle Henderson, of the Shetland Schools Music Festival committee, which kicked off today at Mareel. The four-day event, which
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Kids are captivated by science and technology subjects
Over 400 pupils have taken part in workshops to develop their interest in science, technology, engineering and maths careers. A programme of events by Skills…
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Police crackdown on speeding motorists as new school term begins
• A motorist has been charged with dangerous driving after being caught driving at 72mph in a 40mph limit near the Sound School. • In
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Pupils celebrate excellent set of results
The nail-biting wait for exam results finally came to an end today when 617 local pupils received their grades by text, email and post.
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Fantastic Euroquiz experience for Sandwick pupils
Four P6 pupils at Sandwick Junior High School took part in yesterday’s national Euroquiz final at Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh.
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Generation Science brings ‘good vibrations’ science show to isles schools
• Generation Science will be touring its ‘Good Vibrations’ science show to nine primary schools in Shetland next week, including a first ever visit to
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Red letter day for young team behind colouring book enterprise
The annual Young Enterprise Scotland Shetland area final was held at the Shetland Museum last night with two competing companies, Ragazza and Trowaid, both from…
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