Sound Primary School to close early because of gales
Sound Primary School will close early today because of the worsening weather.
READ FULL STORYSound Primary School will close early today because of the worsening weather.
READ FULL STORYOutgoing councillor Vaila Wishart has highlighted major challenges for the next council as it prepares to deliver services for young people, in her closing statement…
READ FULL STORYA call has been made for a council meeting with Scottish government ministers to discuss the way forward for education.
READ FULL STORYThe prospect of school closures has once again emerged, with consultation reports on Mid Yell and Whalsay set to be published this week.
READ FULL STORYI am grateful to the councillors who have supported keeping rural schools open and did feel an initial sense of relief when the consultation on
READ FULL STORYAlmost daily we hear of a politician, banker, chief executive or other prominent person railing against the accusation of some misdemeanour saying: “I have done…
READ FULL STORYThe council’s top official has hit back against claims that the authority” flouted the law” to avoid legislation aimed at protecting communities from repeated school…
READ FULL STORYCouncil findings detailing the cost of educating secondary education pupils have been slammed in an independent report commissioned by pressure group CURE.
READ FULL STORYConsultations on the future of five secondary school departments are to be postponed, it was confirmed at a council meeting today.
READ FULL STORYSchool consultations are the “symptoms and not the cause” of uncertainty over possible closures, the council leader has claimed.
READ FULL STORYA string of schools are closed for the day due to power cuts following lightning strikes.
READ FULL STORYI’m sure the Shetland Insular Cabal, the undeclared political group that meets in secret and now effectively controls Shetland Islands Council, will have thought this…
READ FULL STORYParents embraced upstairs at the Lerwick Town Hall as a controversial plan to axe two primary schools in Northmavine was voted down by councillors.
READ FULL STORYShetland’s two parliamentarians have taken a stand against school closures following yesterday’s moves by the education and families committee not to close North Roe or…
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