Storm Arwen forces school closures
Storm Arwen has forced the closure of a number of schools today (Friday). Foula and Fair Isle primary schools didn’t open this morning and Ollaberry…
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Sound Primary School to close early because of gales
Sound Primary School will close early today because of the worsening weather.
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Big challenges await next council warns outgoing education chairwoman
Outgoing councillor Vaila Wishart has highlighted major challenges for the next council as it prepares to deliver services for young people, in her closing statement…
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School closure plans shelved as councillors call for government meeting
A call has been made for a council meeting with Scottish government ministers to discuss the way forward for education.
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School closure proposals – reports to be published
The prospect of school closures has once again emerged, with consultation reports on Mid Yell and Whalsay set to be published this week.
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Deflated over schools (Stuart Hannay)
I 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 STORYShameful tick-box tactics (Jeremy Sansom)
Almost daily we hear of a politician, banker, chief executive or other prominent person railing against the accusation of some misdemeanour saying: “I have done…
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Boden insists schools decision is lawful
The 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…
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‘SIC was selective with school costs information’
Council findings detailing the cost of educating secondary education pupils have been slammed in an independent report commissioned by pressure group CURE.
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Council puts school closures on back burner
Consultations on the future of five secondary school departments are to be postponed, it was confirmed at a council meeting today.
READ FULL STORYBacking for plan to postpone school closure talks
School consultations are the “symptoms and not the cause” of uncertainty over possible closures, the council leader has claimed.
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School closures
A string of schools are closed for the day due to power cuts following lightning strikes.
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I’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…
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School win brings joy to Northmavine community
Parents embraced upstairs at the Lerwick Town Hall as a controversial plan to axe two primary schools in Northmavine was voted down by councillors.
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