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School pupils will now not sit exams after the Easter holidays, MSPs have been told today [Thursday]. It comes after the Scottish government's Education Secretary and Deputy First Minister John Swinney updated Holyrood on the coronavirus pandemic. The Scottish government has already ruled that... Read more...
All 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 by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Wednesday afternoon. Ms Sturgeon said that further detail on support for low-income students on free ... Read more...
The council is closing a number of schools and nursery settings to pupils next week for "operational and resilience reasons" as efforts to delay the impact of the coronavirus continue. The closures will take effect from Monday and are due to remain in place until Friday. Fair Isle Primary Scho... Read more...
Schools are remaining open after confirmation of two cases of coronavirus reaching the isles. The council's head of children's services Helen Budge has been in contact with Scottish government officials. It follows online posts of families self-isolating amid concerns over COVID-19. However... Read more...
A new counselling service is being rolled out by Shetland Islands Council's schools service following a major funding boost from the Scottish government. Almost £200,000 has been earmarked for SIC to cover this financial year, with a further £255,000 being allocated each financial year until 20... Read more...
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 was the fear expressed by some councillors on Tuesday as the local authority set its budget for 2019/20. "Radical action" could be required in order to avoid an unsust... Read more...
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 with pupils working together to decide which organisation to hand the cash to. An entire year group takes part in YPI. Throu... Read more...
Families in the isles are set to benefit from grants being issued for school uniforms. The Scottish government has announced a new £100 national minimum school clothing grant as a result of partnership involving local authorities across the country. Shetland Islands Council is in line for £1... Read more...
Changes to public bus service timetables have been approved. The tweaks will tie in with the new school timetable, which comes into force on 29th May. Affected services are the west mainland afternoon service, the number six service, the 24Y service and the 30 service. Members of ZetTrans g... Read more...
School pupils will soon enjoy shorter Fridays now that a new timetable is set to be rolled out. (more…) Read more...