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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...
A third of local schools failed to gain a penny from the Scottish government's £120 million pupil equity fund – despite claims from Holyrood that 95 per cent of all Scottish schools would benefit from the scheme. (more…) Read more...
Former SIC political leader Gary Robinson, who lost his council seat at last month’s elections, is The Shetland Times’ new columnist. For his first article, published in last week's paper, we asked Mr Robinson to reflect on the achievements of the last council and to consider what challenges the... Read more...
"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 celebrates talented young musicians from around the isles, is boasting another record-setting year with more than 300 entries from l... Read more...
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 Development Scotland (SDS) has been touring classrooms since November, and isles schools have been included in the schedule. Activities ... Read more...