New Covid guidance released for schools
New Covid-related guidance has been issued for schools, but concerns remain things may change if harder restrictions are imposed by government.
READ FULL STORYNew Covid-related guidance has been issued for schools, but concerns remain things may change if harder restrictions are imposed by government.
READ FULL STORYHot meals will soon be back on the menu across the council’s schools and nursery settings.
READ FULL STORYNational 5 exams will be cancelled across Scotland next year. The exams will be replaced by coursework and teacher assessments. The news comes as new…
READ FULL STORYSchools are being offered support to cope with classroom conflict. Scottish Mediation has written to the local education authority amid nationwide concerns about strains on…
READ FULL STORYPhysical education classes will be carried out entirely outside when school lessons resume next week. New guidance from Education Scotland has been handed to Shetland…
READ FULL STORYQuestions have been raised of the Scottish Qualifications Authority after isles MSP Beatrice Wishart warned “entire classes” had complained that their grades had been dropped
READ FULL STORYCoronavirus may have led to the cancellation of school exams this year, but secondary pupils have still excelled – helping to achieve a higher pass
READ FULL STORYSchools in the isles – along with others throughout the country – will re-open full-time, as planned, on 11th August.
READ FULL STORYFirst Minister Nicola Sturgeon is expected to confirm a planned return to school for staff and pupils on 11th August. It follows the end to…
READ FULL STORYSchool pupils will not be asked to maintain social distance from one another when schools return in August – but teachers and other school staff…
READ FULL STORYAnxious teachers and school staff need to know that appropriate measures are in place to control coronavirus ahead of schools reopening next month. That is…
READ FULL STORYA councillor says the Scottish government has shown “blatant disregard” for local authorities following its massive change of heart over when – and how –
READ FULL STORYThe Scottish government’s Education Secretary is expected to announce plans for a return to full-time education in schools by August.
READ FULL STORYElected members and officials have responded after the First Minister outlined how and when children will return to school as part of Scotland’s much vaunted…
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