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Highland Council’s Food in Schools project set to survey pupils, parents, teachers and staff

Highland Council’s Food in Schools project set to survey pupils, parents, teachers and staff

Highland Council’s Food in Schools project set to survey pupils, parents, teachers and staff

The aim of an annual menu update for the 18,000 lunches that are served everyday and reduce food waste.


Education Scotland report commends Millburn Academy for its ‘culture of respect’

Education Scotland report commends Millburn Academy for its ‘culture of respect’

Education Scotland report commends Millburn Academy for its ‘culture of respect’

Inspectors from Education Scotland praised the secondary school’s headteacher for providing “strategic well-focused leadership”.


Highland high school pupils head into the wilds at Alladale Wilderness Reserve

Highland high school pupils head into the wilds at Alladale Wilderness Reserve

Highland high school pupils head into the wilds at Alladale Wilderness Reserve

A part-funded outdoor experience is helping give secondary pupils an in-depth understanding of nature. John Davidson spoke to some of those involved


Most staff at Highland Council getting £60k+ are in teaching which got pay rises of 25% or more since 2019

Most staff at Highland Council getting £60k+ are in teaching which got pay rises of 25% or more since 2019

Most staff at Highland Council getting £60k+ are in teaching which got pay rises of 25% or more since 2019

The total bill for the local authority’s highest earners has risen five fold in the last five years.


Highland spots see boom in numbers of UK’s smallest butterfly amidst conservationists’ delight

Highland spots see boom in numbers of UK’s smallest butterfly amidst conservationists’ delight

Highland spots see boom in numbers of UK’s smallest butterfly amidst conservationists’ delight

A charity has reported an explosion in numbers of one of Scotland’s fastest-declining butterflies, with more than 500 counted at a Highland estate.


Mikeysline Bee The Change choir is bringing school pupils out of their shells

Mikeysline Bee The Change choir is bringing school pupils out of their shells

Mikeysline Bee The Change choir is bringing school pupils out of their shells

One Charleston Academy teacher hailed the group as ‘one of the most rewarding things I’ve done in a long time’.


Highland pupils showcase creative talent as competition winners are announced

Highland pupils showcase creative talent as competition winners are announced

Highland pupils showcase creative talent as competition winners are announced

Talented young writers across the Highlands took part in a creative writing competition, with two Inverness pupils scooping the top awards.


Highland Council school staff overpaid because sickness absences were not recorded

Highland Council school staff overpaid because sickness absences were not recorded

Highland Council school staff overpaid because sickness absences were not recorded

Development comes as audit finds £624,000 was wrongly paid to past and present staff.


New initiative to transform volunteering practices launched in Inverness

New initiative to transform volunteering practices launched in Inverness

New initiative to transform volunteering practices launched in Inverness

The Volunteer Academy, developed by the Highland Third Sector Interface (HTSI), was formally unveiled on Friday.


PICTURES: Explosion of the senses as Loch Ness-side primary school opens revamped playground

PICTURES: Explosion of the senses as Loch Ness-side primary school opens revamped playground

PICTURES: Explosion of the senses as Loch Ness-side primary school opens revamped playground

A Loch Ness-side primary school is celebrating the opening of exciting new additions to the playground after several years of determined fundraising.


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