Education

Conservation experts are joining forces to help save the rare and threatened great yellow bumblebee at Bettyhill.

Councillor Michael Gregson says ‘they are letting down the staff, the pupils, the parents and the people of the Highlands’

People delving into the world of work or looking for a career change or training opportunities will have a chance to connect with industry leaders.

Highland Council has announced the closure of a number of schools and nurseries affecting thousands of youngsters today as Storm Eowyn strikes.

MSP Edward Mountain says ‘the situation in Highland schools is at breaking point’.

Inspectors visited Farr Primary School in November and their report has just published.

The ‘deeply alarming’ new figures show more than 54 per cent of pupils missed 10-20 per cent of the school year.

From the picture archive of the Northern Times.

The Scottish Human Rights Commission found ‘not a single human right’ is met in the region ‘under international law’.

From the picture archive of the Northern Times.

A professor with 30 years experience of “fostering academic innovation” has been given a crucial leadership role at UHI.

Thousands of Highland school and nursery children are set for another day at home as the cold snap continues.

The past 12 months proved to be another very busy year for our team, writes the Highland Archive Service.

Around 20,000 school pupils and nursery children in the Highland Council area are staying at home today after heavy snow overnight forced closures.

Highland Council has announced the closure of a raft of schools and nurseries this morning after more heavy snow overnight.

Six schools and three nurseries in the Highlands have so far announced they will be closed or will open later today.

Eight schools in the Highlands have been reported to be closed so far this morning.

From the picture archive of the Northern Times.

Students at UHI Inverness returned from an exciting trip to Iceland where to visit restoration projects and geothermal landmarks.

A short film made with the help of pupils from Golspie High School will make its premiere next month via the digital mobile cinema, Screen Machine.