Men face court following Bonfire Night disorder

Police have made a number of arrests in connection with public disorder on Bonfire Night which saw a woman police officer seriously injured in North Edinburgh. Five men will appear in court today with two more to appear at a later date. Continue reading Men face court following Bonfire Night disorder

It’s a rap: top author joins students at Spartans’ Alternative School

Award-winning Scottish writer Allan Bissett delivered a workshop at Spartans Community Football Academy’s Alternative School at Fet Lor Youth Centre on Friday.  Continue reading It’s a rap: top author joins students at Spartans’ Alternative School

Job opportunity with Stepping Stones North Edinburgh

Early Years Practitioner- Temporary post

Part-time (24 hours p/w) Please note this post works 42 weeks out of 52 with the fixed holidays predominately following the school holidays.

This post is initially a 6 months contract with a possible extension
The salary below is pro-rated across the year.
Salary – £10,616 (hourly rate £9.02) – Qualified at HNC/SVQ 3 level
Salary – £9436.44 (hourly rate £8.02) – Qualified at NC/SVQ 2 level

The Early Years Practitioner is responsible for providing safe and stimulating care and play provision for children aged 0-5 years.

Application pack: available to download from the ‘News’ section of www.steppingstonesnorthedinburgh.co.uk or call 0131 551 1632.

Closing date: Monday 8th January 2018 with interviews W/B 15th January 2018

EYP job advert December 2017

 

Three Edinburgh teens join nationwide What’s Your Story? programme

Scottish Book Trust, the national charity transforming lives through reading and writing, has announced the seven teenage writers and illustrators who have been recruited to steer the nationwide What’s Your Story? programme, aimed at helping to increase opportunities for young people to access and contribute to literary culture across Scotland. Continue reading Three Edinburgh teens join nationwide What’s Your Story? programme

Edinburgh College E-Files exhibition

Edinburgh College Events Management students held an exhibition focusing on the paranormal history of Edinburgh on Thursday. The free exhibition ‘The E Files’, which took place at Granton Campus, told spooky stories about the city’s supernatural and terror-filled past.

The digital exhibition included moving images, music and short clips featuring the stories of Burke and Hare, Mary King’s Close and more. There were also  word searches and interactive quizzes

Events student Robbie McHardy-Reid, the event marketing manager, sent the following images: