A team of five S3 students from Trinity Academy in Edinburgh has fought off tough competition from hundreds of schools across Great Britain to win the Scotland prize in Shell’s national schools’ competition, The Bright Ideas Challenge. Continue reading Trinity students win Scotland title in national schools science competition
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Craigroyston Summer Fair’s on Saturday
Saturday 15th June 10am – 3pm
Summer Fair to fundraise for our Tanzania 2020 trip! 🇹🇿
Stalls will include hot food 🌭, face painting 🎨, cake and candy 🍰, tombola 🎟, clothes rail 👗, jewellery💍, henna painting 🖍, nail painting💅🏼, games🥇 etc.
Fun for all the family! 👨👩👧👦
Be sure to share the event, come along and bring as many friends as you can! 👍🏼
‘The new Three Rs should be Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’
As Westminster Shadow Education Secretary Angela Rayner calls for climate change to be included in the National Curriculum, a leading education company made up of former school teachers has said the subject should be taught from the start of primary school. Continue reading ‘The new Three Rs should be Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’
Bear with Me: Forthview parents produce fabulous new book
Forthview Primary School parents proudly unveiled their latest story ‘Bear with Me’ at a launch at the City Chambers on Wednesday. Continue reading Bear with Me: Forthview parents produce fabulous new book
Lose, lose: Scottish state schools cut number of exams pupils are allowed to sit
Reform Scotland says sharp reduction in National 4s and 5s available in many schools is narrowing educational opportunity for children.
New research released today by Reform Scotland, the independent think tank, exposes a disturbing decline in the number of National 4s and 5s school pupils are being allowed to sit. Continue reading Lose, lose: Scottish state schools cut number of exams pupils are allowed to sit
School work continues during Easter holidays!
Planned works ranging from repairs and maintenance to upgrades will be taking place at 35 schools and nurseries during the Easter holidays as part of a major £47m maintenance programme.
Continue reading School work continues during Easter holidays!
University hosts Young Enterprise Lothian Awards
The hard work and dedication of young entrepreneurs representing schools from across the Lothians has been recognised at an awards event at Edinburgh Napier University. Continue reading University hosts Young Enterprise Lothian Awards
City pupils being short-changed?
Edinburgh schools have the worst pupil-to-teacher ratios in Scotland, new figures have revealed. According to the statistics, the Capital had 15.1 pupils to every teacher across both primary and secondary schools. Continue reading City pupils being short-changed?
Lights, camera, DATA!
Calling all budding Steven Spielbergs, Kathryn Bigelows or Peter Jacksons, Netflix fans, and promising BBC Data Scientists! A national competition to design a film or tv series based on data has been launched at DATAFEST 2019 – the UK’s first ever two-week festival of data innovation in Scotland. Continue reading Lights, camera, DATA!
Boost for computing lessons in Scottish schools
Teachers from nearly 70 per cent of Scottish schools have signed up for BT tech literacy programme Continue reading Boost for computing lessons in Scottish schools









