Education

PUPILS at Melvich Primary went back in time to the Victorian period when they experienced what is was like to be taught in a classroom from that era.

Trudy Morris, chief executive of Caithness Chamber of Commerce, welcomes the 'promising sign' that businesses are dedicated to the far north

Job seekers are being invited to what is being billed as the largest and most comprehensive job, career, training and recruitment event in Caithness.

Funding from a wind farm off the east coast of Caithness and Sutherland will help colleges meet the needs of the offshore renewable energy sector.

Highland Council forwarded a bulletin in which it stated that a number of schools or nurseries are closed today as a result of Storm Jocelyn.

Seven young workers from across the Highlands are on a mission to find green solutions for their business.

Thousands of pupils across the Highlands will miss school today in the wake of Storm Isha.

Thousands of Highland pupils have been told to stay at home today as treacherous wintry conditions continue.

Schools across the Highlands are set to remain closed today as heavy overnight snow is causing travel disruption in the region.

There are multiple closures of work places and educational establishments across Caithness due to the heavy snowfall today (Tuesday, January 16).

The £1.22m Renewable Energy Training Centre, being established by Aurora Energy Services (AES), will be the first of its kind in the region.

Wick and Thurso high schools have issued statements saying they will be closed tomorrow (Tuesday, January 16) due to adverse weather conditions.

He had a distinguished career and was a renowned gastro-intestinal surgeon.

Councillor Helen Crawford called for a 'school estate emergency' declaration to tackle the issue but SNP-Independent councillors voted it down.

Children experience "warm, caring and nurturing approaches to their personal care and learning needs."

The north has the worst school buildings in Scotland but the council delayed the debate by more than three weeks.

Businesses are being encouraged to sign up for a leading far north jobs fair due to take place next month.

Wick's Pulteneytown People's Project (PPP) outlined some of the extra services it will be delivering this year for families with children.

Sinéad Hargan and Helen Moore have taken up the co-directorship at Lyth Arts Centre while Charlotte Mountford is on parental leave.

A Thurso mum with a severely autistic boy hit back at Highland Council's 'insulting twaddle' with regard to its policy on local respite care.