Education

The EIS teaching union has urged Dumfries and Galloway Council not to introduce work place parking charges.

With recent events at a Dumfries secondary school, Galloway and West Dumfries Conservative MP Finlay Carson has called for “zero tolerance” of illegal substances in schools.

Career changers are being targeted in the next phase of the childcare recruitment campaign ‘A Job and a Joy’.

A conversation with former First Minister Jack McConnell changed explorer Craig Mathieson’s life forever.

Dumfries & Galloway College has again delivered a successful course for those keen to enter the overhead lines industry sector.

There’s nothing better than seeing a group of inner-city or otherwise disadvantaged kids out in the fresh air of the country, rather than having their heads stuck in iPads and mobile phones.

Everyone in Dumfries and Galloway should keep their Eyes Open for children at risk during the school holidays.

Parents at rural schools near Dumfries fear their children’s education is being undermined by damaging changes.

Education Scotland has reported on its inspection of Belmont Primary School and Nursery, following its visit in February 2018.

Pupils at Portpatrick Primary School have turned eco warriors to clean up their village and to tackle pollution in the wider environment.

Scotland’s biggest teaching union is further pushing its calls for a 10 per cent pay rise for all teachers.

The staff and students at Douglas-Ewart High and Annan Academy are delighted to learn they’re in the running for a top win.

Monday is E-Day for tens of thousands of Scottish school pupils – the start of their exams.

Fourteen regional arts projects across Dumfries and Galloway are set to share £75,000 from the Regional Arts Fund for projects taking place in 2018/19.

A Lockerbie Academy student is delighted to have been selected as the senior runner up in the science category of The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition.

The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has revealed that Scottish childcare funding rates are so low that nurseries are struggling to pay their staff the National Living Wage.

The region’s local environmental records centre was flying high as it celebrated gathering a million records of local plants and animals this week.