Education

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.

It’s time for an end to pupils leaving school at lunchtime to buy fast food, according to Brian Whittle MSP.

The staff, parents and pupils of Leswalt Primary enjoyed an afternoon of Science as part of British Science Week celebration. British Science Week runs from 9th-16th March and is designed to raise awareness of all things ‘Science-y’ and encourage boys and girls to hone their investigative skills.

Providing the best start in life for all our children and being inclusive are priorities for Dumfries and Galloway Council.

There’s more to childcare than just building sandcastles, making dens, or doing some glitter painting…

Headway House visited Belmont Primary School earlier this week to deliver a presentation to all classes regarding cycling safety.

Studying medicine and dentistry will make you the richest after university with graduates earning an average of £46,700 according to new research from the Institute of Fiscal Studies.

Children from across Scotland are getting in the Christmas spirit early to try and win £1,500 for their school.

It appears that three Dumfries and Galloway Council primary schools earmarked for closure will now stay open for at least the next five years.

Council plans to close Garlieston Primary School are set to be mothballed for a period of five years at the Children, Young People and Lifelong Learning Committee meeting at the end of the month.

Dumfries and Galloway Council has decided to ‘pause’ the plans to close three schools after a public consultation.

MSP Joan McAlpine says the closure of Ae and Kirkbean schools will have a ‘devastating impact on the community’.

From today, Thursday, September 28, Wigtown Library, part of DG Customer Services, will become the first in the region to be awarded dementia friendly status.

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is offering schools across the UK the chance to win a unique fun-filled workshop with a BHF-funded researcher to inspire pupils to learn about how their hearts work.

MP Alister Jack has urged Dumfries and Galloway Council to rethink their proposals to close rural schools.

Kirkcolm, Portpatrick and Leswalt schools have been having a very busy time participating in Maths Week Scotland.