Education

Pupils from the senior classes in Leswalt, Kirkcolm and Portpatrick recently came together at Portpatrick Primary to have a morning of active learning together.

Parents of children attending Wigtown Primary School have been left scratching their heads in puzzlement over a council decision to cut its number of classrooms just when it is about to need more.

The local MSP, who chairs the Scottish Parliament’s Cross Party Group on Heart Disease and Stroke, Labour’s Colin Smyth, has been backing a campaign by charity the British Heart Foundation to have CPR training delivered in every secondary school in the country.

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.