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Parents angry at plan to swap school headteachers

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:23:42 GMT

ANGRY parents have attacked a decision by education chiefs to swap the headteachers of Castlebrae and Forrester high schools.

Edinburgh student makes handbag from cow stomach

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:34:49 GMT

An Edinburgh-based student is certain to divide opinions after creating a handbag line using the stomach lining of a Highland cow.

Star head nominated in national awards by pupils

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:08:49 GMT

A headteacher who “goes the extra mile” at a city special school has been put forward by her pupils for a national award.

Researchers want secrets of mussels

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:56:51 GMT

A DIVING expedition is under way to uncover the secrets of giant horse mussels on Scotland’s seabed.

Cows trample former Edinburgh lecturer to death

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:47:04 GMT

A RETIRED Edinburgh University professor has been trampled to death by a rampaging herd of cows while out walking his dog.

Scottish Independence: Schools to be battle ground

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:42:42 GMT

Secondary schools are set to become key political battlegrounds as pro and anti-independence groups go head-to-head to sway first-time 16-year-old voters.

Emergency plan to stop overcrowding at 9 schools

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:19:18 GMT

EMERGENCY plans are being drawn up to boost capacity at nine city primary schools as pressure on the Capital’s overcrowded classrooms intensifies.

Boroughmuir campaigners say new site ‘too small’

Sat, 11 May 2013 10:11:36 GMT

COMMUNITY leaders have attacked plans to cram Boroughmuir High pupils into a new building they claim will not be big enough to hold them.

Experts to revamp Castlebrae High

Thu, 09 May 2013 09:55:25 GMT

EDUCATION chiefs have scrapped a proposal to turn Castlebrae High into an annexe of Portobello High and announced they would draft in a national team of experts to revitalise the embattled  secondary.

Portobello school campaigners in Holyrood petition

Tue, 07 May 2013 09:31:01 GMT

CAMPAIGNERS fighting for a new high school in Portobello Park have launched a public petition in support of a new Private Bill which would allow education chiefs to build on the green space.

Parents’ anger at pupils’ sex education lecture

Thu, 02 May 2013 09:47:16 GMT

SEX education has been given to 12-year-olds attending assembly at a Lothians secondary school – sparking concern that children may have been exposed to unsuitable material.

Castlebrae High to be scientific centre

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:03:00 GMT

EDUCATION chiefs have revealed they want the replacement for Castlebrae High to be a centre of scientific excellence in a bid to reverse the fortunes of a school slated as the worst in Scotland.

Edinburgh finds £10m to boost capacity in schools

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:30:46 GMT

EDUCATION chiefs have revealed how they will target £10.5 million of new money to boost capacity at primary schools and nurseries across the Capital.

Council put bill to parliament for Portobello High School

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:59:26 GMT

A PRIVATE bill to allow the new Portobello High School to be built on Portobello Park has been introduced in the Scottish Parliament.

Capital gets first new primary school in 30 years

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:52:41 GMT

EDUCATION chiefs have revealed they plan to build the first new primary school in a generation to tackle chronic overcrowding in classrooms.

Portobello High School: Parliament bill bid made

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:29:31 GMT

A Private Bill to allow the new Portobello High School to be built in Portobello Park has been introduced in the Scottish Parliament.

Minister calls in at excellence school

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:54:18 GMT

THE minister for learning has visited a Lothians primary school after it scored top marks during a recent inspection.

Edinburgh college powered by new solar meadow

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:32:41 GMT

SCOTLAND’S first solar meadow has been switched on – helping one of the Capital’s largest educational institutions become energy self-sufficient.

Kids charity warns of online danger

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:14:34 GMT

A CHILDREN’S charity today said that it was “paramount” that youngsters learn about the dangers posed by “groomers” on Facebook.