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25 May 2023
College Fine Arts Degree show has a presence of playfulness
The Orkney public will be treated to a degree show of the highest calibre, when final year BA Fine Art students at Orkney College show their works in June.
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23 May 2023
Stronsay Junior High in the running for most enterprising school title
Stronsay Junior High School has been shortlisted as one of Scotland’s most enterprising schools.
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23 May 2023
Moving on Up!
The Council’s Pupil Engagement Team and Papdale Parent Council are planning a free pop-up event supporting pupils moving up to Kirkwall Grammar School.
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22 May 2023
Orkney teacher enjoys a ‘commute with a difference’ to get to work!
One of our teachers has been flying high and making the national news for his unusual commute to work!
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22 May 2023
Student Funding open for applications
Orkney Islands Council is advising that applications are now open for assistance towards the cost of supporting young people to continue their studies.
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19 May 2023
Shapinsay bairns “inspired” by poet
Waterstones Children’s Laureate (2022-2024), Joseph Coelho, visited Orkney Library & Archive this week - as part of his nationwide ‘Library Marathon’ tour from May to August.
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11 May 2023
The Council supports National Numeracy Day – 17 May
National Numeracy Day celebrates the importance of numbers for children and adults alike and builds brighter futures by inspiring everyone to improve their numeracy skills.
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11 May 2023
Multiply – New programme aimed at transforming the lives of adults by improving numeracy skills
The Learning Link, Orkney College UHI and Voluntary Action Orkney are working together, with the Council’s support, to launch Multiply in Orkney. Multiply is a new Government programme to help…
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28 April 2023
A message to our community from the Council
It is with great sadness that we reflect on the tragic deaths of two young people within our community.
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28 April 2023
Burray bairns appeal for school kitchen staff
The children at Burray Primary School are appealing for folk to help out in the school kitchen – “We love our school lunches, they are tasty. Please come and work at our school.”
