News - Education
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28 April 2022
Papdale Primary School community to come together again
The bairns have returned to the classroom following the Easter break and now it’s the turn of the wider Papdale Primary School community!
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26 April 2022
Stronsay pupils in training for five-mile log pull
Two Stronsay Junior High School pupils are pulling out all the stops – and a 27kg log - to help raise funds for repair work to a valuable lifesaving resource on the island - the community’s First…
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25 April 2022
Orphir School “bag the bruck”
The sun shone for the pupils and staff at Orphir Community School during their “bag the bruck” clean up on Thursday (21 April).
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20 April 2022
Save the date….save the date! Stromness Academy “celebration evening”
A “celebration evening” is being planned for all senior phase pupils at Stromness Academy this year, not just those who are leaving.
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20 April 2022
KGS Leavers’ March resumes
Everyone at Kirkwall Grammar School is delighted that they can resume the traditional leavers’ march to St Magnus Cathedral this year.
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15 April 2022
Know your school crossing signals – children’s lives depend on it
With the better weather and more children likely to be walking to school, Orkney Islands Council is reminding all drivers to make sure they know and obey the signals given by school crossing patrol…
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14 April 2022
Learn something new in 2022
Looking to learn something new? The Council’s Spring programme of community learning classes starts in May.
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5 April 2022
Plea for religious representation
A Church of Scotland Minister has called on other churches and denominations in Orkney to put forward nominations for representatives to join him sitting on the Council’s Education, Leisure and…
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4 April 2022
Let’s Dance…..with sticks!
Primary school bairns just wanted to dance with somebody as part of a national touring project that brought the Barrowland Ballet’s Family Portrait to Orkney.
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1 April 2022
Firth School bids a fond farewell to Eileen
Eileen Fraser is hanging up her apron as a school cook having served up tasty food to primary children in Firth for the past 31 years.