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27 September 2024
Cream of the crop as Orkney marks World School Milk Day!
The bairns at Orkney’s schools – and two special visitors – enjoyed an “udderly” amazing menu dedicated to World School Milk Day on Wednesday (25 September)!
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25 September 2024
Picky comes alive with the sound of music!
The Picky Centre was alive with the sound of music on Thursday (19 September) thanks to the hard work of everyone involved in the Orkney Schools Instrumental Music Service concert.
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24 September 2024
Celebrating 20 years of Active Schools - More Children, More Active, More Often
This year marks 20 years of Active Schools – delivered in partnership by local authorities and sportscotland.
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19 September 2024
‘Hard-hitting’ road safety message driven home to Orkney students
“The hug of despair” - that’s how Sergeant Simon Hay described the slumping of a parent who has received the devastating news that their child has been killed in a road crash.
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19 September 2024
Orkney Careers Fair to highlight employment, training and educational pathways
Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) Orkney and Skills Development Scotland (SDS) are joining forces to host the third Orkney Careers Fair this October in Kirkwall.
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17 September 2024
North Walls School and Nursery bairns are “happy, confident and included”
Education Scotland inspectors found “confident children who are safe, included and happy” at North Walls Community School and Nursery.
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20 August 2024
Beuy Beuy! Stromness Primary to welcome P1 class of all boys
What are Little Boys Made Of? asks the age-old nursery rhyme – well the teaching staff at Stromness Primary School are about to find out as they welcome a P1 class of 18 boys!
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15 August 2024
Ready to offer a warm welcome - employability programme supports booming Orkney hospitality sector
Orkney’s hospitality businesses welcomed a new crop of workers willing and able to offer a warm welcome this tourist period - thanks to special behind-the- scenes work by employers, educators and…
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6 August 2024
#NoWrongPath - Alan Dundas
Alan Dundas left school at 18 without the grades he’d been hoping for.
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6 August 2024
2024 SQA Exam results published
Pupils across Orkney are today (Tuesday 6 August) receiving their examination results from the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA).
