Education

An English firm has landed a £75,000 contract to provide 5,000 iPad covers for Scottish Borders Council.

The children at Selkirk’s Philiphaugh Community School had a magical visit last Thursday from a most enchanting author.

Irresponsible parking is causing “nightmare” problems when it comes to traffic in Melrose.

Heriot youngsters are voluntarily spending part of their weekend at school in a bid to raise awareness of homelessness this weekend.

The date of public meetings being held as part of a consultation over plans to change two primary schools’ catchment areas has been put back a week.

The future of a popular day out for Borders youngsters has been secured for another three years, thanks to a £28,500 grant.

Council bosses are planning a rejig of school catchment areas in a bid to save a village primary from facing the threat of closure.

Council chiefs are to continue with their planned rollout of extra childcare hours despite protests from parents claiming their children are being discriminated against.

The youngsters set to lead this year’s Tweedbank Fair were picked in the town’s community centre on Friday night.

Council chiefs have agreed to prioritise rebuilding Eyemouth’s primary school over Earlston’s if Scottish Government funding is not forthcoming.

A public vote to name Jedburgh’s new £32m intergenerational campus will not take place as quickly as many have been anticipating.

Schools alongside the Borders Railway are being visited by British Transport Police officers in a bid to educate youngsters on the dangers of trespassing near the line.

Parents in Hawick are voicing frustration at not being able to enrol their children at a school on their doorstep.

Scottish Borders Council leader Shona Haslam has defended the authority’s plans to hand out iPads to schoolchildren after having them called into question.

Opposition councillors are demanding to know more about Scottish Borders Council’s plans to hand out iPads to every child in the region aged 11 to 17.

The doors of Jedburgh’s new school were opened to the public for the first time yesterday, giving 50 lucky residents the chance to see the build up close.

Heriot-Watt University’s School of Textiles and Design, based at the Galashiels campus, enjoyed a double success in London recently.

A beleaguered Borders village is on the verge of crisis, a concerned community spokesman has admitted.

Scottish Borders Council is fully within its rights to put Jedburgh’s Howdenburn Primary School site on the market.