Education

Pupils at Earlston High School took to the stage last week for their end-of-year theatre production.

Take a good fairy tale, some amazing singing and dancing, dazzling costumes and a good helping of laughter, and what do you get?

Borders youngsters will be over the moon this summer, as they take on Live Borders’ Summer Reading Challenge.

Pupils from primary schools in Galashiels tasked with showing how much they love living in the Borders by decorating the hoarding of a building site in the town did so well they have won an award.

A pilot project intended to cut the cost of running school libraries has ended up in the bad books of at least one of the three sites trying it out.

Jedburgh Grammar Campus has proven the most popular choice for the town’s £32m new school in a public vote.

The headteacher who will oversee Jedburgh’s new school has been appointed by Scottish Borders Council.

Jedburgh townfolk are being invited to pick their favourite name for the town’s new intergenerational campus.

The number of pupils being excluded by schools in the Borders schools has fallen by more than a fifth in two years, according to the latest figures.

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.