Education

Work is now under way on Jedburgh’s intergenerational school campus, and Scottish Government Deputy First Minister John Swinney visited the Hartrigge Park site on Monday to take part in a ground-breaking ceremony.

Work is well under way on Jedburgh’s intergenerational school campus, and deputy first minister John Swinney visited the Hartrigge Park site on Monday to take part in the ground breaking ceremony.

Council chiefs are defending plans to replace paid librarians with schoolchildren.

Schoolchildren in the Borders are being asked to fill in for trained library staff as part of a cost-cutting drive by council bosses.

The newest and biggest playpark in the Borders was officially opened on Saturday, and large crowds turned out for a party to mark its launch.

It’s been described as one of the most important days of education a child will ever have and it continues to enthrall all pupils who attend.

It’s been described as one of the most important days of education a child will ever have and it continues to enthrall all pupils who attend.

A funding boost of £9,800 has come as music to the ears of young Borderers this week as it secures the extension of their creative music programme for another year.

Action is being taken to stamp out an outbreak of anti-social behaviour in Kelso being blamed on unruly youths.

Kelso High School headteacher Jill Lothian has hit out over unsubstantiated rumours about pupils there using drugs being aired at a public meeting.

Scotland’s biggest teaching union is further pushing its calls for a 10 per cent pay rise for all teachers.

Monday is E-Day for tens of thousands of Scottish school pupils – the start of their exams.

Sixth form pupils leaving Berwickshire High School this week upped the ante when it comes to pranks by putting the school up for sale on ebay.

Members of Scottish Borders Council have agreed to plans that could see secondary schools in Galashiels, Hawick, Peebles and Selkirk replaced.

Scottish Borders Council has agreed to close St Margaret’s RC Primary School in Hawick.

Four high schools in the Borders need to replaced or undergo major repairs within the next decade and a half, a new report reveals.

The fate of a Hawick school is to be sealed this week.

Cash-strapped Scottish Borders Council’s plans to save £80,000 by making cuts to school warden patrols and other services could put children’s lives at risk, it has been warned.