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Pentland Primary School

A look at past Primary 7 class photos to take you back to school days

Strikes in 24 of Scotland’s local authorities are set to go ahead this week after councils and a trade union failed to reach an agreement over the weekend.

Edinburgh schools to shut for three days this week

An artist's impression of the new Wester Hailes High School. Image: City of Edinburgh Council.

Plans approved for new high school ‘superblock’

School strikes set to go ahead next week

Council apology to parents over school strikes

The University of St Andrews is the number one university in the UK and Scotland, according to The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024.

14 Scottish universities ranked from best to worst after league table changes

Take a look through our photo gallery to see Midlothian’s high schools ranked from best to worst, according to latest exam results.

Midlothian high schools ranked best to worst

Rank within West Lothian: 1. Rank within Scotland: 12. Percentage 5 or more Highers as a %: 68%.

West Lothian high schools ranked from best to worst

Chancellor George Osborne liked to talk about fixing the roof while the sun is shining. Picture: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images.

RAAC crisis adds to spiral of despair about Sunak’s Britain

Take a look through our photo gallery to see East Lothian’s high schools ranked from best to worst, according to latest exam results.

East Lothian high schools ranked best to worst

Professor Sir Ian Wilmut and Dolly. Photo: Roslin Institute

Scientist who led team which cloned Dolly the sheep dies aged 79

Rank within Edinburgh: 1. Rank within Scotland: 9. % pupils passing 5 or more Highers: 70%.

Edinburgh high schools ranked from best to worst

Address: Brabloch Crescent, Paisley PA3 4RG. Photo: Google Street View

The 12 best performing primary schools in Scotland 2023

More than 50 schools took part in the programme’s outdoor learning.

Schools' outdoor learning programme extended after successful pilot period

Zoe Thomas, principal author of the guide, said: “St Andrews is the best performing university in Scotland and is second-top across the UK, keeping Cambridge in third place. It scores exceptionally well on student satisfaction and graduate employment, and has earned the well-deserved accolade of Scottish University of the Year.”

14 Scottish universities ranked best to worst

Strike dates announced for September

Dates announced for school strikes which will see mass closure for days

Preston Lodge High School in Prestonpans has closed 23 of its 71 classrooms because of RAAC. Picture: Google Streetview

Here are the buildings hit by RAAC crisis
Schools, health centres, NHS and university buildings and fire stations impacted by crumbling concrete

Unison has a mandate to close all Edinburgh's 123 schools

Schools face mass closure as staff vote to strike over pay

College staff warn of 'chaos' at Edinburgh campuses

College staff strike over redundancies amid warnings of 'chaos'

Edinburgh Academy, in Henderson Row, has apologised for 'brutal and unrestrained' historic abuse. The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry heard from nearly 50 witnesses whose evidence covered the years 1954 to 1995. A total of 20 teaching staff were subject to allegations. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Private school apologises for 'brutal and unrestrained' historic abuse

Kirkliston Leisure Centre is the proposed site for the new Kirkliston High School. Pupils from Kirkliston currently travel to Queensferry High, but it is projected to exceed its capacity by 2025. Picture: Neil Hanna.

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Step forward for three new schools

Archbishop Leo Cushley will address councillors on Thursday, appealing to them not to remove voting rights from the religious reps on Edinburgh's education committee. Picture: Ian Rutherford/Shutterstock.

Faith reps to lose voting powers at council

St Mary's Leith RC Primary School

P7 class photos ahead of big move to secondary school

Schools in Edinburgh and the Lothians reopen on Wednesday after the summer holidays. Picture: Michael Gillen.

Term dates and school holidays for 2023/24

Sighthill Primary School

21 class photos as Edinburgh pupils prepare for return to classroom

Pirniehall Primary School

P7 Yearbook 2023: 20 final year class photos ahead of pupils' milestone move

Adam Bowen

Making the grade in Midlothian: Exam results revealed

Liberton Primary School

More final year class photos as pupils wave goodbye to primary
The sixth instalment of our P7 Yearbook 2023

According to the Sunday Times, Boroughmuir High School is the best state secondary in Edinburgh. The school, which moved to a new building in 2018, was ranked sixth overall in the 2023 Parent Power Schools Guide for Scotland.

The best schools in Edinburgh according to guide

School fenced off and signs warning of 'unstable ground'

Primary school could be 'closed until Christmas'

Granton Primary School

P7 Yearbook 2023: More class photos as pupils prepare for secondary school

Alex Salmond. Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Pupils from two Edinburgh schools to take part in Alex Salmond's Fringe show

Pupils will be moved for next term

Pupils to be moved 'as precaution' after hole appears playground

ESMS Junior School

P7 Yearbook 2023: More school photos as pupils wave goodbye to primary

Cramond Primary School

P7 Yearbook 2023: 18 final-year class photos of Primary 7 pupils

The Scottish Actor who boasted impressive roles from James Bond to Robin Hood, was born in the Fountainbridge area in 1930. Back then, he attended Tollcross Primary School but decided to leave education early at 13 to become a milkman. Unlikely origins for the man who would become one of Scotland’s most famous stars. He passed away in 2020, but his legacy lives on in the hearts of many.

Famous Edinburgh Students: 10 Celebs who studied at Edinburgh schools

Edinburgh University principal Professor Peter Mathieson has been urged to 'act swiftly' over the current situation where students are graduating with unclassified degrees. Picture: Neil Hanna.

University urged to 'act swiftly' over unclassified degrees

Carrick Knowe Primary School

21 final-year school photos to celebrate pupils' move to secondary

Fettes College in Edinburgh topped the Sunday Times list for independent secondary schools in Scotland based on A-level results.

Best local private schools named in Sunday Times guide

The Game of Thrones actor attended the Edinburgh Academy back when it was a boarding school. The 61-year-old has been described as “the greatest Scottish theatre actor of his generation”, with many award-winning performances including Henry V and The Crucible at the Royal Shakespeare Company.

10 famous faces who went to Edinburgh Academy

The much-loved funnyman, who formed one half of The Two Ronnies alongside Ronnie Barker, attended James Gillespie's Boys School and the Royal High School. Corbett died in 2016.

10 celebs who went to James Gillespie's High School

Staff have staged walkouts over pay and conditions

Edinburgh students heckle graduation ceremony

Uni Compares new league table unveils Scotland's top universities for 2023/24

The 10 best universities in Scotland, according to Uni Compare

Edinburgh South West MP Joanna Cherry with the Tynecastle High pupils at the Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition.

Pupils' research shows exams affect sleep patterns

Abbeyhill Primary School

P7 Yearbook 2023: Final-year class photos as they wave goodbye to primary

For three days only, Napier University has taken over iconic Edinburgh pub Shakespeare’s and transformed it into The Napier Graduate to celebrate the academic efforts of the class of 2023.

Napier University opens its own city centre pub

Exclusive Edinburgh University criticised by student who is being forced to leave the UK

Students at Edinburgh's Heriot-Watt University holding white boards in support of the White Ribbon campaign. Photo: Heriot-Watt University

Heriot-Watt named Scotland's first 'White Ribbon' university

The Sunday Times’ Schools Guide 2023, called Parent Power, names the top performing and highest-achieving schools across the country and is billed as “the definitive guide to secondary schools”.

Edinburgh high school ranked among Scotland’s best

The site of the former Castlebrae High School in Edinburgh.

Homes planned for former high school site

Garbage singer Shirley Manson grew up in Stockbridge but later bought a home in Joppa, just to the east of Portobello, where she can often be spotted out on walks along the sea front.

Celebrities who went to Portobello High School

This village school near Dalkeith took the number one spot and was named as the best primary school in Midlothian by The Times Scotland, receiving a top score of 400.

The 10 best Midlothian primary schools

Almost all aspects of the council's transport strategy - parking, walking, cycling, public transport, road safety and air quality - are currently out to consultation with a deadline of July 9 for people to register their views.

It's all brought together in what the council calls the City Mobility Plan, but with "action plans" for each element. Transport and environment convener Scott Arthur said: "This is people's chance to have a say on the big plan to take Edinburgh forward over the next ten years and make transport more sustainable, cut congestion and help us hit net zero. It's really important."

Among the questions asked in the consultation are how far people support the proposed expansion of Edinburgh’s cycle network so that every household is within 250 – 400 metres of a high-quality cycle route; what they think about looking at more restrictions on through traffic in the city centre to help create a friendlier environment for people living, shopping, working and visiting; and whether they back a targeted reduction in kerbside parking in the city centre to provide a more welcoming environment for everyone.

People are also asked to rate the importance of measures such as creating more bus lanes, extending bus lane operating hours to 7am-7pm, redesigning major junctions to make them safer for vulnerable users, considering speed limits of under 20mph in busy shopping street, installing more benches and rest places, improving bus shelters with seating and lighting and removing street clutter like unnecessary poles and signs.

Nine issues the council wants your opinion on

This primary school in East Linton is the top performing primary school in the East Lothian area, according to the Times league table.

The 10 best primary schools in East Lothian

A drawing of what the replacement for Beeslack could look like.

Budgets approved for replacing high school

Ferryhill Primary School in the Drylaw area of Edinburgh. Image: Google.

Call for community policing at school to stop parents fighting