Education

Browse our picture gallery to see the 11 best nursery schools in Edinburgh, according to Care Inspectorate ratings. Photo: Pixabay

The 11 top-rated Edinburgh nursery schools

Edinburgh College of Art students at their annual revel in December 1967.

21 amazing pictures of student life in the 1950s and 1960s

Children are being urged to look up from their phones when they cross the road, in a new safety campaign by children's newspaper First News (Photo by National World)

'Smartphone zombie' children urged to look up in road safety campaign

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Leith St Andrew's Playgroup faces closure unless it can raise £400,000 for a new home at Loaning Crescent.

50-year-old nursery desperately fundraising to avoid closure

Data suggests most UK teens who use the internet also use generative AI tools (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

Students are using AI for schoolwork - here are the rules around this

South Bridge, pictured, is often packed full of people and jammed with cars and buses, much to the chargin of Edinburgh locals.

Edinburgh student gives hilarious warning to freshers new to the city

Every university in Scotland ranked best to worst in new league table

There are more than 160 universities across the UK for prospective students to weigh up (Image: National World/Adobe Stock/Getty)

The UK's 21 best universities, as 'freshers' prepare to student life

Nicole de Pommes (left) with her daughter Grace (right). Photo: Nicole de Pommes

‘Why I've bought my daughter a ‘dumb phone’ for secondary school’

An artist's impression of the New Darwin building to replace the existing Darwin Tower at the University of Edinburgh’s King’s Buildings Campus for the School of Biological Sciences.

University submits plans for ‘New Darwin’ bioscience hub

Low traffic scheme cuts traffic outside primary school

Greenbelt site for new high school 'would be vetoed by ministers'

Students enjoying an art class using The Superpower of Looking

Free virtual school trip launches to support greater access to art lessons acros...

Take a look through our gallery to see the 11 most highly rated Edinburgh nurseries, according to the latest data. Photo: Pixabay

The 11 top-rated Edinburgh nursery schools

Scroll through our gallery to see the 15 best-performing primary schools in East Lothian, according to the Sunday Times. Photo: Pixabay

The 15 best primary schools in East Lothian

Here are the 15 best primary schools in East Lothian, according to the latest data.

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Scroll through our gallery to see which 15 primary schools from Edinburgh and the Lothians rank highest. Photo: Pixabay

The 15 best primaries in Edinburgh and Lothians

Scroll through our gallery to see Edinburgh's 15 top-rated high and secondary schools - based on Scottish government's 'gold standard'. Photo: Pixabay

The 15 best high schools in Edinburgh

Take a look at our allery to see how 11 West Lothian state secondary schools compare against each other. Photo: Pixabay

11 West Lothian schools ranked best to worst

Take a look through our gallery to see the 10 most expensive and towns and cities in the UK for private student rentals.

10 most expensive UK cities and towns for student housing

The Clearing process helps match up students and universities with leftover spaces (Photo: National World/Adobe Stock)

How to navigate this year's university Clearing process

Pupils (L-R) Tess Worley, Abbie Hart and Leah Mathieson from Craigmount High School in Edinburgh look at their exam results during SQA results day in 2023. SQA strikes could impact the delivery of exam results next year. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

All the new term dates as pupils return to school

Stockbridge Primary School

17 nostalgic class photos to take pupils back to their school days

Ratho Primary School

A look back at final year class photos from more than a decade ago

Tollcross Primary School

14 final class photos as pupils get ready for secondary school

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These Edinburgh pupils were delighted with their exam results.

Capital pupils receive exam results

Levels of attainment for pupils across Edinburgh remain above those achieved before the Covid pandemic according to exam results released today, Tuesday, August 6.

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SQA students will receive their Nationals and Highers results this Tuesday (File photo: Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)

Grades and marking explained ahead of SQA results day

St Margaret's RC Primary School

P7 Yearbook: 15 more photos capturing pupils' last days at primary

For Scottish students, results day is almost here (Stock photo: Peter Nicholls/Getty Images)

What to expect on Scottish Highers results day

Daniel Sikpi has been able to turn his hobby into a lucrative gig (Photo: Jack Abela/National World)

'I couldn't find a part-time job, now I've made £3k from my hobby'

Mairi Curle, who won the national Federation of Small Businesses Franchise Award just a year after launching Boogie Beat.

Teacher enjoys franchise success after Long Covid battle

From leading by example to diversifying your reading material, there are plenty of ways parents can encourage their kids to read more (Photo: National World/Adobe Stock)

An expert's tips to keep your kids reading over the summer holidays

South Morningside Primary School

16 lovely class photos capturing pupils' last days at primary school

Students who believe there may have been an issue with how their exams were marked can appeal their grade (Photo: National World/Adobe Stock)

How to appeal your Scottish Nationals or Highers grades

Lib Dem Christine Jardine acknowledges her victory in Edinburgh West on the stage at the count.

City MP raises fall-out from VAT on private schools at PMQs

For many secondary school students, university offers will be dependent on their exam results (Photo: National World/Adobe Stock/Getty)

When secondary school pupils will get their exam results across the UK

Preston Street Primary School

19 more final class photos as pupils prepare for secondary move

Sighthill Primary School

Weekend vandal attack on Sighthill Primary School

Take a look through our photo gallery to see 10 famous faces who went Edinburgh Academy.

10 celebrities who went to Edinburgh Academy

Scroll through our picture gallery to see the Top 25 cities for students, and see where Edinburgh is placed on the list.

These are the 50 best student cities in the world

Take a look through our photo gallery to see how 14 universities in Scotland compat – based on Complete University Guide’s latest rankings.

Scotland’s 14 universities rated from best to worst

Scotland is a haven for high achieving state schools (Photo: National World/Google)

Scotland's 25 top-rated high schools named

The existing office blocks at Pentland Gait, Calder Road, Edinburgh.

Plans lodged for office blocks to be replaced by student accommodation

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One study found children hit by SUVs were eight times more likely to die than those hit by other passenger cars (Photo: National World/Adobe Stock)

'It's time to ban SUVs from school pickups for child safety' Amber Allott

Take a look through our galley to see 10 stars, including Sam Heughan, pictured, who went to Edinburgh's James Gillespie's High School.

10 stars who went to James Gillespie's High School

Supply teachers in Scotland are costing the public purse around £1m per week. Pic: John Devlin.

Disabled mum of three hits out at the council over late clothing grant

Scroll through our gallery to see how Edinburgh's 22 state secondary schools compare against each other, and where they rank on a national level. Photo: Pixabay.

22 Edinburgh high schools ranked best to worst

Take a look through our gallery to see 10 famous faces who went to Portobello High School, or have lived in the Edinburgh seaside suburb.

10 famous faces who went to Portobello High School

Lorne Primary School

18 final year class photos as pupils wave goodbye to primary school

School's already out for summer for some UK students (Photo: Adobe Stock)

Summer holiday and school term dates across the UK

Special measures to make sure students sitting major exams weren't unfairly impacted by the pandemic have gradually slowed down (Photo: National World/Getty/Adobe Stock)

Do pupils still get Covid consideration in exams? All you need to know

Pupils at Craigmount High receiving their SQA exam results last year. Some students opt to wait and open them together (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Nationals and Highers exam boundaries explained as results day nears

Fettes College holds summer holiday camp for disability charity