Schools

Foysol Choudhury, former MSP for Lothians

Scotland must also budget for equality - Foysol Choudhury

placeholder image

Team effort helps keep Bonfire Night peace - Jane Meagher

Queensferry school closed after 'suspicious item' found

Students at St Augustine's were instructed to wait on the astroturf

Schools evacuated after receiving another 'hoax' bomb threat

Council says schools are 'safe' after hoax forces evacuation

Police Scotland have issued a statement after schools were evacuated due to a “hoax” bomb threat Picture: John Devlin

Police issue response after schools evacuated due to 'hoax' messages

There has been a delay at some schools in installing the magnets needed to unlock the pouches

Mobile phone ban still not fully up and running in all schools

The newly built Wester Hailes High School building has opened to pupils after a three-year project to improve facilities.

New Wester Hailes High School opens to pupils after three-year project

St Augustine’s RC High School is among five schools where bus provision has been reviewed

Edinburgh Council urged to rethink 'shocking' school bus cuts

Alicia now supports the next generation as a youth worker with West Lothian Council

'I missed five years of school after Covid - theatre changed my life’

Children enjoy reading at St Andrew’s Orthodox Church School in Newington

Orthodox Christian school to double capacity after first year success

Samuel Jones won a gold medal for refrigeration and air conditioning skills

Ad Feature Team UK wins gold medals at international skills competition

With an average property value of £240,581, Musselburgh is also among Scotland’s most expensive coastal towns. The largest settlement in East Lothian, the town is close to Edinburgh city centre.

The 12 best places to live just outside of Edinburgh

Davidson's Mains Primary School

25 lovely photos capturing Edinburgh P7 pupils' final days at primary

Pupils at Portobello and Queensferry High Schools already have pouches because they were trialling the scheme

First phone-ban pouches due to arrive in schools next week.

Scotland has fallen behind in education

SNP must get rid of their policy blinkers - Miles Briggs
Last week was a bad week for those of us who are interested in how Scotland’s public services compare with those elsewhere. Most damningly, international statistics showed just how poorly our schools are performing across several key areas.
Miles Briggs

Parents have documented a series of accidents and near misses outside Craiglockhart Primary School

Vote to speed up action over zebra crossing outside city school

Archbishop Leo Cushley pictured with lawyer Gerry Bann, right , who opened St Kentigern's Academy, Also pictured is council leader Lawrence Fitzpatrick, senior education staff senior pupils and headteacher Gerry Burns.

Archbishop leads dedication of rebuilt high school

Boroughmuir High School was already too small when it opened

Parents at overcrowded school want derelict land as open space

School classroom with blackboard

Alarm as primary school rolls forecast to drop across West Lothian

Neighbourhoods in the catchment area: The leafy, well-to-do suburbs of Bruntsfield, Morningside, Merchiston, Polwarth, Buckstone, and parts of Fairmilehead, Churchill and Blackford.
Average property selling price: £363,371.
Median time to under offer: 20 days.
Average percentage of Home Report valuation paid: 103.1 per cent.

The best neighbourhoods in top-ranking secondary school catchments

Tweedbank Primary pupils on the Fringe Community Stage

Ad Feature Fringe community setting the stage for next generation of talent

Musselburgh Grammar School is set to have additional classes added for ASN students.

New additional support needs classes could save council £9m a year

A report on the new classroom spaces is due for approval next week

New ASN classroom spaces could save council £9 million a year

Sanne Dijkstra-Downie MSP

Scottish Government urged to do more to tackle knife crime in schools

A Polestar car

Council slammed for buying expensive car as pupils lose free transport

With a catchment spanning Bruntsfield, Morningside and Blackford, housing demand in the eligible area for Edinburgh’s top-rated school is understandably the highest on the list.
Average property selling price for a three-bedroom home: £567,910 - the highest on the list, and almost £200,000 higher than the current Edinburgh average for a three-bed home of £378,376.
Median selling time: 19 days.
Closing dates: 42 per cent (compared to 25 per cent for all of Edinburgh).
Average amount of Home Report valuation paid: 104 per cent.

How much being in a top school catchment affects your home's value
The school-run effect on Edinburgh property prices
Kevin Quinn

The new campus was designed by jmarchitects and delivered by Balfour Beatty

Liberton High School pupils start year in new campus

Pupils at Portobello queue up to unlock their phone pouches

Pupils voice their fears over ban on mobile phones in schools

Schools will be returning across Edinburgh and the Lothians this week.

Full list of school holidays and term dates for 2026/27

Steph McGovern has been championing vocational pathways

Ad Feature Young people would consider an apprenticeship over university

Pupils at Portobello High School have already been using pouches as part of the trial scheme which led to mobile phones being banned in all Edinburgh schools

School mobile phone ban goes ahead but pupils must wait for pouches

Pupils will have to put their phones in lockable pouches and won’t be able to use them until unlocking them at the end of the day

City's mobile phone ban in schools - here's what you need to know

Mary’s Meals, which is asking families to send any leftover foreign change into school with their children

Mary's Meals appeals for parents to 'check pockets' for holiday money

Scottish Education Secretary Mairi McAllan with students at Broughton High School in Edinburgh, as they receive their Qualifications Scotland grades.

School pupils across Edinburgh and Lothians celebrate exam results

Pupils at Barrhead High, in East Renfrewshire, celebrate their outstanding exam results.

Scotland's exam results 'incredibly positive' as pass rates increase

Castleview Primary School

25 final class photos as Primary 7 pupils prepare for secondary move

Abbeyhill Primary School

23 lovely photos capturing city pupils' last days at primary school

Armadale's Nursery has been in private hands for more than 20 years. Various plans to convert or demolish it have come to nothing.

Deadlock on former nursery site

Lisa Petrie has spoken out after the 17-year-old killer who admitted to murdering her son John McNab (left) was sentenced to life behind bars for a minimum of 17 years.

Grieving mum’s campaign forces city council to rewrite bleed kit plans

Violent incidents in school have risen dramatically

City teachers facing 18 assaults a day as classroom violence rises

South Morningside Primary School has been named the 'best in the UK'

Edinburgh school named 'Primary School of the Year' in UK-wide awards

More than six in 10 admitted they’re “appalled” fast food giants are advertising around schools

Two thirds of parents think junk food advertising should be banned

Violence in Edinburgh schools is on the rise

Teachers suffer 'life-changing injuries' as violence escalates

Midlothian House, Buccleuch Street, Dalkeith is under scaffolding as work is undertaken on building

Midlothian Council faces backlash over World Cup flag warning to staff

Council staff could get extra day off after missing World Cup holiday

Pupils will have to lock their phones away in pouches all the time they’re at school

Phones banned in Edinburgh high schools from August

Pupils will have to put their phones in lockable pouches and won’t have access to them until they’re going home

Mobile phone ban in schools: Older pupils could get more freedom

Kevin Lang (left0 with fellow Lib Dem councillors Lewis Younie and Louise Young outside Queensferry High School

Council urged to halt 'ludicrous' school transport changes

Four of the best performing primary schools in Midlothian.

Top Midlothian Primary Schools 2026: The 14 best performing primaries

Four of the best secondary schools in Edinburgh.

Top Edinburgh High Schools 2026: 13 schools with the best exam results

Lockable pouches where pupils place their phones could be rolled out to all Edinburgh high schools

Opposition groups yet to decide if they will back all-day phone ban

West Lothian Council headquarters

Judge rules West Lothian Council acted unlawfully over school toilets

The document concerns lone children, or children of families, with ‘no recourse to public funds’ (NRPF).

Concerns some pupils can't afford food and clothing

The phone ban trial at Portobello High School sees pupils locking their mobiles away in a pouch

City pupils face 'bell to bell' ban on mobile phones from August

News you can trust since 1873

© 2026 Iconic Media Group Ltd. All rights reserved.Terms and Conditions Privacy notice