Schools

Edinburgh city centre was deserted on Friday as high winds battered the capital.

City in lockdown as schools and businesses close due to extreme wind

Parts of Scotland have a rare 'red' weather warning in place

How Scottish parents can check if schools closed during Storm Éowyn

The one thing you should never put in your child's packed lunch (Photo: Nina L/peopleimages.com - stock.adobe.com)

Foods you should not include in your child's packed lunch box

A red warning for strong winds has been issued for Falkirk on Friday. (Pic: Met Office)

Schools and nurseries to close due to extreme winds

Picture: David Jones/PA Wire

'Teachers and pupils fear going to school because of soaring violence'

Local schools can apply for free educational visits to UK Parliament.

MP encourages Livingston schools to apply for free Parliament visits

Viral infections like the flu are very common in children.

Flu symptoms in kids: warning signs parents need to know

Watch as man goes snowboarding down street during heavy snow

An parking machine in Edinburgh. Picture: Scott Louden

Give your views on 10 per cent parking charge rise and other proposals

Norovirus is highly contagious and cannot be killed by alcohol hand gels.

Parents warned to keep children with these symptoms off school

Edinburgh’s pupil-teacher ratio is already the second highest in Scotland

'VAT on private schools could increase pupil-teacher ratio'

In Scotland, schools are able to temporarily close during hazardous weather conditions

How Scottish parents can find out about school closures when it snows

Figures show 3,000 pupils missed more than half the school year

St Mary's Primary School Edinburgh

20 lovely photos capturing pupils' first days at school in August

St Andrew’s Fox Covert RC Primary

17 adorable photos capturing Edinburgh pupils' first days at school

These are some of the key dates parents need to know for 2025

The key dates in education that parents need to know in 2025
Whether your child is university-bound or about to start primary school, here are the dates you need to know 📅
Amber Allott

Stephen Clegg after winning S12 para swimming men's 100m backstroke at 2024 Paralympics in Paris (Pic Alex Davidson/Getty Images)

Local heroes recognised in New Year Honours

Queensferry Primary School

17 great first class photos as pupils make move to primary school

Just like the rest of the UK, Scotland has a number of holidays between and even during school terms

Scotland's school holiday and term dates for 2025 - full list

Less than half of S4 pupils gain key maths qualification

East Lothian police pledge to tackle anti social behaviour by youths

Each of Scotland's different regions boasts its own high-performing primary schools

Where in Scotland has the best primary schools - top schools for each

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

Scotland's 25 top-rated high schools named

Scottish secondary school rankings are broadly based on Higher exam results

Explainer How Scotland's best high schools are ranked - based on 'gold standard'

Christmas Jumper Day 2024 is nearly here.

Watch: Christmas Jumper Day 2024: When is Christmas Jumper Day?

George Heriot's School in Edinburgh

Private school plans three-year fees freeze to ease impact of VAT

Jessie Rennie made the shocking comments about the school massacre during a live Tik Tok rant.

Tik Tok star threatened to kill children in Dunblane online rant
A notorious Tik Tok star has been branded “despicable” after she threatened to carry out “another Dunblane” by blowing up two high schools.
Alexander Lawrie

Edinburgh's Fettes College has been named Scottish Independent School of the Year for Academic Excellence 2025 (GCSE/A level) in the Sunday Times Parent Power Schools Guide 2025.

City school wins national award for excellence

The performance of Scottish schools has been ranked in the latest edition of The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide.

Edinburgh schools named among Scotland's best by Parent Power Guide

Banning mobile phones from classrooms has 'made a huge difference'

A poll of 2,000 parents with children aged between 10 and 20 found 85 per cent worry they will give their offspring bad financial advice

Parents worry they will give their kids bad financial advice

Boroughmuir High School headteacher Kate Fraser with school captains Sophie Gordon and Rosie Zisman and Douglas Johnston, vice president of Boroughmuir Former Pupils Association

Schools magic number tricks - John McLellan

This charming four-bedroom detached home on Belmont Road in Juniper Green offers the perfect balance of space, comfort, and character. A long driveway offers off-street parking and leads to a detached single garage, perfect for additional storage or vehicle shelter.

Property: Four-bedroom detached bungalow with a generous plot

GMB spokesperson John Mccartney revealed a shocking number of attacks on Midlothian school workers

Council figures reveal school staff attacked every day last year

Sheffield has woken up to snow this morning.

Watch: Snow coats roads and parks across UK as travel is disrupted

Fettes stage gladiator training with Roman centurion

Artist impression of completed Brunstane Primary School

Local primary school gets £10m revamp

George Watson's College

20 beautiful class photos capturing pupils' first days in Primary 1

Local councils, schools, and community groups are increasingly investing in repairs

Ad Feature UK playgrounds in crisis

Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to give a speech at the Treasury in July 2024 (Photo: Jonathan Brady - Pool/Getty Images)

What to expect from Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Autumn Budget

Ruth Lue-Quee, education consultant from Staffordshire, who says period poverty is more widespread than people think

Secondary school teachers call for better and earlier period education

Bun-Sgoil Taobh Na Pairce (Parkside Primary)

21 lovely class photos as youngsters make move up to Primary 1

Cutting Deep: The Knife Crime Crisis talks to one of the most hard-hitting anti-knife crime school teachers in the country, and looks at the issues facing young people and weapons.

Knife crime documentary: 'My brother was killed for revenge'

More flexibility for teachers and better pay and conditions for school support staff are on the cards

What Labour's new employment rights bill means for teachers

Gordonstoun was one of two Scottish schools to make the list

The UK's 25 finest private senior schools, named among world's best

Asda's Cashpot for Schools initiative is fronted by Joe WIcks

Primary schools earn £3m from Asda's Cashpot for Schools, with Scottish schools ...

Supermarket initiative sees Scottish schools benefiting from £250k

Parents frustrated after plans to build new school delayed

EasyJet passengers travelling from Edinburgh Airport have been warned of pilot strikes on Sunday, October 27.

Edinburgh travellers could face flight chaos during school holidays

Jet2 have shared details of their once-in-a-lifetime trips from Edinburgh to Iceland that include Northern Lights tours.

Jet2 launch 'bucket list' trips to 'Northern Lights hotspot'

The Old College opened in 1855 as Daniel Stewart’s Hospital for 50 destitute boys. In 1870 the Edinburgh Merchant Company turned the Hospital into a fee-paying day school and changed the name to Daniel Stewart’s College remodelling the building into a state-of-the-art teaching institution.
The old open courtyard at the north side of the building was eventually roofed over and this reopened in 2007 following a multi-million pound rebuild to create a Performing Arts Centre.
Visitors will have access to the Old College buildings and an exhibition on the development of education since the early 19th century. Open: Saturday 28 September, 9.30am-12.

Private schools to merge and scrap single sex rule

Nearly half of the children surveyed by Vodafone admitted they have followers on social media that they aren’t friends with offline

Children are accepting follow requests from people they don't know

Children at Breakfast Club

Kellogg's Breakfast Club Grants are now open

Young Evie Smith meets her hero Melanie Martinez

Watch: Girl excluded from school over Cruella de Vil hair meets idol

Cramond Primary is among the schools identified as having the crumbling concrete. Picture: Greg Macvean/NationalWorld

Removal of dangerous concrete at schools hit by setback