Hundreds of Cumbrian students get GCSE results
Hundreds of students across Cumbria now know their GCSE exams results. Nationally the amount of pupils gaining at least a C grade is down
Extension for Cumbrian school opened
An extension on a west Cumbria school has opened that could help it compete with larger primary schools in the area.
Clovenfords opens for new term
Pupils at Clovenfords started the new term in a new school.
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Walk "raises awareness" of less fortunate children
– Doug Forsyth, President, Selkirk Rotary Club"The project is designed to raise awareness of how unfortunate kids are in other parts of the world, in areas where they don't have fresh water.
"When you see their faces when they see images of youngsters in Africa drinking from dirty wells, it proves how lucky they are here."
Pupils ready for "walking for water" challenge
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Border children 'walking for water'
School children in the Borders are walking six kilometres whilst carrying water, to raise money for charity.
Pupils from Philiphaugh Community School and Lilliesleaf Primary are taking part in the national Rotakids event.
Ten Border Rotary Clubs are hoping to raise £21,000 through sponsorship and grants.
The money will be sent to the Katete Community in Zambia, where children carry four litres of water for six kilometres every day.
The money will be spent on building bore holes and installing a pump to give communities access to clean drinking water.
Gala rugby players who lunch!
Players from Gala RFC will join pupils from Galashiels Academy for lunch at the school.
The lunch will mark Scottish School Meals week, which promotes healthy eating.
Pupils and rugby players will tuck into meals created by this year's Scottish School Cook of the Year competition winners.
Timetable announced for new schools in Kelso and Dumfries
The Scottish Government has announced that new schools will be built in Kelso and Dumfries with construction beginning within the next year and a half.
The schools are part of the Government's £1.25 billion programme to build 30 new schools across Scotland. The Kelso and Dumfries projects will be one of the first of the latest phase to be built.
Hundreds of Cumbrian students get GCSE results
Hundreds of students across Cumbria now know their GCSE exams results. Nationally the amount of pupils gaining at least a C grade is down
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GCSE results released
Thousands of school pupils will get their GCSE resultstoday.
At the Carlisle Richard Rose Central Academy around 40% of students achieving 5 GCSEs A*–C including English and Maths.
This is an unprecedented performance in the Academy’s four year history and that of its predecessor schools.
£160,000 extension to help Cumbrian school compete
Extension for Cumbrian school opened
An extension on a west Cumbria school has opened that could help it compete with larger primary schools in the area.
Read the full storyBorders school hosts giant Jubilee picnic
Around 330 schoolchildren are having a giant picnic to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee at Edenside Primary School at Kelso, in the Scottish Borders
