Education

Former Scottish Maritime Academy student Kyle Rossiter, from Hatton, has been awarded the Peterhead Port Authority Trainee Deckhand of the Year 2019 trophy.

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A North-east primary head who has retired after 40 years at the same school has been hailed an “inspiration” to future generations of teachers.

Banff and Buchan MP David Duguid has congratulated Peterhead Academy pupils for their performance in the UK Rock Challenge finals.

The engineers of the future will go head to head at Robert Gordon University (RGU) today when they put underwater robots, which they have designed and built, to the test as part of an annual competition.

A new Merchant Navy Officer course is now available at the Scottish Maritime Museum in Peterhead.

NESCol’s Fraserburgh Campus is holding a combined College and Employer Open Evening later this month.

S5 pupils at Peterhead Academy have presented over £6,000 to a number of local charities as part of the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative.

Six schools from across Aberdeenshire took part in the Global Rock Challenge 2019 over the weekend.

Longside Primary School was named as the winners of the J Rock competition held last night in Aberdeen.

Aberdeenshire Council is to run a consultation on the pattern of school holidays, term dates and in-service closures for the five academic years from 2020-2025.

A number of schools across Aberdeenshire are eagerly preparing for this year’s Rock Challenge and J Rock, with heats taking place over the next few days due to the popularity of the competition.

Aberdeenshire Council has vetoed a move to develop a  policy on flexi-schooling for children.

A headteacher who went back into the classroom to provide her pupils with a full-time learning experience - even though it triggered a poor inspection report - said she would do it all over again.

Anna Ritchie School in Peterhead has received a £10,000 funding grant from The National Lottery Community Fund.

Education attainment and achievement statistics for last year at Peterhead and Mintlaw academies have revealed a mixed bag according to education chiefs.