Schools

Stock image. Photo: Unsplash/MChe Lee

All Borders high schools to close for one day next week due to strike action
ALL high schools in the Borders will close on Thursday (December 8) due to strike action, the council has confirmed.

Richard Henderson, Sir David Wallace, Hawick High School head teacher Vicky Porteous and Sir Angus Deacon. Photo: SBC

Two Nobel Prize winners make trip back to their former Borders high school

L-R - Evelyn Chelley (Health Care Lecturer); Joan Cairney (Curriculum & Learning Manager, Early Education & Supported Programmes); Suzan Bell (Programme Manager); and Jayne Gracie (Former Assistant Principal). Photo: David McCreight

'Inspirational' college staff sweep up award win at annual event

Councillor Leagh Douglas. Photo: Scottish Borders Conservatives

'Thinking differently' celebrated in council's neurodiversity education plans

The new design for Peebles High School. Photo: SBC

Parents express concerns after plans show £50m school will have no auditorium

Lesley Munro and Robin Tatler with copies of Neeps & Tatties. Photo: Nil by Mouth

'Neeps & Tatties' to help Borders children learn more about different cultures

Pupils from Tweedbank P6 and their 'message in a bottle'. Photo: John Hislop

Borders pupils highlight the importance of clean water as part of Unicef campaign

The new design for Peebles High School. Photo: SBC

Parents and community council criticise 'poor' school consultation

All Borders schools to close for one day this week due to industrial action

Pupils from West Linton Primary School at the Peeblesshire Foodbank

West Linton Primary School pupils raise £330 for Peeblesshire Foodbank

Borders College Staff: David Lowe Assistant Principal STEM and Suatainability, Robert Hewitt Facilities Manager and Andrew Kirkness Assistant Principal Finance

Borders College celebrates more success with green award

Councillor Leagh Douglas, Executive Member for Education and Young People

Council looking to hear from graduates who are interested in becoming a teacher

Students from the Hawick High School’s Enhanced Learning Unit with Community Action Team officers police constables Ryan Stewart and Carin Tait-Logan

Hawick High School students get opportunity to visit local police station

thumbnail_L-R Greg Steel (CLM) Jimmy Louth (CLM) Robert Hewitt (Facilities Manager) Patrick Harvie (MSP) Pete Smith (College Principal) Jane Grant (Executive Director) Enterprise & Business

Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie visits Hawick campus of Borders College

Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and leaders with the Duke of Buccleuch at Abbotrford House - Photo Lorna Fleming

New Sir Walter Scott Challenge Badge created by Rainbows, Brownies and Guides

Stock image. Photo: Unsplash/MChe Lee

Shock report reveals almost half of pupils at Borders school bullied in last year

'The sky’s the limit': IT giant Apple joins forces with Scottish Borders council

Scottish Borders Council enrolment week begins on November 21. Photo: Unsplash

Enrolment week: How Borders parents can apply for childcare and school places

The key focus of the LEAF programme is to promote and expand outdoor education and connection with nature for young people. Photo: Keep Scotland Beautiful

Pupils at Borders primary school set to pilot outdoor learning programme

Left to right: Blain Shepherd of sponsor Thomas Franks, Fiona Hewson and Jenny Kieran of Yarrow and Kirkhope, Principal Teacher Tracy Rae and event MC Kaye Adams Image Euan Maxwell

Borders primary schools beat off stiff competition to scoop Community Benefits award

Reston Primary School pupils with (from L-R) Cllr Carol Hamilton, ward member for East Berwickshire; Barry Fisher, CEO of Keep Scotland Beautiful; Cllr James Anderson, ward member for East Berwickshire; Cllr Euan Jardine, Lead of Scottish Borders

Borders primary school pupils win national recognition

Photograph Lorna Fleming

S2 students from Borders learn where, why and how their food is produced

Scottish Borders Council headquarters

Borders school assault probe action plan 'progressing well', meeting hears

Photo Laura Rivera

Two Borders primary schools shortlisted for national food award

New state of the art facility providing digital training opens in Tweedbank

Broomlands Primary School. Photo: SBC

Borders school congratulated for Apple recognition

All photos © Museums Northumberland. Lego model of the Union Chain Bridge and images from the current Bethan Maddocks exhibition at Berwick Museum & Art Gallery

Union Chain Bridge project team to run free activities for children

The proposed designs for Galashiels Community Campus and Peebles High School. Photo: SBC

Council to host consultation sessions to highlight progress of new schools

Councillor Leagh Douglas, Executive Member for Education & Lifelong Learning

Planning permission granted for new state-of-the-art campus in Galashiels

Kelso High School pupils with MP John Lamont at Westminster

Kelso High School pupils visit UK parliament in London

Zoë Daniel. Photo: Youth Borders

Borders organisation offering 'life changing' opportunities to region's young people

Anti-social behaviour has been an ongoing issue in Peebles, with concerns growing in the community. Photo: Helen Barrington

Anti-social behaviour: Officials respond as pupils ‘fear for safety’ at High School

The Scott brothers at MJS Joinery in Hawick

Former Borders College students start their own joinery business in Hawick

Louise Ferguson (West Linton Primary), Alison Saxon (Clovenfords Primary) and Jamie Wilson (Morebattle & Yetholm Primary Schools)

Borders teachers successfully complete ‘Into Headship Qualification’

Photo: Pixabay/Vasily Sukovatitsyn

Concerns raised about pupils 'vaping on buses' on way to Borders high school

An artist's impression of the new Galashiels campus. Photo: SBC

Council pushes ahead with work on new Galashiels community campus

Photo: Unsplash/Kimberley Farmer

Borders schools to close on day of Queen’s funeral, council confirms

An artist's impression of the new Galashiels campus. Photo: SBC

Unanimous backing for new £55m Galashiels Academy from council committee

Borders teenager earns place on unique Cambridge University course

Parents on Universal Credit and other benefits could claim £150 with school clothing grant. (PA)

Parents can get £150 payment towards school uniform costs - how to apply

An artist's impression of the new Galashiels campus. Photo: SBC

New £55m Galashiels Academy plans recommended for approval despite concerns

Jedburgh Grammar Campus

Jedburgh Grammar Campus to take part in Doors Open Days Festival

Scottish Borders Council headquarters. Photo: SBC

SBC take responsibility for ongoing problem with school bus passes

Photo: Unsplash/MChe Lee

Violence against school employees by pupils in Borders on the up, data suggests

New council leader Euan Jardine

Fears that Galashiels could lose out on new school

Ivan Burt-Smith

Teenage tennis player from Selkirk accepts scholarship from US college

Police Scotland

You do not need qualifications to become a police officer

Pupils at Galashiels Academy celebrate exam success. Photo: SBC

Borders students celebrate exam success in first 'normal' exam year post-COVID

Students taking an exam. Credit: PA

When is SQA Results day 2022? Everything to know from appeals to clearing

Broughton Primary School

Parents pack village hall over Borders school composite class concerns

Galashiels Academy. Photo: Yvonne Keddie

Gathering revisited: Principals meet with youngsters as part of Braw Lads' Week

Scottish Borders College short listed for award

Borders College announced as a finalist in the Net Zero Energy Transition Awards

Angela Cox Principal at Borders College

Borders College named as a ‘Best Workplace for Women' for second year in succession

Pupils at Hawick High School have won two awards for their gardening efforts after receiving a £750 grant from BEAR Scotland. Photo: BEAR Scotland

Borders school wins 'prestigious' accolades for creating accessible garden