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Aberdeen City Council’s Virtual School has rounded off an award-winning week with a keynote talk at a major education conference in London. 

The key role the Education Service’s…

Hazlehead Academy has become the first school in the City and Shire to receive a Silver Award in recognition of LGBT awareness among pupils, it was announced today (Friday 11 March).

The school was…

Aberdeen City Council’s two innovative outdoor learning settings for pre-school children were officially opened today (Thursday 10 March) at the city’s much-loved Duthie and Hazlehead Parks to the delight of youngsters, families and officials alike.

The £1.4 million Duthie…

Applications for the Childcare Sector Omicron Impacts Fund have been released this week for businesses affected by the measures to control the spread of the Omicron variant of Coronavirus. 

One-off grants will be available to ‘private or voluntary/not-for-profit’ services, including…

S1 pupils at Bucksburn Academy are currently taking on one of the most important questions facing us today - climate change - through an innovative interdisciplinary project. 

The school is one of…

Three S6 pupils at Aberdeen City Music School have been accepted for places at some of the UK’s most prestigious institutions for further music study, it was announced today (Wednesday 16 February).

Aberdeen City Council’s Capital Programme Committee has today (9th February) noted progress made on the construction of four primary schools in the city, following a £100 million investment.

Construction of a replacement Primary…

Aberdeen City Council’s Capital Programme Committee today (9th February) welcomed the increase to its funded Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) provision.

The final two new nurseries, located at Duthie Park and Hazlehead, are due to…

One of the UK’s leading pianists, Duncan Honeybourne, today (Tuesday 8 February) led a musical workshop for senior music pupils at Lochside Academy in Aberdeen.

Duncan especially welcomed the opportunity to spend time with youngsters with additional support…

Aberdeen City Councillors have praised a series of interventions devised by the local authority to provide learning support to pupils, particularly through the current Covid-19 pandemic 

Aberdeen City Council’s Education Operational Delivery Committee  has approved a review of the city’s expanded Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) provision which highlights the positive impact the expansion has had on quality across the local authority…

The views of Aberdeen’s children and young people are to play an even greater role in the Council’s plans for tackling climate change it was confirmed yesterday (Wednesday 26 January).

Aberdeen City…