Robin Calder News Today

AS WELL as the senior Up Helly Aa taking to the streets of Lerwick today, the junior event has been enjoying the limelight too. This year’s guizer jarl is Oran McCulloch, and he and his squad have been doing the rounds ahead of the junior procession which lights up at 5.30pm....

Around 1,400 poppies have been knitted and  crocheted by pupils at the Anderson High School (AHS) to mark  Armistice Week.

SHETLAND Islands Council’s quality improvement manager Robin Calder has been named as the preferred candidate for the head teacher post at Anderson High School in Lerwick. After recent interviews, and subject to pre-employment checks being met, he will take up the post in...

A WESTSIDE school has been praised for the progress it has made following an inspection in 2018. Education Scotland has concluded that no further engagement is required with Sandness Primary School. It comes after areas for improvement were identified in the 2018 inspection....

COUNCIL officials have expressed their confidence that they are on the right track with improvements at Sandwick Junior High School despite one councillor suggesting that “difficult and deep-seated issues” might be hard to overcome. On Tuesday, the SIC’s education and...

GLOBAL company Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) has taken over the management of a response base in Scalloway. The facility houses equipment that can be rapidly deployed in the event of an incident, either offshore or nearshore. Response equipment can be transported to the...

Shetland Islands Council is calling for out-of-work teachers to strengthen their relief bank and fill short-notice vacancies.

SMALL West Side primary school has been praised by inspectors for the way it has supported children during the Covid-19 pandemic. Sandness Primary School was the subject of an inspection in May 2018 and staff have recently engaged with Education Scotland officials as part of a...

THE NUMBER of confirmed Covid cases in Shetland continues to slowly rise, with almost 40 new cases reported over the last seven days including nine today (Wednesday). The presence of Covid in the community also made itself felt today when Shetland Islands Council was forced to...

The current head of the school on Fair Isle, which has just three pupils, is stepping down after 35 years.