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Aberdeenshire Council is shutting its out of school care service, leaving parents of 349 children desperately scrambling for alternatives.

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© Supplied by Chris Sumner Aberdeenshire Council has made the decision to permanently close Strachan school near Banchory. Councillors agreed with the recommendation to close the school and reassign the catchment to create a “dual zone” between Banchory Primary School and Finzean School. Scottish Ministers must now approve the decision before the council can begin implementing the closure. This result was proposed following a consultation period which ran from January 7 to February 28 2020. A public meeting to discuss the potential closure was held at Strachan Village Hall on February 6...

North-east council says school situation remains positive despite lockdown challenges Updated: 01/02/2021, 5:28 pm © Kath Flannery / DCT Media North-east school engagement and attendance remains high, education chiefs have said, despite Covid-19 challenges. Between 1,900 and 2,200 primary and secondary pupils have been going to school each day – around 5-6% of the pupil population – since buildings reopened on January 11 for the children of keyworkers. Of those, between 1,500 and 1,800 are primary school-aged, while between 220 and 330 are secondary aged, and 65 and 72 are in special sch...