http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/ Allnewswire: education en-gb info@allmediascotland.com info@flamegreen.com 360 http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3411/New_Principal_at_Kilmarnock_College Heather Dunk has taken up post as the new Principal and Chief Executive of Kilmarnock College. Heather has over 20 years of experience in the education sector and joins Kilmarnock College from West Lothian College where she was Vice Principal.Heather brings a wealth of experience to the post... Mon, 6 Oct 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3382/Prof_Joan_Stringer_Awarded_Yellow_River_Friendship_Award Professor Joan Stringer CBE, Principal & Vice-Chancellor, Napier University has been awarded the prestigious International Yellow River Friendship Award by China’s Henan province.    The honour was conferred on Prof Stringer by Henan Provincial Government at... Wed, 1 Oct 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3378/Education_Tops_The_Bill_At_Our_Dynamic_Earth Edinburgh’s leading tourist attraction, Our Dynamic Earth, has appointed Jemma Cruise and Colin Souness as education officers. The two appointments bring the education team to six, demonstrating the ongoing demand for services and strengthening Our Dynamic Earth’s dedication... Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3289/New_Logo_Unveiled_For_Dundees_Al-Maktoum_Institute THE Al-Maktoum Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies in Dundee unveiled its new logo today. It is the first change to the logo since the Institute’s formation in 2002 and its launch also marked the start of a new academic year under new Principal, Professor Malory Nye with a... Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3297/First_Minister_Opens_Donaldson%92s_New_School First Minister Alex Salmond today (17 September 2008) officially opened Donaldson’s purpose-built new school in Linlithgow. The school, which is Scotland’s national school for children who are deaf or have speech and language impairment, welcomed the First Minister to... Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3168/Chief_Medical_Officer_for_Scotland_to_Address_Inaugural_Caritas_Lecture George Watson's College is to host its first Caritas Lecture, open to the public on Tuesday 16 September at 7.30pm in the Assembly Hall. The speaker will be Dr Harry Burns, Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, who has a fascinating and important message to tell about the causes of the... Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3156/Ninth_Morningside_Scout_Group_Celebrates_Centenary One of Scotland’s oldest Scout groups marks its centenary at the end of August with a series of special events. Ninth Morningside (George Watson's College) Scout Group, founded in 1908, will mark its 100th anniversary with a series of events, starting with a three-night camp at... Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3086/Kilmarnock_College_Bosses_Confident_of_New_Campus_Go-ahead Press release on behalf of Kilmarnock College IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kilmarnock College bosses confident of new campus go-ahead Bosses at Kilmarnock College are confident that plans for a new £40million campus WILL go ahead, despite a Scottish Funding Council delay to the project. The... Thu, 7 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2958/International_Students_Graduate_in_Special_Needs_Education Fourteen international students have graduated this year with a Batchelor of Arts Degree in Curative Education (B.A.C.E) at the University of Aberdeen. The part time degree programme is offered through a partnership between the Camphill Rudolf Steiner Schools in Aberdeen and the University of... Tue, 8 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2945/Students_from_23_Different_Countries_Study_in_Special_Needs%92_Education Fourteen international students will be celebrating graduation success, having achieved a Batchelor of Arts Degree in Curative Education (B.A.C.E) at the University of Aberdeen. The part time degree programme is offered through a partnership between the Camphill Rudolf Steiner Schools in... Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2926/Highland_Techno_Pupils_Win_a_Trip_to_Boston An ingenious gadget to help clothes shoppers pick the perfect fit has clinched a trip of a lifetime to America for a team of young entrepreneurs from Nairn. The inventiveness and marketing skills of Nairn Academy students Jennifer Baird, 18, Laura Fairley and Callum Beddie, both 17, saw... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2883/Architecture_Greats_Robe_Up_to_Receive_Degree_Honour Andy MacMillan and Isi Metzstein, formerly of architecture practice Gillespie Kidd and Coia, were today (Friday, 20 June) awarded honorary Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) conferred by the University of Glasgow on behalf of The Glasgow School of Art at Bute Hall, the University of Glasgow. Andy... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2864/ICT_Experts_Support_Regions_Young_Entrepreneurs Pupils at six Highland secondary schools are preparing for a week of 'hothousing' from next Monday (June 23), when they go to Fairburn Activity Centre to fine-tune their business plans for the final of the ICT Youth Challenge. Experts in the field have taken up their time and... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2826/Virtual_Conference_to_Help__Rural_Businesses_Go_Global Secondary school pupils the business community across the Highlands and Islands are being invited to take part in an online virtual conference. Scottish business leaders will explain how it is possible to run a global business from a rural location using recent developments in communication... Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2794/GSA_Gets_Set_for_2008_Degree_Show The 2008 Degree Show at The Glasgow School of Art (GSA), sponsored principally by Elphinstone, opens its doors to the public at 10am on Saturday 14th June and will run with free admission until Saturday 21st June at 5pm.   Visitors to the 2008 Degree Show at one of Europe’s... Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2754/Pipe_Band_Win_all_Major_Championship_Titles Following the Scottish Pipe Band Championships, an Edinburgh School's Pipe Band and Drum Corps are now the current holders of all five Major Championship titles. The Juvenile Band and Drum Corps of George Watson’s College made a superb start to their season at Dumbarton at the... Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2721/Celebrity_Supported_Special_Needs_Centres_Praised_for_%91Sector_Leading%92_Standards Special needs centres, saved from a road development by a celebrity-backed campaign, have gone on to receive praise for their “sector-leading” standards of excellence. The threat from the bulldozers was averted by a community campaign backed by Rolf Harris, Jeremy Paxman,... Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2729/Lord_MacFarlane_Goes_Under_Wraps_for_GSA_Degree_Show_2008   Lord Norman MacFarlane of Bearsden was wrapped up at The Glasgow School of Art today (Wednesday, 21 May) as preparations began for the school’s annual degree show.  Lord MacFarlane, whose company MacFarlane Group kindly supplies the bubble wrap which protects our... Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2703/Kilmarnock_College_Improving_says_HMIE_Report Kilmarnock College has delivered “considerable improvements” in both its learning procedures and cross-college performance in the past two years, according to today’s report (May 16) by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education (HMIE). The report... Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2639/Youngsters_to_Play_Star_Role_in_Career_Planning It's called career planning – but not as we know it. A radical approach to the way secondary school pupils plan their future takes off this week in the Highlands and Islands. From video dairies to digital voting, Careers Scotland has called in a huge range of technologies to... Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2640/Major_New_Campus_for_Inverness_Takes_Step_Forward Two planning firms have been appointed to draw up a master plan for what is considered to be one of the most important developments for the Highlands and Islands over the next 20 years. It is hoped that an outline planning application for a new Inverness College campus including research and... Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2632/Kilmarnock_College_Tots_Win_Eco_Award A group of tiny tots from Kilmarnock are amongst the youngest in Scotland to scoop a prestigious environmental award. The pre-school youngsters aged between two and five have helped the KC Tots Nursery at Kilmarnock College to win a Silver Award in the Eco-Schools Programme run by the Foundation... Tue, 6 May 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2593/Primary_Seven_Pupil_is_One_in_a_Million Primary 7 pupil, Rob Paterson, got a surprise when he arrived at his school lunch to a fanfare welcome as he was the millionth customer to use his swipe card since George Watson’s College installed swipe facilities in February 2005. He was presented with free lunches for a week and a... Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2499/GSA_Select_Architecture_Greats_for_Degree_Honour Andy MacMillan and Isi Metzstein, formerly of architecture practice Gillespie Kidd and Coia, are to be awarded honorary degrees conferred by the University of Glasgow on behalf of The Glasgow School of Art, it was announced today (Tuesday, 8... Tue, 8 Apr 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2468/Youngsters_Invited_to_READuce_Their_Carbon_Footprint ScottishPower and Friends of the Earth Scotland are encouraging children across Scotland to swap Nintendos for Narnia in a bid to help save the planet. The environmentally–aware energy company and Scotland’s leading environmental charity launched the sponsored... Tue, 1 Apr 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2432/Its_Not_Just_the_Kids_Who_Need_Help_Growing_Up BY GORDON JENKINS ACTING PRINCIPAL KILMARNOCK COLLEGE Education should have little to do with politics. Alas, I fear, the reverse is also true. It might be a little late, and it might be too much to ask, but can I appeal to those currently engaged in their childish stone throwing to take a... Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2418/Conference_Attracts_Record_Numbers_and_Exceptional_Speakers The second George Watson’s College Model UN (MUN) Conference took place over the weekend of 14–16 March. This year, over 320 delegates from 21 schools (three from Northern Ireland, eight from England and 10 from Scotland) debated world affairs from the point of view of 61... Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2414/Youth_Challenge_2008_-_Search_to_Find_Best_Young_Innovators_in_the_Highlands_and_Islands The search to find the best young innovators in the Highlands and Islands takes a step closer on Tuesday March 18 when teams pitch their ideas for the future to a panel of judges. Sixteen teams will gather at the Strathpeffer Pavilion to battle it out in the ICT Youth Challenge 2008. Previous... Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2373/Website_Welcomes_Migrant_Workers_to_Outer_Hebrides A Russian woman who has lived and worked in the Outer Hebrides for six years has set up a website giving practical advice to migrant workers. Ludmila Macleod lives in Achmore and has recently established a consultancy business Europlan Britain after being involved voluntarily in assisting the... Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2344/Gavin_Hastings_to_Open_%A314m_Investment_in_Sport A new £1.4m Sports Hall is to be opened officially at George Watson’s College on Thursday 6 March. The Hall represents Phase 2 of the George Watson’s College Centre for Sport. This three phase project is being built to help deliver the School’s vision... Wed, 5 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT