Today it was a great honour to welcome Malala Yousafzai to Fife where she carried out the Topping Out Ceremony at the new Burntisland Primary School. She also unveiled a plaque for the Malala Library which will be in the new school. Over 200 local people also gave Malala a very warm welcome to Burntisland […]
Category: Education
New High School Welcomed
The new Dunfermline High School was officially opened this week by Fife Provost Jim Leishman. The school opened its doors to pupils last August but the building had yet to be formally opened so today was a day for pupils, staff and others involved in the building process to gather […]
Call for independent examination of Madras College decision
Fife Labour leader Alex Rowley has called for an independent examination of the mechanisms and processes leading the recent decision by Fife Council Education Committee to refurbish the existing Kilrymont school building as the replacement Madras College for St Andrews and the Tay Bridgehead area. Mr Rowley says that the process leading up […]
Gordon Barlow: ‘Colleges all over Scotland face cash crisis’
Colleges across Scotland are a lifeline for many. And supporting those to achieve better not only benefits them but benefits us all. Further education colleges are the signal of hope for many. Students, society and Scotland will only prosper, and our people will only succeed if they are well- educated. They need new skills […]