Nine Highland students graduated this weekend (Saturday 23 June 2018) through the University of Aberdeen in partnership with Highland Council following an eighteen month distance learning PGDE (Primary) Programme. Applications for the next DLITE PGDE Programme for Primary and Secondary teaching are now being accepted.
Council has considered and agreed recommendations from a review of car parking by the Redesign Board. A peer review of car parking was requested by the Redesign Board, with the scope of the review agreed in November 2017.
PROGRESS of City-Region Deal projects has been reported to The Highland Council at its meeting today, 28 June 2018. The city-region deal is made up of ten discrete projects, each led by one of the partners.
Council has agreed a number of recommendations to include the phasing out of single use plastics from its sites and schools in an effort to exceed statutory requirements, at its meeting on 28 June. The recommendations also include working with partners and raising awareness with communities on this issue.
The hotel will be opening on Saturday 30th June. The bar from 4:30pm and restaurant bookings from 5:00pm.
The Highland Council is pleased to announce the recent appointment of 8 Head and 4 Acting Head Teachers across the region's schools in the north and south education areas. All the new teachers will be in their posts by the new term in August 2018.
Highland Council has always been committed to the empowerment of schools and the communities that they serve. Accordingly, the Council welcomes the announcement, by Deputy First Minister John Swinney, about next steps in education reform.
The President of COSLA, together with COSLA's Resources Spokesperson Councillor Gail Macgregor, today called for more financial power for Scottish Local Government. The COSLA team said that this call for more financial power should start with the discretion to introduce a Transient Visitor Tax, and called on the Scottish Government to grant Councils such a power.
The Chief Statistician today released a set of Official Statistics drawn from the Scottish Social Attitudes Survey 2017, covering a range of topics including attitudes to government, economy, standard of living and the NHS. A gap in trust in the Scottish and UK Governments has existed since 1999 when the survey began.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has today appointed a new, refreshed Scottish Government Cabinet. The new appointments are designed to meet current challenges, introduce new talent and ensure the government is capitalising on all opportunities in taking forward its bold and ambitious programme for Scotland.
The reform of education in Scotland will be fast-tracked following a joint agreement with local councils, Deputy First Minister John Swinney has announced. In the coming months, the Scottish Government will work to give headteachers more control over the important decisions about how to raise standards and improve attainment in their classrooms.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed a number of ministerial posts following the appointment of a new Scottish Government Cabinet. Kevin Stewart will remain in post as Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning and has been tasked by the First Minister with implementing the Homelessness Taskforce recommendations.
SeaCat Services, the company who provide Crew Transfer Vessels for the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm development, are once again advertising for a range of positions (such as Master, Mate, Deckhand) on their vessels, more of which will be running from Wick as the project nears its operations phase. The company ran a recruitment event in Wick last winter, but will hope for further interest now, and through North Highland College UHI we are looking at what skills development support might be available to boost employability.
Roc Technologies Awarded 5-year Strategic IT Transformation and Managed Service Partnership by Dounreay. Roc Technologies recently announced it has been awarded a 5-year contract to transform and manage IT services by Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd(Dounreay).
Week Commencing 17 June 2018 Energy & Business Services: Representatives of Sykes @ Home were in Caithness this week to begin a recruitment process for Homeworkers, beginning with a well-supported drop-in recruitment event in Thurso. CNSRP partner Highlands and Islands.
Class-leading offshore energy support vessel (OESV) operator, Seacat Services, has announced that its fleet will reach maximum occupancy for periods of 2018, reflecting the growth of the offshore wind sector and the resulting increase in demand experienced by the vessel support market. In an achievement that points to the strength and longevity of the company's relationships in the offshore wind sector, periods of 2018 will see all of Seacat Services' 14 vessels under charter, with some contracts extending until 2020.
Within Scotland and the UK, there is now widespread understanding and acceptance that single use plastics have a detrimental impact on our wider environment. Within Council Headquarters, plastic cups were removed from nearly all water dispensers some years ago and the coffee machine with polystyrene cups has also now been removed from the Chamber area.
Essential help for premature and ill babies. Scotland's donor milk bank is set to receive up to £300,000 to provide vital supplies for premature and ill babies.
The First Minister has appointed Benny Higgins as the strategic adviser for the establishment of the Scottish National Investment Bank. Mr Higgins, former CEO of Tesco Bank, developed an implementation plan for the bank and the Scottish Government has accepted all 21 of his report's recommendations.
£250,000 has been awarded to help break down the day to day barriers which limit womens impact in the agriculture sector. The funding comes as the women in agriculture taskforce publishes its one year progress report.
