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St Gabriel’ Primary video chosen to welcome Pope
Published: Wednesday 1st September 2010
St Gabriel’s Primary have been lucky enough to be chosen to make a short video welcoming Pope Benedict XVI to Scotland.
East Lothian schools gear themselves up for sustainable travel
Sustainable travel to school is high on the agenda for East Lothian pupils and parents
Council pledges £2 million for repairs and renewals
Go ahead given to programme of repairs to primary schools
Bookstart Bear turns into a Bookbug!
New bookbug programme encourages children from an early age to develop a lifelong love of books
Join in national competition at your local library
Britannica competition celebrates Scottish history and literature.
Children take one giant leap into libraries
Local libraries launch this year's summer reading scheme for children
Environment plan: what do you think?
The East Lothian Community Planning Partnership (ELCPP) is inviting individuals and organisations in the county to comment on its draft Environmental Strategy which outlines how the county might tackle environmental challenges in the future.
Ormiston library hosts coffee morning to share local memories
Ormiston residents asked to bring along interesting local photographs to event
Crime writer to visit Tranent Library
Alex Gray, shares her inspiration and writing tips with local readers and writers
Home-to-School Transport
East Lothian Council decided today (9 February 2010) to make changes in the arrangements for free home-to-school transport as part of its new budget for 2010/11.
Sanderson’s Wynd Nursery takes up the Backpacker's Challenge
After the extremely successful East Lothian Council Scottish Book Trust Explorer Backpack launch last week, four-year-olds at Sanderson’s Wynd Nursery, Tranent take up the Backpackers' Club Challenge
Free Explorer Bookpack for four-year-olds in East Lothian Council nursery provision
Every four-year-old in an East Lothian Nursery setting will be receiving an Explorer Bookpack filled with goodies to encourage a love of reading
The Legacy of Hope - East Lothian pupils commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day at Brunton Theatre
On 27th January 2010, school pupils from all across East Lothian will be taking part in The Legacy of Hope at the Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh at 7pm. Tickets are free from Brunton Box Office.
Ross High School encourages students to make a career in science
First years at East Lothian Council’s Ross High School have been taking part in a programme of events designed to make them consider careers in science.
Open Day - Community Learning and Development
Community Learning and Development Open Day - Tuesday 26th January 2010 8.30am – 12.00pm
Contracts approved to extend two schools
East Lothian Council has agreed to spend over £730,000 creating additional space and facilities at two of the county’s primary schools.
Royal Musical First for East Lothian
Yester Primary stage world premiere of new musical by composer Robin Hiley and librettist James Ross
What's for Tea?
Musselburgh Burgh Primary pupils have produced a new cookbook, full of wonderful healthy recipies. Chef Martin Wishart has signed a copy to help the school raise funds and also sent a cheque for £200
East Lothian continues to achieve above the national average in SQA exams
Another good year for East Lothian pupils sitting SQA awards
Twin Town Students Arrive for Work Experience
Work experience students from Forst in Germany spend week learning the East Lothian Way
HMIe says there are important strengths in East Lothian's performance in education
HMIe publish very positive inspection report on East Lothian Council's education services
Green-fingered group create outdoor classroom
The courtyard garden at one East Lothian primary school has been transformed into an outdoor eco-classroom by a group of green-fingered pupils and community wardens.
Writer of the Year Awards 2009
On Monday 19 October, more than eighty Tyne and Esk Writers and their friends, enjoyed the latest exciting celebration of work in both Midlothian and East Lothian.
First Golden Certificate in Dunbar
Four year-old Gina Rogge has become the first child in the Dunbar area to receive her Bookstart Bookcrawl Golden Certificate.
Whitecraig Primary wins on the swings and the roundabouts
Infant classes at Whitecraig Primary get new outdoor play equipment
Yester Primary wins Global Junior Challenge prize in Rome
Yester Primary organised an online Eurovision song contest for schools across Europe, which has won them a major international educational prize
Young ‘Theatre Makers’ at Whitecraig get dramatic with Roald Dahl
Whitecraig Primary 6s have been working with the Lyceum Education team to produce performances based on two Roald Dahl short stories
Walk to School Week winners
Our May 2009 Walk to School Week winners receive their awards at special ceremonies in Port Seton and North Berwick
Celebrate the rhyme of your life with National Bookstart Day 2009
Children invited to celebrate national Bookstart Day at local libraries
East Lothian Council worker wins national award
The Hub's Irene Renwick wins Well Child Award
It's in the records - East Lothian Archives Homecoming 2011
Exhibition highlighting the wealth of local archive material detailing the county's past.
New fencing and gates for Ross High School
Ross High School school grounds closed during school holidays and before and after school
Community projects share £23,000 council cash boost
Range of local groups and organisations share in community funding
Writer of the Year competition
Budding poets and authors encouraged to enter Writer of Year competition
ABEL celebrates East Lothian's young people at special awards ceremony
n Friday 29 May 2009, twenty-one very special young people will be receiving awards from ABEL, celebrating their personal achievement and the contributions they make to their school and community. The ceremony will be held at 2pm at Musselburgh Grammar School.
Closure of St Mary's RC Primary School Building, Haddington
Update on arrangements for St Mary's Primary School (week ending 29 May 2009)
Great beginnings - how to hold your reader's attention
Successful crime author will hold creative workshop at Haddington library.
East Lothian schools ahead of the field for walking and cycling to school
East Lothian is second-top county in Scotland for children walking and cycling to school
Free screenings of climate change film
Several environment groups that work with the Council have organised free screenings of a controversial climate change movie that predicts the end of the world as we know it.
Nesting boxes welcome returning swifts
The Council and the Sustainable Haddington community group have got together to welcome back the town’s swifts from their winter break in Africa by providing nesting boxes at John Muir House, Council’s HQ.
Going for gold!
Lewis Cunningham and Anna Brown are celebrating being the county’s top tot readers – despite not yet having turned two!
East Lothian teacher wins international award for games-based learning programme
The potential of games technology for schools, and the pioneering work of one East Lothian teacher, were given international recognition in Vienna last week at a Microsoft award ceremony
£3m of grants approved to support communities
A range of local clubs, societies and organisations are benefitting from a share of £3m of grant funding from East Lothian Council
Dunbar Primary tells MSPs to get on their bikes
Dunbar Primary School pupils were invited to an evening reception at the Scottish Parliament to tell MSPs about their healthy routes to school
Microsoft recognition for innovative East Lothian teacher
Ollie Bray, Depute headteacher at Musselburgh Grammar School, wins national Microsoft Award for his work on games-based learning
Musselburgh Grammar pupils launch their own savings union
Musselburgh Grammar pupils are the first in East Lothian to set up their own school savings union
Gullane Primary comes top in Scotland in Kenwood Cook for Life competition
Primary 1 at Gullane Primary win major national cooking prize
New Jacobites book to be launched at Prestonpans
A new book on the Jacobites will be launched at Prestonpans Library at a free public event on Monday 9th March
North Berwick Women's Day
Number of events at North Berwick Community Centre on Friday 13th March to commemorate International Women's Day.
Clarification on East Lothian's Education Budget
Important statement regarding media coverage on education budget
North Berwick High School gets 'Very Good' from HMIe Inspectors
Press release on the finding of the November 2008 HMIe inspection of North Berwick High School
Education and Children's Service budget good news for schools, families and vulnerable children
Press release providing headlines and quotes for the East Lothian Council Education and Children's Services Budget 2009-10
'Crime rate' up in libraries!
Local readers enjoy top 10 of crime thrillers from libraries
New self-service issuing system introduced at some libraries
A new system of 'self-issue' has been introduced into some libraries
Extra local opportunities for Adult Learning
help and support available for adults seeking to improve their everday writing, reading and number skills
Access Scotland's People website at local libraries
Genealogy help sessions available at Musselburgh and Haddington libraries
PukkaStuff means prizes
North Berwick High School has become the first school in Scotland to introduce a reward scheme that turns healthy meal choices into shopping discounts and money off at cultural and leisure facilities.
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