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Free school meals to be extended in S1-3
Free school meals will be available for up to 425 more S1-3 pupils in South Lanarkshire after the summer holidays.
Youngest learners are getting the superhero message
School and Early Years staff have been helping to share the council’s new attendance campaign with our youngest learners.
From the classroom little superheroes grow...
South Lanarkshire Council this week launched a new campaign celebrating the youngest superheroes in our classrooms.
Last few days to name a gritter
Primary pupils across South Lanarkshire have just a few days more to dream up magnifICEnt names for the council’s gritters.
Pupils support eco-curriculum with tree planting
Pupils are doing their bit to support climate change by not only planting trees in the school grounds but fruit and veg as well.
Name a gritter before all is frost
Children across South Lanarkshire once more have a chance to come up with a name for one of the council’s gritters.
Report highlights high-quality teaching and learning
An Education Scotland report has revealed consistently high-quality teaching and learning at Calderwood Primary School.
Tinto Primary School highly praised by inspectors
Children attending Tinto Primary School and Nursery Class are ‘highly motivated’ and feel ‘safe, valued and cared for.
Free meals entitlement extended in primary schools
An additional 1700 primary six and seven pupils in South Lanarkshire are now eligible for free school meals.
Top award is won as young warriors battle waste
Young pupils across South Lanarkshire have been waging war on waste, and the council has been recognised for helping them do so.
Emily is a champion of road safety
The winner of the council’s Road Safety Calendar Competition has been announced.
Road safety brings young ambassadors all together
All Together for Road Safety was the theme at this year’s Junior Road Safety Officer Open Day.
Help with school garden makes pupils’ wishes come true
Everything in a Blackwood school’s garden is rosy thanks to a Community Wish List donation.
Joy for those achieving success, and help for those who need it
Young people from across South Lanarkshire will today begin to receive their exam results.
Young footballers get their wish for new kit
Footballers from an East Kilbride high school are ready for action after a donation through the council’s Community Wish List.
Ruby is the calendar champion for 2024
It was a natural choice this year for the winner of the council’s Road Safety Calendar Competition.
Pupils are natural winners on screen
Pupils at Hamilton Grammar School are a picture of environmental friendliness.
Donation from the heart gives school life-saving equipment
When it comes to health, an East Kilbride school has got to the heart of the matter.
South Lanarkshire pupils are top of the class
South Lanarkshire pupils are outperforming the national average for literacy and numeracy at almost every key level.
Pink and blue ribbons in memory of babies gone too soon
South Lanarkshire Council will play its part in turning the area blue and pink for Baby Loss Awareness Week 2023.
Keeping children safe on two wheels is a primary objective
Training to help children to be safe on two wheels is continuing throughout South Lanarkshire.
Delight as new school opens in East Kilbride
Staff and pupils are settling in well at South Lanarkshire’s newest primary school.
Do you think 20’s plenty?
We want to hear your thoughts on reduced speed limits that were brought in during the pandemic.
Inside the school hubs supporting key workers
Across South Lanarkshire 26 hub schools and nurseries remain open on Good Friday and Easter Monday.
School Hubs stay open for essential workers
South Lanarkshire's school hubs will be open throughout the Spring Holiday to continue supporting essential workers.
Biggar is a Fairtrade Town
Biggar has become the fifth South Lanarkshire town to be awarded Fairtrade status.
Straight As for Edward following tumour battle
As his exam results dropped through the letterbox this week, Edward Asken opened them nervously like thousands of other pupils.
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