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Scottish Museum wins £20,000
30 June 2009
The Gordon Highlanders Museum in Aberdeen is to receive £20,000 towards a project aimed at helping children understand heritage.
New Hydro Power Projects for the Highlands
30 June 2009
Perth-based company, Scottish and Southern Energy, are planning two major hydro power projects in the Highlands.
Distance Lab launches spin-off company and online store
30 June 2009
Moray-based digital media research intitute, Distance Lab, have launched their first commercial spin-out company and online store called Lost Values Limited.
International Graduate Placement Strand
30 June 2009
Graduates for Business welcome graduates from around the world to apply for their International Gradaute Placement strand. These are paid work placements, which allow those on the scheme to gain experience of working in a Scottish business environment.
Free Housing Advice
29 June 2009
The Scottish ethnic minorities housing agency, 'Positive Action in Housing' (PAIH), has new drop-in surgery times.
Recruitment fairs coming soon...
8 June 2009
18th June -
Open evening-Inverness college-Inverness.
20th August -
Open evening-Inverness college-Inverness.
27th August -
Open evening-Inverness college-Inverness.
25th-26th September -
Scotland's careers and job fair-Edinburgh.
Registers of Scotland cuts information fees
6 June 2009
The cost of getting property price information across Scotland is now free from 1 June 2009.
Free School Meals
2 June 2009
44, 000 more young people will get free school meals from August 2009.
Learning opportunities for young people
13 May 2009
Young people in Scotland are guaranteed entitlement to a place in learning and training, as part of the Scottish Government's '16+ Learning Choices'.
Tuition Fees Support for foreign exchange students
6 May 2009
Scottish university students who take part in any overseas exchange programme will get full tuition fee support from 2010.
MAC (Migration Advisory Committee) update
30 April 2009
UK Border Agency Website.Population Increase
30 April 2009
Scotland's population has risen to its highest for 28 years. It is the sixth year in a row that the population has increased.
Find Scotlands Population Figures 2008
Recruitment Fairs 2009
6 April 2009
Careers Scotland are running a series of events in April to help people with their interview skills and CVs.
200 more Financial Jobs in Edinburgh from Tesco
20 March 2009
The supermarket Tesco will create more than 200 new financial jobs in Scotland's captial city over 2010.
New Policy Guidance for Tier 1 (General)
19th March 2009
Find out about
changes to Tier 1 (General) From 31st March 2009.
Tier 1 ( Post Study Route )
18 March 2009
Tier 1 (Post Study route) From 31st March 2009 applicants will recieve no points for post graduate certificates and diplomas other than UK Postgraduate Certificates of Education.
Polish Cultural Festival, 20-26 April 2009
12 March 2009
The Polish Cultural Festival in Edinburgh is running for the first time this year from 20-26 April.
UK Border Agency News
11 March 2009
The UK Border Agency is extending the range of applications that can be made in person at their public enquiry offices.
From 6 April 2009, you will be able to use the
'premium service'
Scotland is the Place Survey Results
4 March 2009
Thank you to everyone who completed the Scotland is the Place Survey in January. Your feedback is very helpful to us.
Tier 4 - Students
3 March 2009
From the end of March 2009, non-EEA students will have to be sponsored by a licensed education provider to be eligible to come to the UK to study under the new Tier 4, student tier under the new Points Based System.
Find out more about the new Tier 4, student tier.
Best Fish and Chips in Britain
3 March 2009
The Anstruther Fish Bar and Restaurant in Fife has been awarded the title of 'Best fish and chip shop in the UK.'
Seafood supply website launched
3 March 2009
A new, foreign language website to help foreign buyers was launched: www.seafoodscotland.org.
Scotland is the Place Survey
10 February 2009
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Education News bites
30 December 2008
Free School Meals
All primary one to primary three school pupils will benefit from
free school meals.
Children with additional support needs
Changes to the additional Support for Learning Act 2004 will strengthen the rights of
children with additional support needs and their parents
School Building fund
Four new low energy schools will be built in Inverclyde following £80 million
school building fund.
Polish Saturday School
22 December 2008
Polish Saturday school 'Our Kids' ('Nasze Dzieci') in Glasgow and Edinburgh is currently recruiting for the coming year 2008/2009. Both schools are registering school kids between the ages of 5 and 6 years old.
'Our Kids' staff have devised new educational programmes, which they have piloted within specially chosen groups in London's Leyton branch. The 'Our Kids' curriculum in Edinburgh and Glasgow for the 2008/2009 school year was officially extended after the success of the programme, which includes:
- 'Homework' – polysensory pupil stimulation with literature
- 'Art Therapy' – polish language lessons abroad with art
- 'Healthy Lifestyle Promotion and Addictions Prevention' – advantages of debate and verbal communication in Polish language'
For more information and recruitment details visit
www.naszedzieci.co.uk.
National Identity Cards
18 December 2008
Within three years all foreign nationals applying for leave to enter or remain in the UK will be required to have a card, with around 90% of foreign nationals in Britain covered by the scheme by 2014/15.
Saltire Prize Challenge
8 December 2008
What is required to win the £10 million Saltire Prize Challenge?
Relocation Advisory Service reaches out in Poland
4 December 2008
Staff from the Relocation Advisory Service (RAS) team recently travelled to Poland for the fourth consecutive year, to exhibit at careers fairs in Poznan and Rzeszow and give advice and information about living and working in Scotland.
Host the perfect St Andrew's Day dinner
4 November 2008
30th November is St Andrew's Day. What better excuse to gather friends together to celebrate Scotland’s national saint.
Find out what's happening for St Andrew's Day.
Over 200 Graduates receive Post Study Visas
4 November 2008
Since Fresh Talent Scotland ( FTwiss) changed to post study work in June 2008, over 200 succesful applications have been made by graduates eager to work in Scotland.
Record Number of Graduates in Scotland
4 November 2008
Figures published this week show that a record number of 77,380 people graduated from Scottish universities and colleges last year.
Support for Scottish Businesses
4 November 2008
The first ever Scottish national portal for public contracting opportunities was officially launched this week as part of the Scottish Government's Economic Action Plan.
Health news from The Scottish Government
Find all the health news on the 'Healthier' section of the Scottish Government website.
News in 33 Languages
You can listen and read the news in 33 languages from the BBC website.
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