North Ayrshire’s flagship Additional Support Needs school, Lockhart Campus, has recently celebrated the milestone of its four-year partnership with Developing the Young Workforce Ayrshire (DYW). The Business Breakfast celebration, held on Friday 28 November at Lockhart Campus, opened with a speech from Depute Head Teacher John Herd celebrating the school’s flourishing four-year partnership with DYW Ayrshire. The breakfast shone a spotlight on the incredible work of dedicated

A football-driven intervention programme has improved school attendance and reduced crime involvement across Ayrshire.   The Killie Community’s Pitchin’ In initiative has delivered significant improvements in young people’s engagement with education and reductions in negative behaviours, with results that highlight the scale of the challenge and the power of early intervention.   Across the most recent programme, participating students recorded a 16 per cent improvement in sc

Irvine Royal Academy has become the latest secondary school in Scotland, and first in North Ayrshire, to have achieved the prestigious LGBT Youth Scotland Charter of Education Gold Award. A national award, the LGBT Youth Scotland accreditation - awarded by Glasgow based charity, LGBT Youth Scotland - recognises schools that go above and beyond the basic requirements to support LGBT pupils, staff, parents and carers. Being accredited enables schools to share a positive message