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The threats were made to schools in Fife and across Scotland this morning

Fife school evacuated as second 'bomb hoax’ threat sent

Samuel Jones won a gold medal for refrigeration and air conditioning skills

Ad Feature Team UK wins gold medals at international skills competition

Steph McGovern has been championing vocational pathways

Ad Feature Young people would consider an apprenticeship over university

More than six in 10 admitted they’re “appalled” fast food giants are advertising around schools

Two thirds of parents think junk food advertising should be banned

Four of Fife's best performing primary schools.

Top Fife Primary Schools 2026: 10 best performing primaries in Fife

The Kirkcaldy pupils (top right) will join ballet at the Adam Smith Theatre (Pic: The Twins)

Kirkcaldy pupils set for ballet debut, dressed by Game Of Thrones’

The work is planned at Denend Primary School (Pic: Google Maps)

Rotten windows at Fife primary school to be replaced

Cupar Burns Club school competition winners. (Pic: Dave Scott)

Cupar and district pupils pay tribute to the Bard in annual competition

Callum Hannah (2nd left) shares laugh with Raith mates Paul Nsio, Scott Brown and Kai Montagu (Pic Roddy Scott/SNS Group)

Raith Rovers kid loaned out to Highland League club as fixture change announced

Tesco's blue tokens scheme supported Kirkshaws Neighbourhood Centre's cooking clubs with funding

Schools and community groups urged to apply for Tesco grants to boost children’s...

Auchmuty High School in Glenrothes is developing a multi‑faith room (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Fife strengthens support for refugee and asylum‑seeking pupils in schools

The Play For All collection includes nine inclusive play towers, five sensory-focused items, and 35 additional components.

Ad Feature Creative Play launches inclusive playground range

The Kirkcaldy pupils set to join dancers in Snow White (Pic: Submitted)

Kirkcaldy pupils' stage debut as ballet company brings Snow White to stage

Aldi - The Great Burns Supper

Primary schools in Fife given chance to win specifically curated Burns Supper fr...

These Scottish schools have maintained consistently high achievement rates

The high schools among Scotland's top performers for 5 years running

The report paints a concerning picture of a nation at a crossroads.

Ad Feature 24% of 10 year olds could be clinically obese by 2035, report warns
The Class of 2035 report warns that “urgent action” needs to be taken.
Emily Jordan

Drivers are most likely to break the law at 8:27am and 7:15pm.

Drivers are most likely to break the law at 8:27am and 7:15pm

Lea Manor school in Luton will have uniforms donated by easyJet.

easyJet is turning thousands of old crew outfits into school uniforms

Aldi store imagery

Aldi calls on schools in Fife to sign up for healthy eating programme

The survey reveals that girls with two or more characteristics of inequality are significantly more likely to not be active every day

Ad Feature Girls twice as likely not to take part in sport as boys, data shows

Date clocks go back in October - why clocks change on a weekend and if your clocks will update automatically.

Date clocks go back in October - why clocks change on a weekend

These photos show some of the ways in which school in the 60s and 70s was very different from today

15 ways school today is very different to the 60s and 70s

Jeans for Genes Week 2025 will take place from Monday 15 – Sunday 21 September 2025

Ad Feature Fundraising campaign ‘Jeans for Genes’ celebrates 30 years

It comes as 44 per cent wished they had more varied career options to better understand the job opportunities available

Over half of adults work in jobs they never imagined they'd do as kids

The new learning campus (Pic: Submitted)

Call for action after Fife campus that is ‘too flipping hot’

This bargain Chromebook has a 40% saving right now

HP Chromebook N100 slashed to £149.99 in back-to-school deal

More than 1,000 pupils in Florida, Philadelphia, Arizona, Oklahoma, Indiana, Texas and Connecticut. Educators say it is proving a powerful way to spark curiosity in science whilst keeping children entertained

Ad Feature Children’s book Making Science Magical reaches #1 on Amazon in US & UK
A British children’s book that blends science and fantasy has climbed to #1 on Amazon in both the US and UK — being hailed as a bold new kind of children’s fiction.
George Jones

From the catch-all term that addressed rock fans to the retort those people would receive: were you called or part of one of these subcultures in school during the '90s?

Goffik, Trendy, Raver: the musical subcultures 90s kids will remember

Teachers and headteachers with pupils at schools around Scotland during the 90s

27 photos showing popular teachers and headteachers of the 90s

Parents' top school uniform confessions include colouring in their children's scuffed school shoes with markers and blow-drying damp uniforms minutes before the school run.

Parents use markers and blow-dryers to keep uniforms looking fresh

Katie McKinnon

Fife graduate wins top awards for music therapy

Many of the old classics have stuck around on Scotland's reading list, but there have been some new additions too

Which books are on the Nationals English reading list for 2025

These Fife secondaries lead the pack when it comes to local schools

The 9 best performing state secondary schools across Fife

31 fun-filled summer activities for children - for every day in August

31 fun-filled summer activities for every day in August

Exam results will be dropping through letterboxes across Fife today (Pic:TSPL)

SQA exam results dropping through letterboxes across Fife

These Scottish secondary schools boast high rates of pupils gaining at least five Highers

The 21 top secondary schools in Scotland named - ahead of results day

There isn't long to go now until children head back to the classroom

The exact date the summer holidays end in each part of Scotland

These Fife primary schools have done their communities proud

The 21 highest-achieving state primary schools across Fife

The new outdoor classroom ‘The Clean Planet Tent’ will enable another 1,000 students to be educated every year.

Ad Feature Clean Planet & Wakehurst open outdoor classroom at Kew’s wild gardens

68 per cent of parents agree with the charter

Ad Feature Breakfast charter launched as 8 in 10 parents fear poor school meals

In each of Scotland's regions, there are schools that excel in their own unique way

Scotland's top-performing primary schools in every council area named

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9 affordable ways for parents to cut back-to-school supply costs

Did you go to school in the 60s or 70s? If so, there are some things you'll almost certainly remember

9 things you'll remember if you went to school in the 60s or 70s

For families shopping in store, the supermarket will also be running its Kids Eat Free scheme in its 317 cafés across the UK over the school summer holidays.

Tesco announces extra support for children and families facing hunger over the s...

Modelling done by children's charity Theirworld suggests LGBTQ+ teens in the UK are dropping out at a disproportionate rate

One in four LGBTQ+ pupils may drop out of secondary school - new study

These are just some of the many playground crazes which have been banned by schools over the years

13 of the biggest playground crazes which have been banned by schools

Common issues girls had with with changing rooms include cleanliness, privacy, and not being given enough time to dress

Campaign to change changing rooms - as 1 in 3 girls admit skipping PE

Scotland is a haven for high achieving state schools (Photo: National World/Google)

Scotland's 25 top-rated high schools named

Almost 45,000 hours of PE, since the London Olympic Games in 2012, have been lost

Ad Feature 4,000 hours of PE lessons lost in the last year, study reveals

The EnergyTown game is marketed towards UK schoolchildren, and funded by energy giant Equinor

Warning over classroom game accused of 'brainwashing' schoolchildren

The Food Foundation says it's concerning children are being served so much processed meat in school meals

Call for change over 'worrying' health risk in school dinners

There are a number of things we were all taught at school which it turns out were wrong

11 things you were probably taught at school which are wrong

Learning the recorder at school has been a tradition going back decades

School recorder playing plummets - the instruments taking its place

Downe House School's Jane Basnett says educators have a role to play in making sure pupils get accurate info on AI

Why teachers are concerned about pupils using AI for homework

Scottish students will find out how they did in their exams in August

When is SQA results day, and the different grades explained

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