Primary 5 and Primary 6 at Bonnyrigg Primary School have just finished performing “Alice – The Musical” to the school, their parents and carers.  The children worked so hard learning many songs, and principal roles learned lots of lines.  Staff worked tirelessly...

The Newtongrange Book Fairies are coming and guess what.... They LOVE reading!!!  They want to share their love for reading with the whole community and over the weekend will be hiding books around the school and rest of the community for everyone to find!   The idea...

Earlier this month, Saltersgate School welcomed Clare Balding to record an episode of her BBC Radio 4 programme, 'Ramblings'.  The Saltersgate Ramblers had a great day out with her (in her dazzling Midlothian hat!) and her production team, walking from Aberlady to...

...a 'cracking good idea!' Parents, staff and children in Gorebridge Primary have been enjoying their brand new family breakfast initiative as part of the School Improvement and Pupil Equity plans. Families are welcomed from 8am every Tuesday and have enjoyed cereal,...

A huge thanks to all our Midlothian establishments who completed our recent 2017 Outdoor Learning Service user survey. Click on the link below to view the results. 2017 Survey Results  ...

It has been another amazing year for Outdoor Learning in Midlothian. With usage of the service increasing again and more and more schools engaging in more varied programmes of Outdoor Learning, providing powerful and potentially life changing experiences for our pupils and young people across Midlothian.

As a team we are delighted that we can makes such a valued contribution to the breadths and depth of educational approaches that enable successful learning and attainment in Midlothian.

As part of the Corn exchange community engagement project, pupils from Saltersgate school have been developing an exciting piece of work in response to the story of the escaped monkeys from the Zoo circus in 1933 in Ironmills Park. Using newspaper articles as a...