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A school meal is the best deal!
Sophie, Oliver, Carmen, Arran and Lauren from Kilmarnock Academy, with Head of Campus David Rose, welcomed special guests from the Council to the William McIlvanney Campus for a fresh, sustainable school meal.
Kinship group provides a warm welcome
Killie Kin Care East Ayrshire is a peer support group that meets every Thursday from 11am to 1pm at 31A Titchfield Street in Kilmarnock.
Piping success for Amelia!
Warmest congratulations to Amelia from Kilmarnock Academy who has successfully gained a place in the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland Junior Band.
Hurlford Primary and ECC celebrates national STEM award with special event
Hurlford Primary and Early Childhood Centre held a special event recently to celebrate receiving a full Sciences, Technologies, Engineering and Maths (STEM) Nation Award from Education Scotland.
Raising voices to support Challenge Poverty Week
During this year’s Challenge Poverty Week a special partnership event was organised to help build awareness of the lived experience of poverty in local communities, to change the conversation around poverty and help end the stigma of living on a low income.
East Ayrshire Instrumental Music Service gets off to a flying start
Children and young people, and their instructors, from the East Ayrshire Instrumental Music Service have had an extremely busy and successful first term back at school.
Dunlop Primary celebrates 150 years!
Dunlop Primary School and the wider school community joined together recently to celebrate its 150th anniversary.
Former Grange Academy pupil achieves 9 Advanced Higher passes!
Ethan Chan a former Grange Academy pupil from Kilmarnock has surpassed the Scottish record for the number of Advanced Higher passes with a mind-blowing 9 passes – 7 at A and 2 at B - in one sitting.
East Ayrshire dance summer school
100 young people from across East Ayrshire enjoyed a week of dance, fun, friendship and creativity at this year’s Dance Summer School in Kilmarnock.
East Ayrshire is fourth in Scotland for positive destinations for young people
East Ayrshire has been named fourth in Scotland for positive destinations for young people following the release of national statistics by the Scottish Government for 2024/25.
St Sophia’s Primary - the UK's first EnerPHit certified school is officially opened
St Sophia’s Primary School in Galston - the first EnerPHit certified school in the UK - has been officially opened by Màiri McAllan MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education, Culture and Gaelic, alongside St Sophia’s stalwart Margaret McVie.
The sound of summer
The Music Service showcased the talent and dedication of children and young people from across East Ayrshire recently with junior and senior summer concerts held at Dean Castle Country Park.