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Grange Academy’s annual Maths Camp took place recently and it was the biggest yet, with 108 young people and 14 staff taking part in the revision weekend.

Dance Fest, Ayrshire’s biggest celebration of dance, made a welcome return to the Palace Theatre with three sell out shows recently.  

Provost Jim Todd cut a ceremonial ribbon to officially open the innovative Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) Robert Burns Skills Academy at The Robert Burns Academy recently.

The annual PiDay celebrations at Grange Academy were literally electric this year, as young people from the school took part in a Pi Voltage experiment to approximate pi.

Exciting plans for Stewarton Academy were unveiled at a special community event recently, where parents, carers, young people, the local community and local elected members could view plans for the new extension and internal alterations.

The inaugural Killie Trust Cup Final was held at Rugby Park recently, where Kilmarnock's Grange Academy faced Cumnock’s The Robert Burns Academy.

The Pupil Council from Galston Primary accepted a secret mission recently, which was designed to encourage children and young people to visit their local library.

Super Tattie, the Council’s school meal mascot, grabbed their free bus pass and hopped on board an electric Stagecoach bus to visit the children and young people of Gargieston Primary recently.

Mission to the Moon, an active travel initiative, has officially launched at Mount Carmel Primary School.

Children and young people from Netherthird Primary School were excited to welcome special visitors to their new school for the official key handover and time capsule ceremony.

Super Tattie, the Council’s new school meal mascot, headed to Burns country on Wednesday to join the Burns Day celebrations at Mauchline Primary School.

At the recent meeting of Cabinet an extensive report on the Council’s early learning and childcare provision was heard. The report included details of the successful roll out of 1140 hours, the findings of the 2022 statutory consultation and the priorities for the Early Learning and Childcare Plan 2022-24. It was also agreed that the hourly rate for community childminders would be increased to £5 per hour.