Education, Culture and Sport

This is the biggest of the Council’s services, with 6,900 full and part time staff, including 2,932 teaching staff.  The Service is responsible for 183 primary schools, 29 secondary schools, 156 nursery units; six special schools, 31,425 pupils; 15 leisure centres; 49 libraries (including 9 mobile libraries); 33 community education centres; a genealogy service; four dedicated art galleries; two regional museums; 3 hostels for pupils; 133 public access personal computers in community libraries; 2 day education centres; 3 outdoor and residential centres; 100 partner centres providing pre school education, 180 sports pitches and 2 archive centres.

The following documents can be downloaded from the Current Documents Section:

• List of contacts within the Education, Culture and Sport Service at Headquarters
  
• List of Area Education, Culture and Sport Managers.
  
• A copy of the latest Education Culture & Sport Service Plan.
  
• A copy of the latest Standards & Quality Report published in January 2006.
  
• Guidance on Managing and Vetting Volunteers.  This guidance policy and procedure document is designed to apply to all aspects of Highland Council's Education, Culture and Sport Service including all schools, youth clubs, libraries, leisure and community centres.
  
• Child Protection and Vulnerable Adults Policy Statement.

Highland Virtual Learning Community
This is Highland’s learning and teaching web site www.hvlc.org.uk/.   In the pupils’ section you will find web sites selected for their relevance to the school curriculum and sites to help them choose books to read for pleasure.   The parents’ section has information about schools in Highland, and about the Psychological and Support for Learners services which support pupils who have difficulties of various kinds which affect their learning.   Parents may also be interested in the Learning and Teaching Toolkit, which is a guide to help teachers put into practice the aims of the learning and teaching policy.   The staffroom includes a range of information to support teachers, school librarians and other school staff.   The quality assurance section includes information relating to policy and planning.