Author: P. Thomson

This year at Baltasound School one of our key improvement priorities is to develop our use of play as a way for young people to learn and develop

In partnership with Wild in Art, the Big Hop Trail aimed to raise awareness for Clan Cancer Support, who have an outreach programme in Shetland. The trail of

Another excellent two days spent with the Outdoor Ed team for our Secondary pupils. Experiencing different sea states first hand gives our pupils a greater awareness of how

Every year, we add to our achievement wall display with learning activities and experiences. This highlights the achievements of our pupils (and staff) over the year – within

As we celebrate our achievements, a huge thanks to all the pupils, parents, staff and supporters of Baltasound JHS. It was brilliant to see so many people at

Today, our S3 pupils welcomed Stephanie Bain from Ability Shetland and Elle Medici from Mind Your Head to present them the money they raised during the concert/dance and

Alongside pupils and staff from Mid Yell JHS, we were invited to the SaxaVord Spaceport for a day of STEM activities, including a visit to the launch site

“Brydon enjoyed a fun afternoon out with S3 and S4 pupils of Baltasound Junior High School with biology teacher, Mrs Tarby (assisted by Mrs Fraser yesterday, with the

Recently we had an ‘Unst Week’ for the whole school. This involved lots of trips, walks and visits in and around our community. It was planned by our

Congratulations to Dannielle for making the Scotland U15 Netball squad. A fantastic achievement. Go Dannielle!

Another great transition activity for our soon-to-be S1 and S2 classes. Smiles all round… once we got used to the cold! We are very appreciative of the time

We had a visit from Eleanor from the UHI STEM outreach team to do some work with our Primary classes today. They used Kapla blocks to construct some

If you went down to BJHS today….. Early Years bairns who are transitioning to P1 and Lower Primary pupils, along with parents and teddies had a Teddy Bear’s

Best of luck to Dannielle & Erin – representing Shetland in the Inter County netball this weekend.

We got a lovely day for our Redd Up this year. Here are a few snaps of some of the bairns helping to protect our wonderful natural environment!