A new school year means a new Pupil Council. An opportunity for BJHS pupils to lead on improvements within school. We discussed Breakfast Club, Netball Posts, Blinds in

Last session, funding became available from Shetland Islands Council for new play equipment. We had a budget to work with and the pupils voted on what equipment they

Our achievement wall was absolutely packed this past year – showing all of the amazing things we are learning as well as some of our major accomplishments for

Want to know what a school year at the UK’s most northerly school looks like? Check out our end of year video. It only shows a snapshot of

After hitting our fundraising target (with help from #cookescotland, Sandisons Trust, NYDC, UCC, YCC, Viking Community Benefit Fund and all the generous people from the North Isles), everyone

Our Lower and Middle Primary classes had a wonderful afternoon hosting an afternoon tea for the Unst over 60s. Both classes learned some amazing facts about what life

Thanks to everyone who came to the Sunday Teas today. We raised a fantastic £1627.62 towards our P6/P7 Loch Insh trip. It was brilliant to see the pupils

Shetland Nature May 23 at 5:47 PM  ·  Today we enjoyed a lovely morning leading a field trip onto the Keen o Hamar National Nature Reserve on Unst, for 16 P4 & 5

Unst Vs Yell 2025 BJHS hosted the annual football and netball matches for both primary and secondary pupils this year. An excellent display of perseverance, teamwork and sportsmanship

“With all this play, when do they learn to write?” This is a question we are often asked. Today in our Lower Primary class we have an example

Our Early Years pupils had a great time celebrating Norway Day with Mrs Strachan yesterday. She wore her beautiful national dress, showed the children her jewellery and bag

This week, Upper Primary have been working on a project with Jamie from A Place in Childhood – a national organisation that helps children and young people share

A lovely day to try out some new outdoor play equipment. Hopefully more beautiful weather, and more new equipment coming soon!

Qui c’est?! Our S3 French pupils prepared presentations, with clues about different celebrities, for our judging panel to ‘Guess Who.’ A fun way to consolidate their learning of

Here’s a fantastic video showing what we learned as part of Space Week – back in Term 3. The National Space Academy May 12 at 11:02 AM  ·  This week we’re celebrating our