Carnoustie parents warned of a new app which allows video chatting with strangers
Parents of pupils at Carnoustie High have been told to beware of an app which gives strangers the opportunity to video chat with their children online.
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Teens from Dundee school plan to raise £2,000 for Tayside Mountain Rescue
A group of six teens from Craigie High are facing their fears to raise cash for Tayside Mountain Rescue.
Family devastated by death of ‘lovely boy’ hit by car outside school
The family of Harley Watson said they are “devastated” after the death of their “good, kind, helpful and lovely boy” in a hit-and-run crash.
Police investigating crash which killed schoolboy probe link to earlier incident
Murder probe detectives investigating the hit-and-run death of a 12-year-old boy as he left school believe the suspect may have planned a similar attack nearby moments earlier.
‘Fly high’: flowers laid in memory of Harley, 12, mowed down as he left school
Emotional tributes have been paid to a 12-year-old boy who was mowed down as he left school with his friends in what police believe was a deliberate hit-and-run crash.
Children must be taught to be discerning, headteacher to tell conference
Young people must be taught to be discerning and to understand how their views can be manipulated online, a leading headteacher is expected to say.
Tragedy as teenager found dead at Tayside school
Emergency services were called to a Tayside School following the death of a teenager.
Councils asked to avoid using schools as polling stations
Funding has been announced to help councils find alternative polling station venues for the December elections to avoid schools having to cancel their Christmas events.
The kids are all write: Pupils lend hand in latest edition of Chalk Talk
Budding Dundee journalists from schools across the city helped put together the Tele’s latest edition of its award-winning magazine Chalk Talk.
Kids adding strings to their bows as part of new Dundee orchestra
“Teamwork makes the dream work”, calls music instructor Christopher Sayse as he leads more than 50 young violinists in rehearsal.
SCOTLAND: School staff member posts video ‘appearing to mock child in class’
An investigation has been launched after a pupil support assistant posted a video appearing to mock a child in class.
Younger children in school year ‘more likely to be diagnosed with depression’
Younger children in the school year may be more likely to be diagnosed with depression by the age of 16 than older children in the year, new research suggests.
Children killed as school collapses in Kenya’s capital
At least seven children have been killed after a school collapsed in Kenya’s capital.
Dundee pupils using all the colours to spread the green message
School pupils are making a statement on their commitment to the environment.
Dundee student gains top marks in exams – one year early
Despite obstacles in her way this Dundee student has passed two Nat 5 exams, gaining the highest grade possible, a year before she was due to sit them.
VIDEO: Roof of Scottish school collapses as firefighters tackle blaze
The roof of a former school in Scotland has collapsed as firefighters work to tackle a blaze.
Kind-hearted pupils in defibrillator donation at Dundee primary school
A defibrillator has been installed at a city primary school after pupils went on a fundraising drive to buy the life-saving machine.
Threat to shoot Dundee school kids with AK47 ‘not credible’ and a hoax say police
Sick online threats to attack a city school with an assault rifle have been deemed as “not credible” following an investigation by police.
VIDEO: Teenagers charged after shock footage shows Dundee pupil savagely beaten
Two teenagers have been charged by police after video footage of a schoolboy being savagely beaten at the hands of fellow pupils emerged.
Police alert at rise in ‘inappropriate messages and photos’ sent to Tayside kids at school
Police have issued a warning after revealing a rise in the amount of inappropriate messages and photographs sent to Tayside kids at school.