Perth schools have highest exclusion rates
A Perth councillor says schools have already started addressing the problem of exclusions in schools. It comes after figures show two Perth primary schools feature in the nations top ten for exclusions made. Goodlyburn primary, which has had discipline problems in the past, excluded 20 pupils between 2007 and 2008. Letham primary school also featured, with 16 children excluded in the same time.
Low jobseeking rate in Perthshire
Whilst figures revealed there's only one job for every ten applicants nationwide, Perthshire's job seeking rate is much lower. With only four applicants per job it's one of the least subscribed places to find a job in Scotland. The Scottish Trades Union Congress recently released the figures for January. The Western Isles is the hardest place to get a job with forty-four applicants for each job.
Youth workers honoured at awards ceremony
Perth Youth workers have been recognized for their work in a national awards ceremony. Perth Firefighter Dave black was named as the winner for Partner Organisation Youth Worker of the Year category, for his work in the community. Perth and Kinross Council's Youth service team also took away two awards. Brian Hutton was named runner up of the Innovator of the year category and Youth service manager James Allan was awarded bronze for manager of the year.
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