by Focus North | Mar 24, 2026 | Education, Events
Pupils from Wick and Thurso High Schools completed Highland’s first ever Reinventing Regions challenge with Minecraft Education. Imagine having the opportunity to rebuild your town from scratch – what would you keep? What would you change? What design...
by Focus North | Mar 13, 2026 | Careers, Education
Motivational coach Dee Bleakley returned to the north last week for an inspirational workshop with local school pupils. Across three days, Dee worked with more than 250 pupils at Thurso High School, Wick High School and Farr High School, delivering sessions on...
by Focus North | Dec 11, 2025 | Education, Events, Investment
The Focus North team recently attended Highland Council’s first pre-consultation events for the proposed £100 million Thurso PoD project. More than 150 local residents took part, offering early insights and feedback to help shape the emerging plans. Here’s what we...
by Focus North | Dec 4, 2025 | Education, Events, Investment
What’s a PoD and why does it matter? Watch our film below, where Council Leader Raymond Bremner sets out the £100m investment into Thurso’s education and community spaces. Don’t miss pre-consultation events next week: Tuesday 9 December – Gallery...
by Focus North | Nov 26, 2025 | Education, Investment
Thurso is set to benefit from a £100m investment into new community facilities as part of the Highland Council’s Point of Delivery (PoDs) programme. Have your say on the plans at local consultation events next month. Thurso is set to benefit from a £100 million...
by Focus North | Nov 10, 2025 | Careers, Education
Debbie Miller, Vice Principal Strategic Operations at UHI North, West and Hebrides, explains how the path to your engineering future starts right on your doorstep. As part of the leadership team at UHI North West and Hebrides – and as a Caithness parent – I often hear...
