We are delighted to announce that we have just become a Gold Award Rights Respecting school! This is testimony to the commitment of our staff team, families and wider community to ensure that children's rights are promoted & lived in our school community. #stjoesRRS

Keep hospital A&E free for critical emergencies. You will be directed to another service if you don’t need to be there. If you’re unsure about the services available, check out NHS Inform or services.nhslothian.scot/rightcare/

Drumroll please… Announcing the Scottish Youth Film Festival 2024! It's our 10 year anniversary, so we thought where better to take the film festival this year than back where it all started in 2014... West Lothian!

Pupil Support Worker, Linlithgow Academy, 483.45 - WEL08512 myjob.scot/TCBdwJ

Susan Manion from the Scottish Labour Party has been elected following the Armadale & Blackridge By-Election. For a full breakdown of the results, visit westlothian.gov.uk/ab-byelection-…

👏 Our Active Schools Coordinators have been providing pupils from West Lothian Council Schools with curricular and extra curricular opportunities over the past 20 years and will continue to offer programmes that are inclusive to all #ActiveSchools20

Great job by Nathan Macqueen who scored a 696 in his qualifying round in the Men’s Individual Compound. He will be back in action tomorrow at 15.55 in the 1/16 Individual Compound Open 🇬🇧🏹 West Lothian Council sportscotland #Paralympics2024 #WLproud

📸 Captured on camera- our students getting into the swing of the new academic year. We love to see it! Here’s to the first week at college- it’s only going to get better. 👏

The new #BeatlieSchoolCampus has been shortlisted in the Learning Places Scotland Awards in #PupilExperience for the real positive difference it's making for its young people. Congratulations to all those involved in this fantastic project! 🤞 #InspiringLearningPlace #InclusiveDesign #LEIP

Delighted with the recognition for the fantastic #BeatlieSchoolCampus & #WallyfordLearningCampus at the Learning Places Scotland Awards. Proud that Hub South East is also up for #ConsultancyOfTheYear and great to see East Lothian Council nominated for #ClientOfTheYear. Much to celebrate!

Last week we wished our much loved PSW Mrs Murty a happy retirement after an incredible 22 years service at HSA. She was given a special send off from children, colleagues and her family. Thanks to her for being such a special part of the HSA family 💙West Lothian Council

We are so proud of Nathan Macqueen. Gold in the Mixed Team Compound 🥇🇬🇧💪🏼🏹 What an achievement! Well done Nathan West Lothian Council #WLproud

An innovative new programme is aiming to help West Lothian young people with care experience engage with sport. Full story at news.westlothian.gov.uk/article/82926/…

Learners at West Lothian Council schools have improved their exam performance significantly above the national average over the last five years. More info at news.westlothian.gov.uk/article/82930/…

It's been a busy year for West Lothian Council. Managing 24 wildflower meadows, 7 sites of high-density bulb planting and 9 raingardens in parks is good news for pollinators. Flowering and fruiting trees have also been added to several parks. 🐝🪲🦋🍎

🚀 The #ESESCRD Annual Report is out! 24% of Scotland's population benefits from this transformative £1.5bn investment in the Edinburgh & SE Scotland City Region Deal. Designed to boost productivity & inclusive growth through #Infrastructure, #Skills, and #Innovation, it's

🚨 The application process closes soon 🚨 Wouldn't it be great to have West Lothian Council representation on the panel for the 2025-26 cohort. Aged between 14-23 and passionate about making a difference to sport? Why not submit an application by Wednesday 18 September ⬇️

Just a wee reminder – it’s not only football that keeps the Purdie Worldwide Community Stadium busy every day of the week. From Yoga to a Carers Café, from a Multi-Sports Club to our Sporting Memories Groups there are clubs, groups and initiatives that make it a vibrant hub

Construction of a new memorial garden in Livingston to remember those lost in the Covid pandemic has begun. Full story at news.westlothian.gov.uk/article/83032/…

Kicking off the sportscotland #Young Ambassadors East Conference with a great female role model @shonacamp to inspire our Active Schools Mentors and our West Lothian Young Ambassadors from across the secondary schools West Lothian Council #leadership #youngleaders #HWB #sportforlife