Education in Collessie & Letham, Bow of Fife

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		Nominate your favourite teacher or school now! Celebrate the achievements of the people who dedicate their lives to children and young people - nominate them for a 2010 Scottish Education Award. Closing date 05 Mar 10.
		Evening & Leisure Class Guide Jan-Jun 2010 There's something for everyone in Elmwood College's latest leisure class guide.

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Pre-school Education

Letham Toddlers meet on Wednesday's from 1-3pm and Friday's from 9.30 - 11am (during term time). Please come along to Letham Village Hall for some friendly chat and fun for your little one!

Letham is home to The Secret Garden - Britain's first outdoor nursery. There are also a number of independent childminders and qualified childcare providers operating in the area. Seach the directory below for their contact details or see Scottish Childcare for more on local area childcare, events and activities.

Primary Education Letham Primary is situated at the top of School Brae. Letham primary serves the villages of Letham, Collessie, Bow of Fife and surrounds. Pupils from outside the village travel to and from school in a mini-bus.

There is no nursery at Letham, pre-school children from the area travel to nearby Ladybank Primary.  View Letham Primary School's 2009/10 term dates. Alternatively St Columba's RC Primary School serves the Catholic community of Cupar and the Howe.

Secondary Education Children who have completed primary education usually choose to go to Bell Baxter High School in Cupar. **Download Bell Baxter school Bus timetables**
The other nearest secondary school is St Andrew's RC High School in Kirkcaldy.

Parental help

• Sign up for school closure alerts and receive SMS text or email alerts when your school is closed due to severe weather or other unforeseen circumstances.
• View the 2009/10 and 2010/11 school term dates.

There are also fee-paying schools in St. Andrews, Perth and Dundee. Visit the Scottish Council for Independent Schools website for a comprehensive list.

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Community Education

Nearby Auchtermuchty is home to the Howe of Fife Learning Centre, a community education initiative managed by Elmwood College. The new centre at Auchtermuchty Primary school provides equipment and tuition for 10+ people, and enables people in rural communities to study close to home and at convenient times. There are a wide range of mainly IT courses available, from computer basics to advanced certificates - perfect for honing your computer skills so you can email photos and update this site! For an up to date course brochure call Linda on 01334 658868.

Further & Higher Education Local colleges include Fife's Elmwood College in Cupar and Adam Smith College in Glenrothes/Kirkcaldy. Carnegie College in Dunfermline and Perth College is also a 30 minute drive away. University education is provided at nearby St. Andrews (Fife's only university and Scotland' first), Dundee and Abertay (Dundee).

Alternatively the Open University of Scotland provides flexible support, tailored to the needs of the individual student and their area of study and is ideally suited to those based rurally.

Lifelong Learning

The Adult Basic Education Service in Fife provides free tuition for adults wanting to improve their basic skills in reading, writing, spelling, arithmetic and basic maths. Alternatively check out the range of courses on offer in your local library.

Learning doesn't just have to be about formal qualifications though, you can develop a personal interest or hobby, learn new skills, brush up on old ones, or just have fun too. Elmwood College run a series of ongoing Evening & Leisure classes on subjects as diverse as hair, horticulture, multimedia and languages. Check out their 2010 guide here: Elmwood College Evening & Lesiure Classes: Jan to Jun 2010.

Online Learning

On-line learning means using computers instead of books or teachers to learn about a subject. Digital Fife run a series of free courses for community groups, in computing and using the internet. You can learn at your own speed and go back at any time to brush up on a subject.