The Commission members and chair will be travelling around Scotland over the next few months to hear directly from communities about the issues that concern them. Their schedule is still being developed but it is hoped to visit the following areas - which have large numbers of rural schools.
Aberdeenshire (27 February)
Angus (26 March)
Argyll and Bute (6-7 March)
Dumfries and Galloway (30 January)
Eilean Siar (20-21 March)
Highland (5 and 19 March)
Moray (28 February)
Orkney (12 March)
Perth and Kinross (26 January)
Scottish Borders (31 January)
Shetland (13-14 March)
Stirling (7 February)
During this tour the Commission will be visiting schools to speak to pupils and teachers and holding public meetings. When the public meetings have been arranged details will be posted here. Meetings arranged so far are:
Perth and Kinross on Thursday, 26 January at 6:30pm in Royal School of Dunkeld, Dunkeld, Perthshire PH8 0AB
Dumfries and Galloway on Monday, 30 January at 6pm in Dumfries High School, Marchmount, Dumfries, DG1 1PX
Scottish Borders on Tuesday, 31 January at 7pm in Council Headquarters, Newtown St. Boswells, Melrose TD6 0SA
Stirling on Tuesday, 7 February at 6:30pm in McLaren High School, Mollands Road, Callander, FK17 8JH
Aberdeenshire and Moray on Monday, 27 February, 7.30pm in The Gordon Schools, Castle Street, Huntly Aberdeenshire, AB54 4SE
Highland - Fort William on Monday, 5 March at 6.30pm in Lochaber High School, Camaghael, Fort William, Inverness-shire, PH33 7ND; and
Gairloch on Monday, 19 March at 6.30pm in Gairloch High School, Achtercairn, Gairloch, Highland, IV21 2BP
Argyll and Bute - Lochgilphead on Tuesday, 6 March at 6.30pm in Lochgilphead Joint Campus, Kilmory, Argyll, PA31 8AA
Orkney on Monday, 12 March at 7.30pm in Stromness Academy, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3JS
Shetland on Tuesday, 13 March at 7.00pm in Sound Primary School, Sound, Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0LY
Eilean Siar on Tuesday, 20 March at 6.30pm in the Nicolson Institute, Springfield Road, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, HS1 2PZ
Angus on Monday, 26 March at 7.30pm on Whitehills Primary School, Fyfe Street, Forfar, DD8 3EQ
If you need any further details please contact the Commission Secretariat on 0131 244 0943 or by email: commissiononruraleducation@scotland.gov.uk