Last year the Care Inspectorate made an unannounced inspection of Simeon Care for the Elderly. The inspection focused on 2 aspects of care provision, namely: How well do we support people’s wellbeing? How well is our care and support planned? Simeon graded as Very Good (Grade 5) Simeon received Very Good (Grade 5) inspection reports […]
Camphill Scotland seeks new Director
We will soon be wishing our Director, Neil Henery, a fond farewell. After 9 years in post Neil will leave us towards the end of June. Our Chair, Marcus Sangster, said: We all felt saddened at Neil’s decision to leave but wish him well for the future. We recognise the great contribution Neil has made […]
Newton Dee – a supportive & caring community
In November 2019 the Care Inspectorate made an unannounced inspection of Camphill Newton Dee’s housing support service. The inspection focused on 2 aspects of care provision, namely: Quality of care and support Quality of management and leadership Camphill Newton Dee graded as Very Good (Grade 5) Newton Dee received Very Good (Grade 5) inspection reports […]
People get the most out of life at Tigh a’Chomainn
In September 2019 the Care Inspectorate made an unannounced inspection at Tigh a’Chomainn. The inspection focused on 2 aspects of Tigh a’Chomainn’s services, namely How well do we support people’s wellbeing? How well is our care and support planned? Tigh a’Chomainn scores Very Good (Grade 5) On the two aspects of Tigh a’Chomainn’s care services […]
Perthshire politicians discuss immigration at Camphill
John Swinney MSP and Pete Wishart MP met with members of Camphill Corbenic last week to discuss concerns about the UK Government’s proposals for a new points-based immigration system. Camphill welcomes many volunteers from outside of the UK, and staff are concerned that they will not be able to attract enough volunteers under the proposed […]
Breakfast with the First Minister
Our Director, Neil Henery, was asked to take part in a panel discussion with the First Minister at the SCVO conference for the Third Sector at the SEC Glasgow on Wednesday 19th February. The discussion took place in front of an audience of around two hundred people. Neil was one of three panel members drawn […]
Camphill Gathering considers plastics & the environment
I went with my friend Tony to (Camphill) Beannachar for the Residents conference. It was good fun and we did lots of things. I used to live in Beannachar a long time ago. It was good to see the new buildings. We went to see the new office that they were building. It is made […]
Camphill services impress Spokesperson for Education
The Scottish Liberal Democrats’ Spokesperson for Education, MSP Beatrice Wishart, visited Camphill School Aberdeen last week to find out more about its approaches to providing education and support to children and young people with complex needs. Camphill School Aberdeen is committed to treating everyone with respect and dignity to enable them to discover their potential. […]
Camphill talks to media about Brexit & volunteering
During the final week of the UK’s membership of the EU, residents from Loch Arthur and from Corbenic Camphill communities were expressing their concerns on TV news channels. The UK has yet to confirm the new citizenship model post Brexit, and the future of the proposed Scottish Government’s visa scheme, which would ensure that overseas […]
Camphill hosts Social Pedagogy event
Following the last Social Pedagogy Professional Association AGM a few of us from different organizations in Scotland got together to see if we could organise a one-day event for practitioners interested in taking social pedagogy forward in Scotland. We were delighted that over 50 people turned up for the event and participated in an open […]
