Camphill Scotland has worked with Camphill Blair Drummond to submit a response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on its proposals to reform the current Protection of Vulnerable Group scheme. The Scottish Government’s consultation focused on proposals for the reform to the disclosure regime in Scotland. The aim is for respondents to focus on what changes […]
We’re recruiting!
Our Chair, Christine Johnson, is reaching the end of her 4 year tenure as Chair of the Camphill Scotland Board of Trustees. We are now recruiting for a new Chair, who we hope will be in place by October. Please note that the current advert for our Chair wrongly states that the role is Edinburgh based. […]
Annual Review of 2017-18
We are delighted to share with you our Annual review of 2017-18. We hope you will find the review of what was a very busy year informative and engaging. Please get in touch if you would like to receive a hard copy by post.
Camphill workshops at Social Pedagogy conference
The Social Pedagogy Professional Association (SPPA) is hosting its annual conference in September in Edinburgh. The conference theme is ‘Growing up, growing old, staying well: a social pedagogical approach’. Four Camphill co-workers from Milltown, Blair Drummond and Camphill School Aberdeen will be delivering workshops at the conference, in which they will share their experiences of how the […]
70th Anniversary celebrations
St John’s School held a Festival recently to celebrate their 70th Anniversary at Camphill School Aberdeen. The Festival of Learning included exhibitions of the children’s and young people’s work, and also featured the opening of the Noah’s Ark replica model by local MSP, Maureen Watt. This model has been built in the playground by the […]
Response to Scottish Government Resource Consultation
Camphill Scotland, in consultation with our members, identified 5 key improvements that could be made to the Scottish Government’s proposed ‘Supporting disabled children, young people and their Families’ resource. The Scottish Government stated that This consultation will be one step towards developing a central, inclusive source of information that seeks to ease the pressure on […]
Cross Party Group takes action on Brexit concerns
The potential impact of Brexit upon Camphill in Scotland, and upon the lives of co-workers from other EU countries in Scottish Camphill communities, was raised at the Scottish Parliament’s Cross Party Group (CPG) on Brexit by Camphill Scotland and Members. The purpose of the CPG on Brexit is to: Act as a watchdog over the […]
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Minister thanks Camphill Scotland
Camphill Scotland was delighted to play a major role in helping to shape and influence the Scottish Government’s Social Security legislation, which has now been passed by the Scottish Parliament. Camphill Scotland and our partners, including Inclusion Scotland, Citizens Advice Scotland and other organisations, worked closely with the Scottish Government, and with MSPs of all […]
Cabinet Secretary visits Camphill to celebrate Volunteers’ Week
Shona Robison MSP, the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, visited Tiphereth to celebrate Volunteers’ Week last week. The visit provided the Cabinet Secretary with an opportunity to meet Tiphereth’s staff, volunteers and members of the community, and to hear about the significant contribution made by volunteers to the work of Tiphereth. Shona […]
