Camphill Corbenic was delighted to welcome local MP, Pete Wishart, to visit the community on Friday 12 October. During his visit Pete Wishart MP met groups of co-workers from other EU countries, and from non-EU countries. He hear first hand about the co-workers’ concerns relating to the impact of Brexit. He also heard about concerns […]
Chartering for Involvement!
My name is Ben and I live at Milltown Community in Aberdeenshire. I like getting involved in campaigns and meetings to give those with intellectual disabilities a voice. At my community we have Inclusive Meetings which are meetings where the tenants can speak out about things which are important to them or the community. About […]
Camphill welcomes delegates to COSLA Conference
Camphill Scotland warmly welcomes delegates to the annual COSLA Improvement Service Annual conference. The conference is the largest annual gathering of the local government community in Scotland. It will be attended by Council leaders and other elected members, by local authority Chief Executives and by other senior local government officers, along with delegates from the […]
Camphill model receives positive evaluation
We commissioned an independent research company (Why Research) to discover more about what parents and carers, local authorities and third sector organisations think about Camphill. We asked the researchers to focus on those with most influence over whether people are able to come to Camphill or not: the local authority and parents and carers. Impressive […]
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4 facts you might not know about Camphill in Scotland
Camphill shared living supports people to live meaningful lives. In Scotland this is ably achieved by our members, the 11 Camphill communities based in Scotland. Did you know that: Together, our members support over 600 people with learning disabilities and other support needs, ranging from children to older people The total income of the 11 Camphill communities in […]
Convenor of Education committee opens annual school open day
Councillor Wheeler, the Convenor of the Aberdeen City Council’s Education Committee, formally opened Camphill School Aberdeen’s annual open day on Saturday, 22nd September, ably supported by the Culter Pipe Band. The annual open day featured tours of the schoolhouse, and of the therapy centre, and exhibitions of the art of the children and young people […]
Camphill Scotland responds to PVG Scheme reform consultation
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.
