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29/11/2011
Young people are being helped to change their lives for the better at a Scots...
23/11/2011
Former soldier Ryan French won his biggest battle after he was diagnosed with...
09/11/2011
On 23rd November 2011, Kibble’s Catering Cook Trainer, Carol McMath, will...
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29/11/2011
Young people are being helped to change their lives for the better at a Scots care centre, according to Government inspectors.
A recently-published report has praised the work carried out with young people who have significant social, emotional and behavioural needs by staff at the Paisley-based Kibble Education and Care Centre. Inspectors from the HM Inspectorate of Education visited Kibble and monitored staff and pupils there. The inspectors ranked the way the school met learning needs as ‘excellent’ and said that improvements to performance; learners’ experiences; the curriculum and improvement through self-evaluation was ‘very good’
Their report lists the particular strengths of Kibble as:
• The success the school achieves in improving the lives of young people.
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23/11/2011
Former soldier Ryan French won his biggest battle after he was diagnosed with cancer.
Now the 23-year-old is aiming to beat the scourge of unemployment with a little help from the Kibble Education and Care Centre’s job-training initiative.
Ryan has now been given the all-clear by doctors after he had an operation for testicular cancer last year. Although, he still attends the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre for a monthly blood test to make sure the cancer hasn’t come back
After coming out of the Army having served in Iraq, Ryan, from Castlemilk, in Glasgow still didn’t have a job to go to when he came out of hospital.
But Julie Cain - a Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist for Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer, at the Beatson - contacted the Paisley-...
Now the 23-year-old is aiming to beat the scourge of unemployment with a little help from the Kibble Education and Care Centre’s job-training initiative.
Ryan has now been given the all-clear by doctors after he had an operation for testicular cancer last year. Although, he still attends the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre for a monthly blood test to make sure the cancer hasn’t come back
After coming out of the Army having served in Iraq, Ryan, from Castlemilk, in Glasgow still didn’t have a job to go to when he came out of hospital.
But Julie Cain - a Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist for Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer, at the Beatson - contacted the Paisley-...
09/11/2011
On 23rd November 2011, Kibble’s Catering Cook Trainer, Carol McMath, will travel to Birmingham to attend this year’s BBC Food and Farming Awards ceremony as a finalist in their Best “Dinner Lady”/Public Caterer category.
Carol works in our Secure Unit kitchen providing three meals a day for its staff and eighteen young people, aged 12 -16, 365 days a year. Carol excels in her daily management of the kitchen and staff training responsibilities and it is testament to her outstanding contribution that she has been nominated for this award.
With over 20 years’ experience working in catering within the NHS, Carol has built up a wealth of knowledge about cooking and is constantly striving for improvement. She enjoys finding and trying new and interesting recipes as well as enhancing...
24/10/2011
Just over a year ago David Armour was unemployed. But now he is in full time employment and his list of achievements includes gaining an SVQ Level 2 in Professional Cookery, working towards his SVQ Level 3, and working in a five-star hotel in Abu Dhabi.
In June 2010, David started working for Kibble as part of the KibblePLUS youth training and employment scheme for unemployed 18-24 year-olds. David began working in our Secure Unit kitchen as a Trainee Cook under the watchful eye of Catering Trainer, Carol McMath. Carol could see from the outset that David had a natural ability for catering, noting that he definitely does have a lot of potential.
“David was so shy, but he isn’t like that anymore…he’s just a pleasure to be around” Carol McMath, Oct 2011
As a 16 year-old, David enrolled...
20/10/2011
A year ago Michelle McAughey and Scott Earl were unemployed and picking up their dole money.
But now after getting full-time jobs, they’ve just picked up a national award for their work with the Kibble Education and Care Centre, in Paisley.
Michelle, 22, and 23-year-old Scott completed Kibble’s employment training programme and impressed staff there so much, they were offered full-time jobs as marketing assistants.
Their work promoting Kibble’s Project OsKar recycling project won them the PR Campaign of the Year, at the Scottish Green Awards.
The Kibble programme for unemployed 18 to 24-year-olds – supported by the Future Jobs Fund and Renfrewshire Council – provided training and work experience for young people who found it difficult getting a job.
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05/10/11
We are absolutely delighted to announce that Project OsKar, one of Kibble's Social Enterprises, has won the Best PR Campaign at the Scottish Green Awards, which took place on Thursday September 29th 2011. Gaynor Hutton, Project Manager and proud owner of the real OsKar, attended the ceremony at the Glasgow Science Centre.
This is a particularly meaningful award to win as Project OsKar’s image and branding are so distinct. There are not many re-use and recycling companies that use a horse as their mascot! Our branding covers everything from our lorries and vans, t-shirts, flyers and business cards; our warehouse shutter doors are even painted brown with the now famous white spots – akin to the real OsKar’s colouring! We can also boast that the majority of our marketing is done in-...
30/09/2011
The induction for the new CJS recruits has now been completed! It included a variety of topics, aimed at not only inducting them to KibbleWorks but also providing them with skills that will benefit them in their future careers. Topics ranged from Manual Handling to Emergency First Aid on the practical side and from Development Assets to Work Culture providing them with the “soft skills” for work.
Their work experience began in earnest today (Friday 30th September) with the recruits starting their first day in their role. The placement opportunities include Administration, Car Mechanics, Construction, and Reuse Operatives. Both the recruits and staff are looking forward to working together and making the project a complete success.
Their work experience began in earnest today (Friday 30th September) with the recruits starting their first day in their role. The placement opportunities include Administration, Car Mechanics, Construction, and Reuse Operatives. Both the recruits and staff are looking forward to working together and making the project a complete success.
10/08/2011
Kibble was first accredited with the Investors in People Award approximately ten years ago. From the outset, we have undertaken the Investors in People process firstly to have the confidence that we have the right approach and right attitude to how we support the staff in working together to offer the best possible service to the young people. Secondly, by gaining the award the staff themselves can feel proud of their efforts in their day to day employment with Kibble. Over the years, we have now been re-accredited on four occasions by IIP. The accreditation process is achieved over a three-year period, with our performance being measured across each of the years and being collated into an overall composite score at the end of the three years. On each occasion, our performance has...
13/05/2011
Footballers got on their bikes to kick-start a campaign to recruit foster carers. St Mirren stars David van Zanten and David Barren posed with speedway motorbikes at St Mirren Park in a bid to encourage more people to think about becoming foster parents.
24/4/2011
A CHEF who worked at superstar hideaway Skibo Castle has spilled the beans on his celeb kitchen.
Donald Munro has cooked for A-listers from the Queen Mother to Michael Douglas.
But it was The Shining star Jack Nicholson who made the most lasting impression after the Hollywood badboy was berated for pitching up late for breakfast.
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