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Barclays commits to ENABLE Scotland with £100,000 donation
ENABLE Scotland receives £100,000 donation from Barclays to engage with people who have learning disabilities from ethnically diverse communities. A new £100,000 fund to support people with learning disabilities from ethnically diverse backgrounds has been launched today. ENABLE Scotland, the country’s largest member-led charity, received the funding from Barclays…
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Remembering ACE member Neil Berry
Date: December 21, 2021- Category: Blog - ENABLE Scotland News - ENABLE ScotlandIt is with huge sadness that we announce a much-loved member of the ENABLE Family passed away on Wednesday 15th December. Neil Berry and his partner, Sheila, joined the Aberdeen ACE group when it started in 2018. He soon became an active campaigner, and was skilled in getting his point…
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Director of ENABLE Works Appointed to SCVO Board of Trustees
ENABLE Works Director Ashley Ryan has been appointed to the Board of The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO). SCVO is the national membership organisation for the voluntary sector with a mission to promote and develop a confident and sustainable voluntary sector in Scotland. Ashley Ryan was named a new…
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ENABLE Scotland unveils a new Committed to Care package to staff including increasing pay for 2,000-strong frontline workforce
Date: December 6, 2021- Category: News - ENABLE Scotland Press ReleaseOne of the country’s largest social care charities, ENABLE Scotland, has announced an increase in its basic rate of pay to £10.40 per hour for its 2,000-strong frontline workforce from 1 December, going beyond the Scottish Government-funded pay increase to £10.02. The pay rise means that the basic contracted rate…
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Date: December 3, 2021- Category: Blog - ENABLE ScotlandOn International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we work to campaign on behalf of our members to create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability. We are committed to building a more equal society for all. We campaign. We support. We advocate. We inform. International…
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Christmas Time
Date: December 1, 2021- Category: Blog - ENABLE Scotland Case Studies - FamiliesThey say it’s ‘the most wonderful time of the year’. But is it? Growing up I enjoyed family Christmases. The excitement of seeing that Santa had been, racing downstairs to open the living room door full of gifts, extended family arriving, watching the Queen’s speech and standing for the national…
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AGM to bring together ENABLE Scotland Staff and Members
Date: November 25, 2021- Category: News - ENABLE Group Press ReleaseENABLE Scotland will host its Annual General Meeting on 26 November 2021. The annual event brings together colleagues from across the ENABLE Group with our ENABLE Scotland members. Together, members will listen to reports from key delegates including Group CEO Theresa Shearer; Director of Finance, Stephen Wilson; Chair of the…
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ENABLE wins 2021 Living Wage Scotland Outstanding Leadership Award
Date: November 19, 2021- Category: News - ENABLE Group Press ReleaseENABLE Scotland has won the Living Wage Scotland Outstanding Leadership Award in recognition of its sector-leading commitment to raising pay for the social care workforce to – and beyond – the real living wage. The award was presented at the 2021 Living Wage Scotland Awards on 19 November, and it…
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Robert steps up at Careers Week
Date: November 16, 2021- Category: Blog - ENABLE Works Case Studies - General News - ENABLE Works Press Release“If it wasn’t for the programme, I don’t think I would be in the job that I am in,” these were the words of former Stepping Up pupil, Robert, as part of a countrywide event during Careers Week. The former Stepping Up pupil spoke of the support he received during…
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ENABLE Scotland shortlisted for an Outstanding Leadership Award
Date: November 12, 2021- Category: Blog - CEO News - ENABLE All News - ENABLE Group News - ENABLE Scotland News - ENABLE Works Press ReleaseENABLE Scotland has been shortlisted for an Outstanding Leadership Award at the 2021 Living Wage Scotland Awards. The awards recognise organisations across the country who are at the forefront of driving a fairer economy as an accredited living wage employer. ENABLE Scotland is one of only three employers – and…
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