Macaulay College in Lewis is a winner at the Social Enterprise Awards Scotland 2023.
The organisation was presented the Health and Social Care Award at a ceremony in the Scottish Parliament.
Macaulay College is located on Macaulay Farm just outside Stornoway.
It provides people with additional social and educational requirements with a programme of activities that encourages them to have meaningful and fulfilling working and social lives.
Macaulay College helps people to reach their potential by supporting them at the earliest possible stage. The students mostly come through social work and education department referrals.
Education strategies are developed with students to achieve their full potential and reach person specific targets that aim to enrich their working and social life.
They support people with a range of additional support needs including autism, Down’s syndrome, and mental health issues.
The awards, organised by Social Enterprise Scotland, recognise excellence and outstanding achievements by social enterprises – businesses that reinvest their profits for social and environmental good – that demonstrate they’re improving and building a better economy and fairer society.
Macaulay College was praised for their work
Macaulay College wins social enterprise award
28 October 2023