young people charity

A graduate’s story – Euan

2023-05-10T18:14:52+01:0010 May 2023|

Euan, 15, is a pupil at Alva Academy in Clackmannanshire and attended our Young People's Leadership Academy at our centre in Skye in September 2021. He is also an incredible entrepreneur who has been building his handcrafted designs business since the lockdown in 2020. Here he tells us why his experience with Columba 1400 made such [...]

The Columban Youth Team

2023-05-23T10:24:32+01:0018 Apr 2023|

We recently appointed two young person consultants, Jessica and Marysia, to our board. Both are graduates of our Young People’s Leadership Academy (YPLA). Jess completed her academy in 2016 and Marysia completed hers in 2017. In this blog they introduce themselves and their plans for working with us. Jess I am 20 years old and studying [...]

What it’s like to attend a board meeting

2023-03-29T16:01:24+01:0029 Mar 2023|

Recently, we appointed two young person consultants, Jess and Marysia, to sit on our board and represent their peers. On 13 March Marysia and Jess joined their first board meeting, alongside the trustees and senior leadership team. Below they write about the experience and discuss what it was like for them. Jess "This week was the [...]

GTCS Award for Columba 1400

2023-01-26T11:39:21+00:004 Jan 2023|

We are delighted the General Teaching Council for Scotland has awarded our Head Teachers’ Leadership Academy with the Professional Learning Award for Organisations 2022.  The award was given in recognition of the high quality and effective professional learning provided to head teachers and depute heads in Scotland by Columba 1400.  The Panel for the award commended [...]

Two young Scots join our Board

2023-01-26T11:42:25+00:0022 Dec 2022|

Two 19-year-olds – Marysia Wojtylo from Edinburgh and Jessica Chappelle from East Dunbartonshire – have been appointed to our Board of Trustees. Their new roles as Young Person Consultants will champion the voice of young people, ensuring their views are at the heart of Columba 1400’s governance, helping to shape and drive the future of the [...]

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