THE success of Aberdeen’s Care Experienced Young People was celebrated at a special ceremony in the Town House this week (Tuesday 05 September).
It was the sixth annual Celebrating Success event, held on behalf of the Aberdeen City Integrated Children’s Partnership and the city’s Champion’s Board, to recognise and celebrate the achievements of our Care Experienced young people.
The event has grown year-on-year with more young people attending and having their achievements recognised. The success of young people from S3-S6 and those up to age 26, who have moved onto further and higher education, employment, training or continuing to build their life skills was celebrated.
The event was live-streamed to enable young people cared for by Aberdeen City Council, but who are being educated and live in another local authority, to be part of the celebrations.
Councillor Jessica Mennie, Vice Convener of Education and Children’s Services Committee added: “It was great to join colleagues and families in celebrating the attainments of our care experienced young people and to hear first-hand their moving and inspiring stories. Our young people should be very pleased with themselves as we are extremely proud of all of them.”
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The event was arranged through Aberdeen’s Virtual School – the first of its kind in Scotland when it was launched in December 2015 – which was set up to support the educational achievement of the city’s children regardless of where they live and are educated.
The celebratory event was also attended by representatives from the University of Aberdeen, Robert Gordon University, Sport Aberdeen, Aberdeen Foyer, Police Scotland, ACVO, NHS Grampian, North East Scotland College (NESCOL), Scottish Children’s Reporters, Scottish Fire & Rescue and Children’s Hearings Scotland.
