Integration Case Studies

Across Scotland, Local Authorities and other organisations have delivered a variety of successful integration projects, ranging from employability, ESOL, and education to health.

Below you will find a series of case studies highlighting best practices undertaken by local authorities and their partners in relation to the integration of new Scots and receiving communities.

Western Isles Council – ESF Funded Employability Programme

Access, Employability and Welfare, New Scots Refugee Case Studies, Rights

West Dunbartonshire – Out of the Box – Moments of Freedom

Access, Communities, Culture, and Social Connections, Connections, Health and Wellbeing, Inform, New Scots Refugee Case Studies, Rights

West Dunbartonshire Council – Syrian Employability programme

Access, Employability and Welfare, New Scots Refugee Case Studies, Rights

Stirling – Forth Valley Welcome – Walk and Talk language project

Stirling – Forth Valley Welcome – Walk and Talk language project

Communities, Culture, and Social Connections, Connections, Health and Wellbeing, New Scots Refugee Case Studies

North Lanarkshire x Skills Development Scotland

Communities, Culture, and Social Connections, Connections, Health and Wellbeing, New Scots Refugee Case Studies

North Ayrshire – Knit and Natter / Arab Stars

North Ayrshire – Knit and Natter / Arab Stars

Access, Health and Wellbeing, New Scots Refugee Case Studies

North Ayrshire – Ladies only swimming

North Ayrshire – Ladies only swimming

Access, Health and Wellbeing, New Scots Refugee Case Studies

North Ayrshire – Swans Group – Social, Health and Wellbeing Group for Syrian teenage girls

North Ayrshire – Swans Group – Social, Health and Wellbeing Group for Syrian teenage girls

Access, Connections, Health and Wellbeing, New Scots Refugee Case Studies, Rights

Mental Health Foundation with Glasgow City, North Ayrshire and North Lanarkshire Councils – community-based projects for mental health awareness

Communities, Culture, and Social Connections, Connections, Health and Wellbeing, New Scots Refugee Case Studies

Highland Council – Skills Audit for Employment & Employability
Caseworker Groups

Communities, Culture, and Social Connections, Connections, Health and Wellbeing, New Scots Refugee Case Studies

Highland Council – Family Learning and Wellbeing Project

Communities, Culture, and Social Connections, Connections, Health and Wellbeing, New Scots Refugee Case Studies

Glasgow University – Student Action for Refugees – Conversation Club

Glasgow University – Student Action for Refugees – Conversation Club

Access, Communities, Culture, and Social Connections, Connections, Education, Language, New Scots Refugee Case Studies

Fife Council – ‘English For Work at The Ecology Centre’ – ESOL and volunteering collaborative project

Fife Council – ‘English For Work at The Ecology Centre’ – ESOL and volunteering collaborative project

Access, Communities, Culture, and Social Connections, Connections, Education, Employability and Welfare, Language, New Scots Refugee Case Studies

City of Edinburgh Council – A Language Experience Approach to ESOL

Access, Communities, Culture, and Social Connections, Connections, Education, Language, New Scots Refugee Case Studies, Rights

City of Edinburgh Council – Talk Talk – Structured ESOL Conversation Class

Education, Language, New Scots Refugee Case Studies

City of Edinburgh Council – Syrian Supper Club

Communities, Culture, and Social Connections, Connections, New Scots Refugee Case Studies

City of Edinburgh Council – Job Fair for Refugees

Access, Employability and Welfare, New Scots Refugee Case Studies, Rights

Dundee City Council – New Scots Enterprise – enterprise support project

Dundee City Council – New Scots Enterprise – enterprise support project

Access, Communities, Culture, and Social Connections, Connections, Employability and Welfare, New Scots Refugee Case Studies, Rights

Dundee City Council – Get Ready for Work Programme

Dundee City Council – Get Ready for Work Programme

Access, Education, Employability and Welfare, Language, New Scots Refugee Case Studies, Rights

Clackmannanshire Council – supporting refugee entrepreneurship

Access, Communities, Culture, and Social Connections, Connections, Employability and Welfare, Health and Wellbeing, Inform, New Scots Refugee Case Studies, Rights

Argyll and Bute Council – an employability and upskilling project

Argyll and Bute Council – an employability and upskilling project

Access, Employability and Welfare, New Scots Refugee Case Studies, Rights

Aberdeenshire Council – Al Amal Project – a Syrian led constituted community group

Aberdeenshire Council – Al Amal Project – a Syrian led constituted community group

Access, Communities, Culture, and Social Connections, Connections, Employability and Welfare, Health and Wellbeing, Inform, New Scots Refugee Case Studies, Rights