Shmu’s HQ in Woodside, Aberdeen, hosted Aberdeenshire Council’s media announcement that over 300 pupils from the area’s secondary schools have gained Foundation Apprenticeships. The event was held on Tuesday 4th August.

As an SQA-accredited centre, shmu played an integral role by helping deliver Foundation Apprenticeships to 40 young people from four schools. 

shmu has been honoured with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK - the equivalent to an MBE.

The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service recognises outstanding work done by volunteer groups in their local communities and was established in 2002 to celebrate the Queen’s Golden Jubilee. 

I spent over a quarter of a decade with addictions and working worldwide in a job I loathed which led to greater money and greater addictions.   Early 2017 I committed suicide, 5 operations later I was released after a week, only to do the same again start of 2018. 

What is YOYP?

Year of Young People 2018 is an opportunity to celebrate the amazing young personalities, talents, and achievers that make up Scotland.