“All the staff go above and beyond for the young people, with real thoughtfulness and hold the balance between pushing the young people to achieve but holding them emotionally to ensure they are secure and safe where they are.”
- Care Inspection Report, December 2022 Inspection
Welcome to The Good Shepherd Centre
The Good Shepherd Centre is a Scottish charity that provides a secure & intensive service for vulnerable young people based in Bishopton, Renfrewshire. We are privileged to be situated in a 38-hectare campus; within a beautiful countryside setting and stunning views over the Clyde estuary.
The Secure Care and Close Support service was established in 2006, in 2018 we introduced a new Through-Care service. Young people live in one of our 4 houses or 2 cottages depending on the level of support required. They continue their education in our school on campus or attend further education out with the campus.
Our care and education staff are some of the most experienced and committed within this sector. Our values are at the core of every decision we make as a team; Kindness, Nurturing, Resilience, and Rights Respecting. In addition to our core values, ‘Hope’ has also been part of our ethos for a long time, as we believe without Hope we cannot achieve our goals.
All our services are regularly inspected by the Care Inspectorate. For our secure care service, inspection happens at least once a year. The inspections give all children living in our care an opportunity to share feedback about their experiences at GSC, and we regularly also consult with children and young people, their families, social workers and other professionals and partners about what we do well, and what can could be doing better or differently.
We are very proud of the feedback we receive from young people, staff, social workers and the Care Inspectorate. You can read more about our evaluation reports here:
