24hr referral ContactMake a referral Our History Home / About Kibble / Our History About Kibble Kibble’s Therapeutic Model Our Mission, Vision & Values Guidance & Governance Our Social Enterprises Our supporters Our History Kibble’s deeply rooted history has its origins in 1840 upon the death of Miss Elizabeth Kibble, heiress to a large textile fortune. On her death in 1840, she left a portion of her wealth to “found and endow in Paisley, an institution for the purpose of reclaiming youthful offenders against the laws”. Kibble has evolved for more than a century and a half from this point and has always stayed true to its original mission: supporting young people facing adversity. Kibble is one of Scotland’s oldest charities and seeks to honour Elizabeth Kibble’s legacy by continuing to support young people from the local area and across Scotland. This institution has lasted through the generations and has evolved into Kibble as we know it now. From the beginning, Kibble placed a strong emphasis on equipping the young people it looked after to lead purposeful and independent lives after they left the school. Our earliest records show that young boys were trained and found positions in trades such as tailoring, shoe making, agricultural and dairy work. This focus on providing disadvantaged young people with the skills, experience and training to successfully embark on independent life is an ethos that has endured under several different leaderships through more than a century of radical social change and various incarnations of the education model. Changes in the education system have seen Kibble function as a Reformatory School, an Approved School and a List D school until its current model of an Education and Care Centre was created in 1996 after a re-organisation of local authority boundaries and funding. While the focus on skills and training remains strong, Kibble continues to respond to the needs of young people as they arise and this now includes a strong emphasis on care and the protection of vulnerable young people. To meet this need, our range of services has widened considerably while we remain committed to providing young people with the care and support they need to overcome adversity and live empowered lives. If you’d like to explore more of Kibble’s history, please visit our Lasting Legacy website. View our history timeline below to show Kibble’s development through the decades. Major events About Kibble Guidance & Governance Our Mission, Vision & Values Our Social Enterprises Our History Our supporters Our Services Residential Care Secure care Education & Schools Early Years Services Specialist Intervention Services Community services Intensive Fostering Services Resources Resources for young people Information for Families and Carers Inspection Reports Research Learning & development Work with us Why work for Kibble? Student placements Volunteering Get involved Funding Foster with Us Cookie policyPrivacy policyAccessibilitySitemap Registered Office: Abercorn House, 79 Renfrew Road, Paisley, PA3 4DA © Kibble Education & Care Centre 2021. Scottish Charity No SC026917. Company limited by guarantee registered in Scotland No 158220. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Cookie settingsCookie PolicyACCEPT