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Meet Our Team

Macaulay College has an incredibly dedicated staff team, who bring many skills, talents and a wide range of interests to their role.

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"The service is excellent, particularly too the fact that you can supply 1-to-1 service , which we as parents would find it hard to find suitable people."

Marie, parent of student.

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Here's a little bit about our wonderful staff, in their own words!

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Roland Engebretsen

Director

Roland has a BA Hons in Fine Art and has been involved in supporting people with additional support needs for 30 years, in a wide variety of settings. Roland had the idea for Macaulay College in his teens and has been working towards it ever since. Always has a bit of baler twine in his pocket.

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Rebecca Lindsay

Director

Becca has a BA Hons in Fine Art and a background in arts eduction and business. Becca is to be found in the farm Office doing all things financy....or running around looking for her terribly disobedient spaniel Pip. Becca and Roland founded Macaulay College together in 2010.

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Jo-Ann McConnachie

Assitant Manager

Jo-Ann has a background in art, teaching and community work. Since joining the team she has discovered she LOVES gardening. She truly enjoys working at Macaulay College. ‘The team; students and staff are amazing. There is such a great sense of fun, caring and creativity here’.

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Gayle Walker

Senior Support Worker

Gayle has a background in education, both in mainstream and additional support needs settings. She is a fluent German speaker and she loves to bake. She enjoys working with the students to create our delicious jams and chutneys.

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Lyndsay Morrison

Senior Support Worker

Lyndsay also has a background in education, both in mainstream and additional support needs settings. She loves animals and is forever trying to build castles and knit jumpers for our growing menagerie.

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John Nicolson

Support Worker

John is our King of joinery. He can build/ make/draw anything. He is our woodwork man and builds amazing decorations/ bird houses and animal palaces.

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David Stodart

Support Worker

David, previously a lifegaurd, thought hed spend less time in the pool when he joined the team. Alas, due to his incredible skills is still often found with a team of students giving swimming lessons. Either that or maintaing the sheep flock and polycrub.

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Helen Buchan

Support Worker

Helen came to the island on sabatical ....and we kept her! With many years of experience working with adults with additional needs, specialising in drama classes, we now have our very own Drama programme on the farm. And its a roaring success.

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Alex Macleay

Support Worker

Alex has previously worked in retail, she enjoys her photography and art and has a keen interest in  psychology. Alex's previous experience has really helped to push the sale of our own products. Working with the students on the farm; Alex says, ‘she's found her fit.’

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Jessie Welsh

Support Worker

Jessie spent many years working as a Paediatric nurse. She also spent several years working for Action for Children, caring for "looked after" children and working with children and young people with additional needs. She enjoys creative activities like knitting and sewing and also really loves animals and music.

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Neil Macrury

Support Worker

Neil has worked in construction all his life. He has a sporting background, football and running coaching at various different age groups. Very much outdoors person, at work and play. Happiest when in the Harris hills. Also has a 50p and £2 collection that anyone is welcome to add to!

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Fiona Widdison

Support Worker

Fi has been a hairdresser for 30 years, has always enjoyed anything arty and crafty, and loves gardening. Since moving to Lewis 5 years ago, she found her happy place and can normally be found up a hill or out on the beach, always with her dog, Glen, by her side.

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Steve McConnachie

Support Worker

Steve joined the team in 2022.  He is originally from Aberdeenshire and has a farming background.  He works as an agricultural mechanic and is happiest on a tractor or working in the polycrub.  

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Maggie Macleod

Support Worker

Maggie started out working in childcare and now works with both adults and children in different settings. A self professed cheesy pop queen, she has a penchant for buying cool but unnecessary kitchen gadgets, which only fuels her love of cooking and baking.

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01851 700987 | 07754 364519

info@macaulaycollege.com

Macaulay Farm, Lochs Road, Isle of Lewis, HS2 9JN

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01851 700987

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Macaulay College is committed to Fair Work First Principles including paying the real living wage, supporting an inclusive workplace and engaging transparently with our staff and community.  Macaulay College operates open channels of communication providing effective voice individually and collectively.

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