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ASPire Hub supporting improved quality in Adult Support and Protection

Iriss is proud to say that the ASPire Hub, a place for everyone working in Adult Support and Protection to access and share resources, is supporting two new drives to improve quality in ASP work throughout Scotland. Firstly, the ASPire Hub is publishing the work of the National Implementation…
Published 30 Oct 2024 in News

First bite

There are a whole set of exhortations and expressions which effectively demand the same response from us. From Carpe diem to “seize the time”, we are challenged to take control and make a difference…
Published 7 Jul 2014 in Features

Iriss appoints new Chair

The Board of Trustees and the staff group of Iriss are delighted to announce the appointment of Peter Macleod as the new Chair of the Board. Peter is currently Director of Social Work in Renfrewshire…
Published 4 Jul 2014 in News

Making a project contagious

One of my projects is really struggling to get going… It is called Stories Aloud and is based on the model promoted by The Reader Organisation. I was training staff and volunteers to read story…
Published 3 Jul 2014 in Features

Create visual music with Patatap

Patatap is a portable animation and sound kit. With the touch of a finger create melodies charged with moving shapes. While easy to pick up there is a wide range of possibilities. Switch between…
Published 30 Jun 2014 in Features

What do we mean by change?

‘And that is how change happens.  One gesture. One person.  One moment at a time’ — Libba Bray But what do we mean by change, and what do we want to change and why?
Published 26 Jun 2014 in Features

If sport is theatre and theatre is art

With the World Cup up and running and a family with connections to Denmark, England, Wales, Germany and France I'm left wondering who to support and what sport as a form of live theatre brings to…
Published 25 Jun 2014 in Features

A tea dance mash-up

"When I am an old woman," says Jenny Joseph, I shall get up to all sorts of tricks. But 50 years on, her famous poem Warning with its wearing of red hats and sitting on the pavement doesn’t seem that…
Published 23 Jun 2014 in Features

Feed your mind at lunchtime

As I pondered the theme for my first Creative Bite, the name sparked a thought. How come most workers don’t make the most of their lunch breaks? Why do so many people just grab a quick bite, return…
Published 19 Jun 2014 in Features

Write to recovery

On 12 June 2014, the Scottish Recovery Network (SRN) launched its Write to Recovery website at The Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh. The launch forms part of the organisation's 10-year…
Published 13 Jun 2014 in Features

'You are invited!' Developing the ‘intentional invitation’ mechanism to accelerate social inclusion

Whilst in years gone by, disabled people have been specifically excluded, this is not the case anymore as many organisations communicate - sometimes boast - inclusive values. Organisational leaders,…
Published 13 Jun 2014 in Features

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