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‘Creative (re)presentation - Telling stories through a participatory and voice-led approach and the making of the film Healing Pitch' - is a free online session focused on including people's authentic experiences in creative…
Events 01 Sep
Iriss has published the first National Survey on Anti-racism in Social Work. Commissioned by the Scottish Government, the survey polled attitudes and experiences of racism across social work professionals in Scotland. The…
News 12 Aug
This free online event is a welcoming, but practical introduction to data analysis, carefully crafted to compliment the particular demands of social work and social care professionals.
Events 06 Aug
We’re looking for curious, thoughtful people to join our Board. Here at Iriss we want to create the conditions for social work and social care support to flourish…
Inside Iriss 09 Sep
As neurodiverse people, it has been a joy to see the recent rise in awareness and acceptance of how different brains work. In Iriss we have been discussing…
Inside Iriss 03 Sep
While it seems like it should be an indisputable statement that we are currently living in a society that is riddled with inequalities and was created by unequal…
Projects 19 Aug
After a successful first year focusing on evidence-informed innovation (identifying the right thing to do) to help partners make changes, we decided to continue some of these projects, and invite more partners for 2024/25…
Reports 2025
Our 2025/26 work plan, devised with feedback and input from voices across the sector. We'd like to thank everyone who contributed as well as our partner organisations that collaborated with us in the past…
It’s easy to get bogged down in worries for the future, feel like everything is against us and forget to see the whole board. There can be no change or innovation without hope and ambition…
Reports 2024
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