Yesterday marked the commencement of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into Scots law recognising children’s rights. We want to celebrate this landmark with others. For some the work has already begun, for others it is about to really get going. We'd like to share some resources that focus on this historic development for the rights of children and young people.
On 21 March 2024 (13:00 - 14:00 GMT) Iriss will be holding an event focusing on child poverty in rural settings, and the role of rural social workers and other community stakeholders.
The event will be free to attend, and will be hosting a range of excellent speakers.
To find out more about the event, and register to attend click here.
Iriss is continuing its work implementing innovation and change in social work and social care, and is looking for project partners for 2024/25.
We work alongside our partners to tackle existing issues, facilitate positive change, and help services to innovate.
If you, or your organisation, is experiencing a problem or you need some help implementing an idea, get in touch!
To learn about some of our work with our existing partners, see here.
In partnership with Scottish Government, Iriss has designed and developed a new course supporting professionals with Child Protection Planning Meetings.
This course is designed to better help professionals understand the Child Protection Planning Meeting process. It utilizes video contributions of experienced professionals so they can impart their wisdom in their own words, and is focused on the wellbeing of the children involved.
The Scottish Social Services Awards are an opportunity to celebrate some of the great work found across the sector. We here at Iriss were honoured to host the event with funding from the Scottish Government.
A huge congratulations to all our winners and nominees. If you couldn't join us on the evening, the proceedings were as follows:
Presented by Joanna MacDonald (Deputy Chief Social Work Adviser)
