News and events

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Local Learning Partnerships

Iriss is pleased to be a national partner in the Local Learning Partnerships initiative led by the Scottish Government.   You may have heard about the recent announcement of investment for Test of Change activities to support social work education partners to strengthen and develop…
Published 17 Feb 2026 in News
Iriss Work Plan 2024/25

Iriss sector retrospective, impact report and future workplan published

Iriss has published a number of documents looking at the impact of the organisation, the changes we've seen across the sector and the organisations plans moving forward. 
Published 21 Aug 2024 in News
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Iriss Courses website – invitation to tender

We're planning to migrate our popular Courses website to a new home in the not too distant future. The work will involve the setup of a replacement version on an alternative platform and the…
Published 9 Aug 2024 in News
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UNCRC comes into force

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…
Published 17 Jul 2024 in News
Iriss beyond 2024

Iriss Beyond 2024

We are asking for people to voice their opinions on Iriss's strategy moving forward through 2024.
Published 20 May 2024 in News
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ASPire 2024 talks are now available

Videos of the speakers from February's ASPire event are now available on the Iriss YouTube channel. 
Published 19 Mar 2024 in News
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Working with African Diaspora Families Toolkit - Digital version now available

"A supportive toolkit for the social care workforce"
Published 28 Feb 2024 in News
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New Event: Tackling Child Poverty in Rural Settings

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…
Published 28 Feb 2024 in News
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National Adult Support and Protection Awareness Day 2024

Tuesday 20 February is National Adult Support and Protection Awareness Day. This year will have a dual focus on raising awareness of how to support adults that may be at risk, and also a focus on the…
Published 7 Feb 2024 in News
Call for partners

Iriss is looking for partners!

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…
Published 15 Jan 2024 in News
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Our new course supporting Child Protection Planning Meetings

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…
Published 11 Dec 2023 in News

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