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No room for racism in social work — survey coming soon

Iriss will shortly be conducting a national sector-wide workforce survey to find out how social workers experience racism and what anti-racist actions are being taken to eliminate it. This has been commissioned by the Social Work Anti-racism Oversight Group. The online survey is planned to go…
Published 11 Sep 2024 in News
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New evidence summaries from ESSS

The latest summaries from our Evidence Search and Summary Service.
Published 5 Nov 2020 in News
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Meet our new CEO

Iriss appoints Dee Fraser as Chief Executive Officer.
Published 28 Oct 2020 in News
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Building a community of rural social workers

Help us shape future plans. What are your thoughts and ideas?
Published 26 Oct 2020 in News
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Care Experienced Week 2020

Celebrating the care experienced community from 23rd until 31st October.
Published 22 Oct 2020 in News
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Social work in disasters: responding to Covid-19

BASW event for social work practitioners and workforce leaders.
Published 22 Oct 2020 in News
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Hate Crime Awareness Week

Iriss resources on the topic of hate crime.
Published 12 Oct 2020 in News
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New secure care standards

Scotland’s first national standards setting out what support children and young people should expect when in, or on the edges of, secure care.
Published 7 Oct 2020 in News
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Interested in using Near Me?

An open call to participate in a project exploring Near Me video consulting in social services.
Published 6 Oct 2020 in News
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Challenge Poverty Week 2020

Get involved in creating a more just and equal Scotland.
Published 5 Oct 2020 in News
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£1.1b for health and social care

Additional funding to support health and social care in Scotland through Covid-19.
Published 30 Sep 2020 in News

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