Disabilities – pathways and perspectives
Fourteen co-authors, including two couples, shared aspects of their own pathways and developing perspectives on disabilities…
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on 8 Jul 2025
The impact of Iriss 2024/25
The difference we've made
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…
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on 23 Jun 2025
Iriss work plan 2025/26
Our core work for the next year
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…
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on 23 Jun 2025
Ethical Commissioning Support for Commissioners - Key issues and learning report
This report is intended to be used as a guide for commissioners and others to better understand how to implement the ethical commissioning and procurement principles, support improvement of commissioning practice at local level, and highlight ongoing solutions for the future.
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on 6 May 2025
Student placements in third sector organisations
Developed in collaboration with both third sector organisations, and social work students. This resource is designed to optimise the experience of student placements for both the organisations hosting them and the students experiencing them.
We would like to thank the generous and continued support of all the people and organisations that contributed to this resource.
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on 30 Apr 2025
Chief Social Work Officers Annual Report Summary 2023/24
This summary report provides an analysis and overview of the Chief Social Work Officer (CSWO) 2023-2024 Annual Reports. These annual reports are based around a reporting template and give a general overview of the social work landscape in Scotland.
The CSWO Annual Reports are a means of reporting to Councils on the delivery of social work services in their area, highlighting key activities, developments, and challenges.
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on 25 Mar 2025
Leading chronology improvement
Reflection and self-assessment tool
This tool is designed to help leaders to improve chronology practice. ‘Leader’ in this context means someone, regardless of positional authority, who wants to improve chronology practice…
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on 11 Nov 2024
Reimagining social work
Iriss & North Ayrshire HSCP
This report provides an overview of a project between Iriss and North Ayrshire HSCP from April 2023 and February 2024. A brief background is outlined and a summary of workshop activity provided, with detailed workshop reports available in the appendices…
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on 13 May 2024
Enabling social support for people with epilepsy
A toolkit for commissioners
A tool to assist evidence-informed commissioning of sustainable social support for epilepsy that meets local need and contributes to national outcomes…
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on 8 May 2024
Understanding age in Child Protection guidance and Adult Support and Protection legislation
This report explores working with 16 and 17 year olds, who might be eligible for support through Adult Support and Protection (ASP) legislation and Child Protection (CP) guidance.
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on 1 Apr 2024
