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Professional curiosity in public protection

Iriss’s Professional Curiosity project has been seeking to develop a deeper understanding of this topic and its implications for the Public Protection workforce in Scotland. This report brings together both the literature review and findings from the discussion sessions that were core to the…
Published 20 Mar 2026 in Reports

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Far Flung Dance

Rhiana Laws, Inside Light, Far Flung Dance explores her unique delivery of Contemporary Dance Performance Projects for young men and women within Scottish prisons looking at professional and artistic…
Published 12 May 2014 in Case studies

Tayside Healthcare Arts Trust

Tayside Healthcare Arts Trust (THAT) believes in the power of the arts to enhance quality of life, to promote inclusion, to empower and to improve well being. THAT was established in 2002 to meet the…
Published 6 May 2014 in Case studies

Tuning in: The social power of music

This session was delivered by Jane Bentley who specialises in the role of music making in social development.  Jane expertly led the group in a variety of practical exercises designed to highlight…
Published 2 May 2014 in Reports

Impact Arts

building confidence, communication and teamwork skills

This Session introduced the Impact Arts creative pathways approach and delivery methods which build confidence, communication and teamwork skills. We reflected on how these processes could be applied…
Published 2 May 2014 in Case studies

Creative practice as research, and research as creative practice

This session explored the overlap between creative practice and learning. We shared lots examples of playful research and discussed their impact. We also created the space for people to generate…
Published 2 May 2014 in Case studies

Hot Chocolate – young people as designers of change

This session was delivered by Hot Chocolate Trust, a youth work organisation that specialises in supporting young people to develop their own opportunities so that skills and confidence are developed…
Published 2 May 2014 in Case studies

The Impact of Creative Caring in Older People’s Care Homes

Creative Carers is a training programme that instils a broad sense of creativity into older people's care homes, developed by Suffolk Artlink in partnership with artists Caroline Wright and Helen…
Published 2 May 2014 in Case studies

Plantation Productions

Although film and video production has always been at the heart of Plantation Productions work, it has evolved to include participatory arts, such as drama and performance. Acting as a community…
Published 2 May 2014 in Case studies

How the arts are being used in social services in Scotland

We know that creativity can change lives for the better and our aim in conducting the survey was to understand how the creative arts are being used, and the impact this type of work can have for…
Published 2 May 2014 in Reports

The Arts in Social Care, overview of the evidence base

In early 2013 Consilium research (commissioned by Skills for Care and the Baring Foundation) conducted a literature review of available evidence to explore the role of the arts in delivering social…
Published 24 Apr 2014 in Reports

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