Improving understanding about supervision
A collection of Iriss and SSSC resources on the topic of supervision.
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on 27 Nov 2019
Leading improvement learning?
Attend a free event on 28 August where the SSSC, Iriss and the Care Inspectorate will explore how to support people’s learning to promote improvement activity within services.
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on 13 Aug 2019
Newly qualified social workers, supervision and child protection
ESSS Outline
Explores how newly qualified social workers can be supported in their first year, with a focus on effective supervision.
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on 8 Apr 2019
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): educational interventions
ESSS Outline
Explores the evidence around Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), their impact on educational outcomes and what interventions may be effective.
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on 23 Apr 2018
Distributed leadership in early years and childcare
ESSS Outline
Explores distributed approaches to leadership in the context of childcare and early years settings. It provides some background to Scottish policy priorities and principles of leadership and distributed approaches.
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on 19 Dec 2017
Social work student placements and employability
ESSS Outline
Identifies evidence around social work placements and the differences and similarities between statutory and voluntary placements.
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on 6 Dec 2017
Seeking workshop contributions
You are invited to provide a workshop contribution to a national conference to share and promote best practice in service user and carer involvement in professional education.
The conference will be held on 26 April 2017 at the University of Stirling and bring together service users and carers, students, educators, professionals and policy-makers. It will be relevant to social work, health, education and other areas of professional education, at qualifying and post-qualifying levels.
Workshops should:
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on 2 Feb 2017
Building your personal learning network
People who can seek new information, make sense of it, and share it with their colleagues will be an asset to any work team
In today’s workplace we learn with and from one another. This is called social learning. Popular social media, such as Twitter and LinkedIn, offer great opportunities for connecting, conversing, collaborating... and learning from one another…
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on 22 May 2014
Using the Sony Playstation Portable (PsP) for context-based learning
Project report
Background
KEY Community Supports operates throughout Scotland to provide support for people with disabilities. KEY had approached Iriss for suggestions about how they might deliver training and advice to its support workers at the point where support is delivered.
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on 14 Apr 2014
Fostering innovation: a shared learning experience
Building a culture of innovation where staff ideas, empowerment, and leadership drive change and improvement
Darren Levine is Manager of Innovation and Research for the Social Services Department, The Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada. This role involves supporting the development, implementation, and evaluation of staff-driven innovation and research across the department's divisions - Children's Services, Family Services, Income and Employment Support, Housing Services, Long Term Care and Services for Seniors, and Business Affairs and Financial Management.
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on 25 Mar 2014