Evidence-informed performance improvement series
Iriss has published two reports commissioned from the Glasgow School of Social Work on evidence-informed performance improvement.
Published in
on 17 May 2011
National performance indicator: Increase the overall proportion of local authority areas receiving positive child protection inspection reports - full report
Evidence-informed performance improvement series no.1
In 2004, a new multidisciplinary children's services inspection team based in Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) started to undertake inspections of child protection services in all 32 local authorities in Scotland. The authorities were inspected against 18 quality indicators on a six point scale ranging from Level 6, 'Excellent: Outstanding or Sector Leading', to Level 1, 'Major Weaknesses'.
Published in
on 6 Apr 2011
National performance indicator: increase the overall proportion of local authority areas receiving positive child protection inspection reports – key findings
Evidence-informed performance improvement series no.1
In 2004, a new multidisciplinary children's services inspection team based in Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) started to undertake inspections of child protection services in all 32 local authorities in Scotland. The authorities were inspected against 18 quality indicators on a six point scale ranging from Level 6, 'Excellent: Outstanding or Sector Leading', to Level 1, 'Major Weaknesses'.
Published in
on 5 Apr 2011
New assessment methods: evaluation of an innovative method of assessment - critical incident analysis
Integrated Assessment
An evaluation of critical incident analysis used as a method of assessment in the context of social work education.
Published in
on 14 Jan 2005
New assessment methods: practice audit
Integrated Assessment
A Practice Audit of current assessment methods in social work education was commissioned by the Scottish Institute for Excellence in Social Work Education (SIESWE) to provide a resource to assist the development of the new social work degree in Scotland. The aim of the audit was to provide a cross-sectional account of current and recent arrangements for the assessment of social work learning in the UK, analysing educational approaches, resources, models and methods employed.
Published in
on 14 Mar 2004
