by SSSA | Jan 23, 2018 | blog
We’re not always great at celebrating what we do well in Scotland across the social services. Let’s change this! By highlighting what is working, we can all learn from each other. Sharing evidence in social services can help inform practice and service...
by SSSA | Jan 18, 2018 | blog
How many times have you looked at the winners of an award and thought: we do that. You might even have thought: we do that a bit better. I have lost count of the number of people who say similar things and some people reading this blog will be those people. Thing is,...
by SSSA | Jan 10, 2018 | blog, News
Kiri, a forthcoming TV series stars the wonderful actor Sarah Lancashire (Happy Valley) as a social worker overseeing an inter-country adoption that appears to go wrong. Normally, my heart would sink at this theme and the likely portrayal of social workers but her...
by SSSA | Nov 30, 2017 | blog
After the success of the first one earlier this year, I know the Scottish Social Services Awards 2018 will be a great event. And it’s more than that – it’s a great platform to showcase the exceptional talent of our workforce. I was hugely impressed...
by SSSA | Nov 22, 2017 | blog
I’m delighted that the Scottish Social Services Awards will continue for 2018. The Awards are about recognising and valuing the life changing work being carried out daily by the tens of thousands of people working across the social services sector. You only have to...
