SIAA facilitates many training events, roundtables, and information sharing sessions specifically intended for independent advocacy organisations. These events are member-only and designed to provide you with new skills, build organisational capacity and provide an opportunity for you to share your views on key policy topics relevant to human rights and independent advocacy.
SIAA also run regular online peer support sessions. The peer support sessions are informal opportunities for you to meet colleagues from across the sector, share ideas and provide mutual support. We run sessions for managers and sessions for staff once a month.
Find out more about upcoming events and peer support sessions, and sign up below!
SIAA held a very successful roundtable with members and the Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ), in February to discuss youth justice and independent advocacy. We're delighted to invite you to a follow up roundtable taking place on Thursday 12 August, from 2-3.30 pm. We aim to have further discussions about practical ways…
Please use this form to sign up, and we will email you details of the Zoom call on which will take place on Tuesday 24 August, 3.30-4.30 pm, looking at the topic of volunteers.
Peer support sessions are informal opportunities for managers at SIAA member organisations to meet colleagues from across the sector, share ideas and provide mutual support. This session will focus on leadership.
This roundtable will be an opportunity for members to discuss collective advocacy related to the Scottish Mental Health Legislation Independent Review's target consultation on collective advocacy.
Peer support sessions are informal opportunities for staff at SIAA member organisations to meet colleagues from across the sector, share ideas and provide mutual support. This session is particularly aimed at independent advocates who work with children and young people.
Please use this form to sign up, and we will email you login details for the Zoom call.
This session is now fully booked. Please email us at daniela.rondina@siaa.org.uk if you’d like us to put you on the waiting list. We apologise for any inconvenience and look forward to offering these trainings again in the future.
This session is now fully booked. Please email us at daniela.rondina@siaa.org.uk if you’d like us to put you on the waiting list. We apologise for any inconvenience and look forward to offering these trainings again in the future.
Please use this form to sign up, and we will email you to confirm your spot and login details for the Zoom sessions.
Information session open to SIAA members covering SCVO's HR and employment support service.
Please use this form to sign up, and we will email you to confirm your spot and login details for the Zoom sessions.
Peer support sessions are informal opportunities for managers at SIAA member organisations to meet colleagues from across the sector, share ideas and provide mutual support. This session will focus on workplace culture.
I’ve found the Managers Peer to Peer support sessions invaluable; it feels supportive and safe and as a relatively new CEO it really has helped build my confidence as well as relationships with peers. Thank you.
SIAA member, 2022
I have enjoyed the SIAA training events I have attended and I have been able to attend more than I would have in the past due to courses being on zoom etc.
SIAA member, 2022
I found it really helpful to be connected to a larger group and to hear the variety of perspectives from others as we all face the impact of the coronavirus on our organisations, people, clients and key stakeholders.
SIAA member, 2020
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