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!
The SIAA "Meet the Board" session is a great opportunity for any prospective applicants to join the SIAA Board. Participants can chat with current Trustees about their experience of sitting on the SIAA Board.
We’re delighted to invite our members to the Adults with Incapacity training sessions led by Sandra McDonald that will take place on Tuesday, 25 October from 1.30 to 4.30 pm.
We’re delighted to invite our members to the Adults with Incapacity training sessions led by Sandra McDonald that will take place on Thursday 27 October from 9.30 to 12.30 pm.
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. The sessions are shaped by managers with opportunities to bring a range of discussion topics to the group.
SIAA are holding another Roundtable to continue the conversation around agreeing on a definition of non-instructed advocacy for children and young people. Please use this form to sign up, and we will email you login details for the Zoom call.
The SIAA's AGM will be live streamed via MS Teams for those who cannot attend in person. Please use this form to sign up, and we will email you details for the MS Teams call.
SIAA is holding a virtual follow up to share the "SIAA AGM & Safeguarding Independent Advocacy" outcomes with those who cannot attend the event in person. Please use this form to sign up, and we will email you details for the Zoom call.
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. The sessions are shaped by managers with opportunities to bring a range of discussion topics to the group.
Forth Valley Advocacy are interested in peer support sessions for Advocacy Workers who provide advocacy support within prisons. If you are providing prison advocacy, please join us online at the first session on the 7th March 2023.
The session, led by Professor Jill Stavert, will focus on how the MHLR impacts independent advocacy specifically and the changes it would bring to the sector.
Led by Forth Valley Advocacy, this group offers monthly sessions for Advocacy Workers who provide advocacy support within prisons.
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. The sessions are shaped by managers with opportunities to bring a range of discussion topics to the group.
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
SIAA are Living Wage Employers and The Lasting Difference symbol holders.
SIAA are currently working towards the LGBT Charter. Visit LGBT Youth Scotland to find out more.
