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!
Being a leader in an independent advocacy organisation can be incredibly rewarding, but it comes with its own set of challenges. Whether you're facing issues with hybrid working, feeling overwhelmed by never-ending referrals, or navigating many stakeholders in a tricky funding landscape, you're not alone! That's why we're excited to invite you to join our…
This Zoom session is a chance to connect, share knowledge, and exchange experiences with colleagues facing similar challenges. It’s intended for all individual and collective advocates, managers, and any other worker involved in planning or delivering non-instructed advocacy. This is a recurring meeting that will take place every 3 months. Registration is required! Click the…
Office hour moved to Friday due to schedule clash! Pop into our virtual office every second Thursday of the month! It’s an opportunity to ask questions, put forward requests, and give feedback in an informal setting. We’re keen to connect with our members on a regular basis and hear about the successes and challenges to…
SIAA is currently recruiting for Trustees. This session will be held on Zoom to give prospective applicants an opportunity to raise any questions and to chat with current Trustees about their experience of sitting on the SIAA Board before submitting their application. If you are considering applying and wish to join a roundtable, please indicate…
SIAA is currently recruiting for Trustees. This session will be held on Zoom to give prospective applicants an opportunity to raise any questions and to chat with current Trustees about their experience of sitting on the SIAA Board before submitting their application. If you are considering applying and wish to join a roundtable, please indicate…
This Zoom session is a chance to connect, share knowledge, and exchange experiences with colleagues facing similar challenges. It’s intended for all citizen advocates, development managers, and any other staff member involved in planning or delivering citizen advocacy. This is a recurring meeting that will take place every 3 months. Registration is required! Click the…
This Zoom session is a chance to connect, share knowledge, and exchange experiences with colleagues facing similar challenges. It’s intended for collective advocacy workers and their managers working across Scotland. It's a community of practice, focusing on ins and outs of working with groups. This is a recurring meeting that will take place every 6…
Peer chat is a new event format: a 45-minute long, informal meeting open to all SIAA members. Participants will discuss an emergent topic: in this session, it's the good, the bad, and the ugly of case management systems. The goal is to consider the current state in your organisation and see what else is possible,…
This Zoom session is a chance to connect, share knowledge, and exchange experiences with colleagues facing similar challenges. It’s intended for all individual and collective advocates, administration & support staff, managers, chief executives, and any other worker at SIAA member organisation. If you’re reading this, you’re invited! This is a recurring meeting that takes place every…
This Zoom session is a chance to connect, share knowledge, and exchange experiences with colleagues facing similar challenges. It’s intended for all individual and collective advocates, administration & support staff, managers, chief executives, and any other worker at SIAA member organisation that supports advocacy partners in prisons (including liberated from prison), forensic settings, criminal justice…
The event will take place online (Zoom). Details to follow shortly!
This Zoom session is a chance to connect, share knowledge, and exchange experiences with colleagues facing similar challenges. It’s intended for collective advocacy workers and their managers working across Scotland. It's a community of practice, focusing on ins and outs of working with groups. This is a recurring meeting that will take place every 6…
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.
