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!
Topic for this session will be confirmed at a later date! If you have a suggestion, you can email Marta marta@siaa.org.uk. This peer support session is intended for development managers, citizen advocates and any other staff involved in citizen advocacy. You can access notes and resources shared at previous sessions in this collaborative document, which…
This peer support session is intended for all independent advocates, managers, and anyone who supports advocacy partners in prisons, forensic settings and criminal justice system. It's a space to ask questions, receive support from peers and share your own insights and expertise. We will base the discussion on the challenges and questions attendees bring on…
In this session, we’ll dive into support and supervision practices in independent advocacy. Join us to explore what works - and what doesn’t - for peers across the sector, and how to make sure your organisations' support and supervision processes are truly impactful and helpful for everyone involved. Bring your questions, share your experiences, and…
Join other SIAA members for an interactive discussion-based session designed to explore the challenges of community engagement within the independent advocacy sector. This is Part 2 of our “Reaching Our Communities” peer learning series, where we’ll build on insights from Part 1 and dive deeper into practical strategies for overcoming engagement barriers. Didn’t attend Part…
This February, we’ll ask you to share a set of data so we can capture a sector snapshot and tell a stronger story about the impact of independent advocacy across Scotland. We'll share findings with members first, and later publish the insights into a public report. To support our members with the various data collection…
This February, we’ll ask you to share a set of data so we can capture a sector snapshot and tell a stronger story about the impact of independent advocacy across Scotland. We'll share findings with members first, and later publish the insights into a public report. To support our members with the various data collection…
This February, we’ll ask you to share a set of data so we can capture a sector snapshot and tell a stronger story about the impact of independent advocacy across Scotland. We'll share findings with members first, and later publish the insights into a public report. To support our members with the various data collection…
This February, we’ll ask you to share a set of data so we can capture a sector snapshot and tell a stronger story about the impact of independent advocacy across Scotland. We'll share findings with members first, and later publish the insights into a public report. To support our members with the various data collection…
This peer support session is intended for all independent advocates, managers, and anyone else involved in supporting advocacy partners - adults and children - in a non-instructed setting. It's a space to ask questions, receive support from peers and share your own insights and expertise. We will base the discussion on the challenges and questions…
This is the third and final session in our wellbeing-focused peer support series. We will explore the need for healthy boundaries, and how that relates to burnout and compassion fatigue. If you’re interested in building resilience and maintaining balance in the face of the pressures that you navigate every day, this session is for you.…
This peer support session is intended for all independent advocates, managers, and anyone who supports advocacy partners in prisons, forensic settings and criminal justice system. It's a space to ask questions, receive support from peers and share your own insights and expertise. We will base the discussion on the challenges and questions attendees bring on…
Topic for this session will be confirmed at a later date! If you have a suggestion, you can email Marta marta@siaa.org.uk. The session will begin with a short (10 minutes or less) presentation from our facilitator, Joette Thomas, introducing key aspects of the topic. From there, we’ll open the floor for discussion, offering space for…
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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