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!
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…
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…
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…
🎄Join us for SIAA's first Festive Social! 🎄 It's an informal afternoon gathering for SIAA Peers - everyone is welcome! All advocacy workers, managers, volunteers and Board Members are invited. Wear your best festive attire, grab a beverage and join us on Zoom for a fun afternoon. Please note, the original time of the event…
In January, we will be joined by Natalie Beal, who is currently Divisional Head of Operations Support at Scottish Prison Service. Natalie has worked in Prison Service for 16 years, and has previous experience as Governor and Deputy Governor. There will be an opportunity to ask questions! This Zoom session is a chance to connect,…
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. If you’re reading this, you’re invited! This is a recurring meeting that takes place every…
Who is it for? This is a session for SIAA Liaisons or members who would like to become SIAA Liaisons in their organisations. It will be especially useful for those who missed last year's induction, or would like to know more about what it means and what it takes to be SIAA Liaison. What can…
This Zoom session is a chance to connect, share knowledge, and exchange experiences with colleagues facing similar challenges. It’s intended for all individual 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. What to expect from the session: We…
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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