Group discussions

Taking part as a group

Let’s Be Heard invites groups of people to share their experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic.


Let’s Be Heard Engagement Guide

If you would like to organise or support a group to tell us about their experiences of the pandemic in Scotland, we have an Engagement Guide to help you.

The Guide may also be useful if you are helping another individual to share their experiences.

The Guide is available in the “documents” section of this page, in English, large print, Urdu, Punjabi, Polish, Simplified Chinese and Gaelic.

If you need any of our materials in other languages or formats please contact us.


Who can use the Engagement Guide?

Anyone can form a group and use the guide, including:

  • people with a shared experience;
  • those with a shared interest or profession;
  • family groups; and
  • people who are brought together by a charity or civil society group.

The guide can be used to facilitate discussions during existing activities, standalone sessions or one-on-one conversations with individuals.


Other useful documents

You can also access the following useful documents:


How to send us your experiences

After holding a group, you can submit a summary of your discussion to us by clicking the “TAKE PART” button below.

You can take part in a group discussion AND share your experiences as an individual. If you would also like to contribute individually you can use this online form.


Share an existing report

If you have already collected information about people’s experiences of the pandemic, you can share the report with us.


Available support

If you would like find out more about hosting a group discussion as part of Let’s Be Heard, you can sign up to one of our regular online information sessions. Please see ‘key dates’ section for the latest joining details.

Members of the Let’s Be Heard team would welcome being invited to attend any group discussions. If we are able to attend, we can do so to take notes and hear people’s experiences.

If you need further support please contact us.

Taking part as a group

Let’s Be Heard invites groups of people to share their experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic.


Let’s Be Heard Engagement Guide

If you would like to organise or support a group to tell us about their experiences of the pandemic in Scotland, we have an Engagement Guide to help you.

The Guide may also be useful if you are helping another individual to share their experiences.

The Guide is available in the “documents” section of this page, in English, large print, Urdu, Punjabi, Polish, Simplified Chinese and Gaelic.

If you need any of our materials in other languages or formats please contact us.


Who can use the Engagement Guide?

Anyone can form a group and use the guide, including:

  • people with a shared experience;
  • those with a shared interest or profession;
  • family groups; and
  • people who are brought together by a charity or civil society group.

The guide can be used to facilitate discussions during existing activities, standalone sessions or one-on-one conversations with individuals.


Other useful documents

You can also access the following useful documents:


How to send us your experiences

After holding a group, you can submit a summary of your discussion to us by clicking the “TAKE PART” button below.

You can take part in a group discussion AND share your experiences as an individual. If you would also like to contribute individually you can use this online form.


Share an existing report

If you have already collected information about people’s experiences of the pandemic, you can share the report with us.


Available support

If you would like find out more about hosting a group discussion as part of Let’s Be Heard, you can sign up to one of our regular online information sessions. Please see ‘key dates’ section for the latest joining details.

Members of the Let’s Be Heard team would welcome being invited to attend any group discussions. If we are able to attend, we can do so to take notes and hear people’s experiences.

If you need further support please contact us.

Page last updated: 01 Nov 2023, 10:15 PM