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An Adoption UK conference in London
The Adoption Journey: School Days with Louise Michelle Bombčr and Marion Allen
Friday 8 October 2010
Friends House, London
An Adoption UK conference for adoptive parents, foster carers, educationalists and professionals working with children and young people.
Children adopted from the care system and looked after children often face challenges at school which relate back to traumatic experiences in their early lives. This can have a severe impact on learning and behaviour in the classroom and present a real challenge for schools, parents and educational and social care practitioners.
The conference will provide alternative approaches to support children who have experienced trauma and loss by exploring the issues that stem from early trauma and provide practical strategies to ease the transition from primary to secondary school.
Programme
9.15-9.40 9.40-10.00 10.00-11.00 11.00-11.20 11.20-12.15 12.15-1.15pm 1.15-2.15pm 2.15-2.35pm 2.35-3.30pm 3.30-4.00pm 4.00pm | Registration, tea and coffee Introduction from Adoption UK Louise Bombčr Refreshment break Louise Bombčr Lunch Marion Allen Refreshment break Marion Allen Q & A session Close |
About the speakers
Attachment Support Teacher and Therapist, Louise Michelle Bombčr works for the Adoption Team in Brighton and Hove and in a private capacity for children in care. She provides assessments, recommendations and training to support both primary and secondary aged pupils that have experienced relational traumas and losses to settle and make the most of all on offer at school.
Marion Allen is the Education Consultant at Family Futures, as well as an adoptive mother. With over 20 year’s teaching experience, she works with families and schools to support children and to further the understanding of issues related to attachment and early trauma.
About the venue
Friends House is the historic headquarters of Quakers in Britain, situated opposite Euston station in London. It is just a ten-minute walk from King’s Cross Station and St Pancras International Terminus. All major rail terminals are easily reached by tube.
PRICES (inc VAT):
Parents/Carers: Members £105 Non-members £140
Practitioners: Members £175 Non-members £235
SPECIAL OFFER: If you are an adoptive parent attending the conference with a partner and you intend to share the day (one person attending in the morning, one in the afternoon) you pay the cost of one delegate.
TO BOOK YOUR PLACE:
Download the booking form and return it to Abi Jeffs, Adoption UK, Linden House, 55 The Green, South Bar St, Banbury, Oxon OX16 9AB
School Days Booking Form