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Home Learning in the School Holidays

With half term imminent in England and Wales, and families in Northern Ireland and Scotland already seeing the long summer break on the horizon, thoughts will be turning to what the school holidays will look like during lockdown.
FAQs: Planning for wider opening of education settings in England from 1 June 2020

As the government in Westminster has announced plans for a phased increase in the number of children attending education settings in England from 1 June 2020, we have examined the new DfE guidance to provide answers to some of the most pressing questions.
Keeping in touch and connecting

As a family, I always felt that we were connected to the people that mattered but perhaps we haven’t been actively connecting often enough.
Letterbox contact during coronavirus

Why we decided to write an additional letter to my son's birth family at this time

APPG for Adoption and Permanence

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Adoption and Permanence (APPGAP) was establish in February 2019 and aims to:
The Adoption Support Fund – how it's working for families

Adoption UK is proud to announce that their updated online Adoption Support Fund (ASF) guide has now been published, to mark National Adoption Week 2017.
The Adoption Support Fund - the First Year

This guide to the Adoption Support Fund includes information for parents about how to access the resource as well as examples of how it has worked well.
Parents' questions answered

Here we provide answers to a number of frequently asked questions about the Adoption Support Fund.
Statistics

The following statistics show how many people are benefiting from the Adoption Support Fund (as of 1 April 2017) and the types of therapies that are being applied for.
What won't the fund pay for?

Local authorities and adoption agencies should already be providing a certain amount to their adoptive families:
What will the fund pay for?

The Adoption Support Fund (ASF) will pay for therapeutic services that are not currently provided by local authorities. These include:
The Process

Here we illustrate the Adoption Support Fund process:
Fair Access Limit FAQs

Here we provide answers to a number of frequently asked questions about the Fair Access Limit.