The Trustees of Adoption UK have made a commitment to develop new services and a membership offer for adopted adults in their new three year strategy. Our Director of AUK Cymru looks at what this means. Read more
As the yearly letterbox contact comes around, one parent writes openly about how they try and get the balance right. Read more
Children who have been in care, who have been fostered or adopted, have lost so much. It is no surprise that they are reluctant to lose anything else. Read more
Rebecca Brooks shares more extracts from her book, The Trauma and Attachment Aware Classroom, this time focusing on a different way of thinking about children’s behaviour and some practical ideas. Read more
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Alison Woodhead, our Director of Public Affairs and Comms, explains why she is looking forward to our AUK conference 2021. Read more
I never really understood what FASD was until I started fostering. What am I saying? I’d never heard of it, never mind understood it! Read more
Even during the toughest times, my husband and I often comment that parenting our amazing trio has taught us many important lessons and what better time to share these than during FASD month… Read more
Kiddo is eight. Eight-and-three-quarters, if you ask him. He’s small for an eight-year old, a bright blonde bundle of frenetic, kinetic energy and sometimes a tangle of frustration and uncontrollable anxiety. He is incredible, gregarious and exhausting, all at the same time. Read more
In these exclusive extracts from her book, The Trauma and Attachment Aware Classroom, Rebecca Brooks explains why systems of escalating consequences common in many schools so often fail to meet the mark for children with a history of trauma, neglect and loss. Read more
In Scotland, children return to school next week. There are lots of things adults can do to support the transition. Read more
It is perhaps not surprising that in a year which saw millions of children learning at home during the Covid-19 pandemic, rates of permanent exclusions and suspensions were down in England. Read more
While adopted people and adopters across England will no doubt appreciate the extra emphasis given to the value of their experiences, and relief at the continuation of the ASF, I have no doubt that they would have liked to see it backed up by a duty to proactively plan for and deliver support Read more