The Department for Education in England has published new guidance for schools related to the recent strike actions taking place across the country. Read more
Today the Welsh Government Minister Julie Morgan formally apologised to Welsh mothers forced to give away their children in the 1950s, 60s and 70s because they were unmarried. Read more
Read AUK’s response to a new report – Working lives of teachers and leaders. Teachers cannot give their best for children if they themselves are struggling, over-worked and unsupported. Read more
Dilly Carter, presenter on the hit BBC show Sort Your Life Out, has this week become an ambassador for Adoption UK. Read more
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The Adoption Barometer 2023 reveals that teenagers and young adults are often at crisis point amid a failure of support. Read more here: Read more
Children living in kinship care arrangements are set to benefit from a pilot project to be delivered by Adoption UK Scotland and Adoption, Fostering and Kinship Alliance Scotland, called Foundations for Families. Read more
Adoption UK welcomes First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s apology to women who were forced to give their babies up for adoption in the 1950s, 60s and 70s, as well as those children who were adopted through this practice and their fathers. Read more
Peer support groups offer help, advice and emotional support to kinship carers across Scotland. Read more
Following our recent OFSTED inspection, we're pleased that Adoption UK has been rated as Good for our services in England. Read more
"This plan is underwhelming in its ambition and speed. We can and should do better." Read our full response to the SEND plan here. Read more
Our survey found that children and young people with FASD often face waiting times of two years or more to get a diagnosis and access the support they need. Read more
AUK's response to the government's plan for reform of children's social care in England. Read more
With soaring food prices, energy bills and interest rates, the cost of living in the UK is at crisis point. We ran three surveys in November 2022 which revealed that the current economic and financial situation is having a significant impact on prospective adopters, adoptive families and adopted people. Read more
Adoption UK welcomes government proposals, published today, which seek to improve the availability and timeliness of adoption support, by removing the requirement for support providers to be registered with OFSTED in certain circumstances. Read more
New guidance on pupil premium eligibility and funding rate in England includes an increase in funding and for the first time, children adopted outside England and Wales will be eligible to attract this funding for their schools. Read more