AUK Weekly Online Events Join one of our webinars or virtual community groups: We hold a variety of webinars and virtual community groups each week - all free to attend as part of your Adoption UK membership, the events can be joined simply by clicking on the links below, although you'll need to be logged in to view the links. If you have any problems please get in touch via: [email protected] Please note that the name you register with for each event will be visible to all other participants, so if you don't want your full name shown please register using a pseudonym. Login now to view booking linksIf you have missed any of our fantastic webinars when they were live - FEAR not! You can view all of them on demand - just click here. WEEKLY WEBINARS & VIRTUAL MEET UPS Join us for our Festival of Families - a week of additional webinars from the 18th - 20th January 2021, in association with One Adoption West Yorkshire. Wednesday 20th January at 8pm Adoption UK - Nationwide meet up for Adoptive Parents Click here to register This is a UK-wide meet up for Adoption UK members to have a chat and unload/support each other. We will be holding these regularly, hosted by members of Adoption UK staff. Monday 25th January at 8pm Adoption UK - Nationwide meet up for Adoptive Parents Click here to register This is a UK-wide meet up for Adoption UK members to have a chat and unload/support each other. We will be holding these regularly, hosted by members of Adoption UK staff. Tuesday 26th January at 10am Adoption UK - Nationwide meet up for Home Educators Click here to register This is a UK-wide meet up for Adoption UK members who are full time home educators for their children to catch up and have fun! Wednesday 27th January at 8pm Adoption UK members webinar - Ask Anything for Grandparents and extended family Click here to register - this webinar is open to everyone This webinar gives members of the wider adoptive family the chance to ask a panel of experienced adopters anything they'd like to know about the adoption process and beyond. Thursday 28st January at 11am Adoption UK - Nationwide meet up for Prospective Adopters Click here to register - this meet up is open to everyone This is a UK-wide meet up for prospective adopters to have a chat and unload/support each other. We will be holding these regularly, hosted by members of Adoption UK staff. Monday 1st February at 8pm Adoption UK - Nationwide meet up for adopters from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds. Click here to register- this meet up is open to everyone Join our new group for BAME adoptive parents and prospective adopters. This is your opportunity to extend your support network and shape the group going forward. Monday 1st February at 8pm Adoption UK - Nationwide meet up for Adoptive Parents Click here to register This is a UK-wide meet up for Adoption UK members to have a chat and unload/support each other. We will be holding these regularly, hosted by members of Adoption UK staff. Tuesday 2nd February at 10am Adoption UK - Nationwide meet up for Home Educators Click here to register This is a UK-wide meet up for Adoption UK members who are full time home educators for their children to catch up and have fun! Tuesday 2nd February at 8pm Adoption UK members webinar with Nicola Marshall - Faith and adoption Click here to register In this webinar Nicola will share how she has found support in her church community as she adopted siblings and how she feels her faith has shaped her family. Wednesday 3rd February at 11am Adoption UK - Nationwide meet up for Prospective Adopters Click here to register - this meeting is open to everyone This is a UK-wide meet up for prospective adopters to have a chat and unload/support each other. We will be holding these regularly, hosted by members of Adoption UK staff. Tuesday 9th February at 10am Adoption UK - Nationwide meet up for Home Educators Click here to register This is a UK-wide meet up for Adoption UK members who are full time home educators for their children to catch up and have fun! Tuesday 9th February at 8pm Adoption UK members webinar with Anna Morrison CBE - Understanding Apprenticeships Click here to register - this webinar is open to everyone Join Anna as she explains the latest news and information about apprenticeships and traineeships. Explore how you can support your child to access these opportunities and the wide range of free resources available. Wednesday 10th February at 8pm Adoption UK - Nationwide meet up for LGBTQ+ members Click here to register A chance to meet others from the LGBTQ+ community, make friends and share experiences. Thursday 11th February at 11am Adoption UK - Nationwide meet up for Prospective Adopters Click here to register - this meet up is open to everyone This is a UK-wide meet up for prospective adopters to have a chat and unload/support each other. We will be holding these regularly, hosted by members of Adoption UK staff. Thursday 4th March at 8pm Adoption UK members webinar with Gill Tree - Touching Stories; the therapeutic power of story massage Click here to register In this webinar Gill explains the practice of story massage. Story massage can be used very effectively to help your child embrace their life story. Tuesday 9th March at 11am Adoption UK members webinar with Joanna North - Tracing first families part one Click here to register This is the first of a pair of webinars that Jo will be delivering on the intermediary process including tracing first families and the impact on the lives of those affected by adoption. Tuesday 16th March at 11am Adoption UK members webinar with Simon Benn - How a teddy bear changed an adoptee's life Click here to register - this webinar is open to everyone Simon was adopted at 5 weeks old and has known he was adopted for as long as he can remember. Here he shares his personal journey that lead him on the road to meeting his birth mother; triggered by the discovery at age 40 that his childhood teddy bear was a gift from her. Tuesday 23rd March at 11am Adoption UK members webinar with Joanna North - Tracing first families part two Click here to register This is the second of a pair of webinars that Jo will be delivering on the intermediary process including tracing and tracking first families and the impact on the lives of those affected by adoption.