Waiting to be parents: adopters' experiences of being recruited

In 2010 we carried out a survey of our membership to understand their experiences of being recruited as adopters and of the assessment and preparation process.

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Waiting to be Parents - Adopters' Experiences of Being Recruited.pdf

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MPs call for more rights for new adopters and special guardians

A group of MPs have called on the government to urgently deliver more support for new parents in response to the Covid-19 crisis.
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Narrated Bedtime Stories
Question: 10 what's the missing lyric from this famous song:

"Today’s the day the Teddy Bears have their _____"

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Diagnostic challenges and recommendations for the future

This report shares information about FASD and its impact, gathers insights into living with FASD, and outlines recommendations for what needs to happen next to tackle this pervasive condition.
Mapping Adoption Support in Scotland

A study to created to map the adoption support services across Scottish agencies.
Let's Learn Together - Scotland

A handy guide for parents and teachers of adopted children in priary school in Scotland.
Meeting the needs of adopted and permanently placed children

Adoption UK’s guide Meeting the needs of adopted and permanently placed children - A guide for adoptive parents includes information about Virtual School Heads (VSHs), Designated Teachers (DTs), Priority School Admission and Pupil Premium Plus (PP+).
Beyond the Adoption Order - Wales

The Welsh Government commissioned Bristol University to undertake research into adoption disruption in Wales.
The Care Inquiry Report: Making not breaking - building relationships for our most vulnerable children

Making not breaking: building relationships for our most vulnerable children. Eight leading charities joined forces to launch an inquiry into how best to provide stable and permanent homes for children in England who cannot live with their birth families.
England's Adoption Leadership Board publishes 'myth busting' guides

At the end of 2014, England's National Adoption Leadership Board issued guidelines in response to several court judgements on adoption.
The provision and experience of adoption support services in Wales

Perspectives from adoption agencies and adoptive parents. The report was commissioned by the Welsh Government.
Beyond the Adoption Order: challenges, interventions and adoption disruption

DfE (Department for Education) report, written by Julie Selwyn, Dinithi Wijedasa, and Sarah Meakings.
Listen Up - report

In 2013 we surveyed our members in N. Ireland about their experience of the adoption journey.

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The myth of ‘catching up’ after Covid-19

When I was in secondary school, my parents requested permission to remove me from school during term time for a week to go on a holiday of a lifetime. The school reluctantly agreed, on the condition that I would work hard to ‘catch up’ the work that I missed.
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