... of FASD 0ver the years, sadley find only negativity,shou ld look more at posotive's and successes, To many orgs are on the band wagon. this will create problems in securing Adoption's and fostering placement ...
A consultation process on its proposals for inspection of adoption and fostering agencies has been launched by Ofsted. The proposals focus on the experiences of and outcomes for children, and views ...
David Eggboro talks to a mother who feels her family has been enriched by fostering a child with SEN
More than 65,000 children live with foster families in the UK each day. Each of those families provides ...
... across the UK. Fostering provides these children with the opportunity to be surrounded by people who look after them properly and who want to support them in their development while they cannot live with ...
Mum of five Barbara Thorn explains why she is so proud of the three children with Down's syndrome that she adopted Life with three disabled children has not been plain sailing, but fantastic support from ...
Early trauma can mar relationships between children and their adoptive parents. Here, a mother tells of two very different little boys, both with attachment disorder It was June 2005 when I became the ...
Julie Johnson assesses the impact of schools’ spending on looked-after children
John was adopted six months ago and each school day he struggles to leave his parents. He has a history of neglect, ...
Chris Burton talks to an adoptive father about the rewards and challenges of adopting siblings with SEN
There are over 2000 children in England who need to be adopted. They come from a variety of different ...
... looked-after children in schools for children with social, emotional and mental health needs. These children have often come from failed fostering and adoption placements, and it’s key that we build effectiv ...
Rochelle Bisson reveals how one family’s life has been transformed by fostering a child with complex SEN
Every 20 minutes a child comes into care needing a foster family. The work that 55,000 foster ...
Jennifer Nock describes how one school put its resolve to provide effective, lasting support to pupils with attachment issues into practice
Despite schools seemingly becoming more aware of attachment ...
... and nurture their own families.”
National Adoption Week
19 to 25 October 2015
Despite the recent sad news that the British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) has closed, this year’s ...
... out more by visiting: www.nationaladoptionweek.org.uk or downloading the BAAF mobile app: www.baaf.org.uk/info/app
Further information
Jane Elston is from the British Association for Adoption & Fostering ...
The Children's Minister Edward Timpson has announced new funding to help promote foster caring.
Speaking at the National Fostering Agency Group's annual conference in Coventry, The Minister said t ...
Dominic Stevenson looks at how the right fostering placement can transform the lives of children and parents alike
For the first time, there are now more than 50,000 fostering families across the UK. ...
Fostering organisations across the country will be marking May’s Foster Care Fortnight by calling on people from all walks of life to consider becoming foster parents. The annual fostering campaign ...
... being able to meet the needs of these children. However, there is a lot of support available. This might include non-means tested benefit entitlements, equipment, settling-in grants and adoption or fostering ...
Jennifer Jones looks at the severe challenges facing those with attachment issues and how best we can support these children in the classroom
Ask any adoptive parent or foster carer to name one of ...
Why, asks Emma Parsons, do so many children in care have SEN?
Children growing up in the care system have a far greater chance of having SEN than in the general population, which has a knock on effect ...
