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National Adoption Week 3 – 9 November 2014

Since its launch in 1997, National Adoption Week has gone from strength to strength, reaching people across the UK wanting…

11 years ago

Increasing demand for adoption experts prompts new social work course

  The British Association for Adoption and Fostering is launching a post-qualifying programme in adoption to plug the skills gap…

11 years ago

An ideological approach to adoption figures means we are missing important trends

Academics Brigid Featherstone and Paul Bywaters look deeper into recently published figures about looked after children. The Department for Education…

11 years ago

Government adoption reforms only impacting on younger children, says charity

TACT’s chief executive Andy Elvin also voiced concerns about the number of special guardianship orders (SGOs) being issued by local…

11 years ago

Looked-after children and adoption numbers rise again

The number of children in care has risen for the fifth successive year to total nearly 69,000, latest statistics show.…

11 years ago

Relatives of adopted adults now able to trace family tree

Children, grandchildren and other relatives of adopted adults can now trace back through their ancestors’ lives. Children, grandchildren and other…

11 years ago

Number of adoptions increases

The number of children placed for adoption has risen by 14 per cent over the last year, according to latest…

11 years ago

New adoption figures released today

Giving more children a family New figures out today show that the number of adoptions is up  in the last…

11 years ago

Adopters for Adoption now live on Facebook

We are now live on Facebook. Please click on the link below to 'like' us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AdoptersforAdoption  

11 years ago

Children to appear in adoption videos

Videos and photos of children waiting to be adopted are to be made available to people approved for adoption from…

11 years ago