Resources for adoptive families during lockdown

January 11, 2021

Coronavirus is having a huge impact on everyone in the UK.  We now find ourselves in a third national lockdown, and we are once again being asked to make dramatic changes to the way we live our lives. We know that social distancing, self-isolation and the rules against households mixing will put pressure on many […]


National #YouCanAdopt campaign launches

September 16, 2020

A new nationwide campaign, #YouCanAdopt, is being launched today to dispel myths around who is eligible to adopt and encourage more people to consider adoption. A coalition of National, Regional and Voluntary adoption agencies across the country, supported by the Department for Education (DfE), have joined forces to launch a nationwide recruitment campaign to raise […]


Government issues new adoption advice to councils

January 17, 2020

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson and Children & Families Minister Michelle Donelan have urged local councils not to shy away from recommending adoption for vulnerable children who are in care. There has been a drop in the number of assessments recommending adoption, and councils have been asked to review their practices to ensure that vulnerable young […]