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This  week (17 – 21 November) is Anti-Bullying Week, coordinated by the Anti-Bullying Alliance. This year the alliance is calling on the school community to take action to stop the … Anti-Bullying Week: Standing Strong Together

Local authorities and adoption agencies are facing a battle to prevent would-be adoptive parents leaving the process due to the steep drop in children being approved for adoption, experts in … Why Has There Been a Drop in Adoptions?

A high-profile scheme intended to increase adoptions by allowing would-be adopters to search videos and photos of children has been delayed due to security issues, CYP Now has learned The … Security Concerns and Adoption

The Guardian reports on Devon Adoption and how they won local authority adoption team of the year The government’s reforms to adoption have been a challenge to many local authorities. The … Helping your Child to Grieve for the Past

Martin Narey hopes the document will reassure social workers that the law on adoption has not changed following recent judgements Children are missing out on the chance to be adopted … Busting Adoption Myths and Misconceptions

Children and Young People Now reports that The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called for the free childcare offer to be extended to all one- and two-year-olds to improve … Extended Free Childcare to Support UK Families

During adoption week, some children will be featured on This Morning on ITV1 Information about them will also be available on the BAAF website for a short period of time, with the opportunity to … Family Finding: Building a Life Together

Since its launch in 1997, National Adoption Week has gone from strength to strength, reaching people across the UK wanting to know if they can adopt. This year’s National Adoption … National Adoption Week: Supporting Siblings

The British Association for Adoption and Fostering is launching a post-qualifying programme in adoption to plug the skills gap The British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) is setting up … Is there an Increasing Demand for Adoption?

Academics Brigid Featherstone and Paul Bywaters look deeper into recently published figures about looked after children. The Department for Education (DfE) published keystatistics last week on the care population, identifying … Adoption and Ideology

TACT’s chief executive Andy Elvin also voiced concerns about the number of special guardianship orders (SGOs) being issued by local authorities. The government’s adoption reforms are only having an impact … Older Children in Care Need More Government Support

The number of children in care has risen for the fifth successive year to total nearly 69,000, latest statistics show. There are now more children in care than at any … Looked-after children and adoption numbers rise again