Finding families for children

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 Finding families for children

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 to know if they can adopt. This year’s National Adoption National Adoption Week 3 – 9 November 2014

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 The British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) is setting up Increasing demand for adoption experts prompts new social work course

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 (DfE) published keystatistics last week on the care population, identifying An ideological approach to adoption figures means we are missing important trends

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 authorities. The government’s adoption reforms are only having an impact Government adoption reforms only impacting on younger children, says charity

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. There are now more children in care than at any Looked-after children and adoption numbers rise again

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 relatives of adopted adults can now trace back through their Relatives of adopted adults now able to trace family tree

Number of adoptions increases

The number of children placed for adoption has risen by 14 per cent over the last year, according to latest government figures. Government is attempting to streamline the adoption process. Number of adoptions increases

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 year, thanks to an increase in financial support to councils New adoption figures released today

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

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 this autumn as part of a pilot scheme. Potential adopters Children to appear in adoption videos

Adoption register to open to approved adopters

Department for Education announces the next set of adoption reforms will come into force in July. Approved adopters will be given access to the adoption register from July, the Department Adoption register to open to approved adopters