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With 3 months until National Adoption Week, we’ve worked together with the other Independent Adoption Agencies in England to create a series of animations to help people who are thinking … Adoption Videos Released

On 16th March, Adopters for Adoption, along with many adoption agencies across England, will be opening their doors simultaneously to enquiring adopters and hosting a Big Adoption Day – a … Big Adoption Day 16 March 2016

Children in state-funded education in England who were adopted from care in England and Wales, or who left care under a Special Guardianship Order or Child Arrangements Order / Residence … Pupil Premium: Was your adopted child adopted from care in England or Wales or left care in England or Wales under a Special Guardianship Order or Child Arrangements / Residence Order?

The Guardian reported yesterday that England’s free schools* received 60% more funding per pupil than local authority primaries and secondaries in the latest financial year, new analysis by Education Guardian … 60% extra funds enjoyed by England’s free school pupils

The BBC recently reported recently about the successful story of Laura Green  who refused to let Downs Syndrome stop her from   becoming a successful business woman. Read more about this inspirational … The business owner with Down’s Syndrome

First4Adoption, on behalf of the Department for Education has published new Adoption Maps revealing how many children were waiting to be adopted in each of the country’s 152 Local Authority … New adoption maps show the number of children waiting to be adopted across all regions

Children’s minister Edward Timpson has said the controversial plans will help to speed up the adoption process Councils creating regional adoption agencies will be boosted by £4.5m extra funding, the Department for … Government commits £4.5m to help set up of regional adoption agencies

The Government has pledged £30m to speed up finding adoptive parents for children in care in England. The money will be provided this year to local authorities to cover costs … £30m for quicker adoptions

Children and Families Minister, Edward Timpson joined F4A for a special webcast last Friday and talked about his personal experience of adoption, the government’s adoption reforms and the new Adoption … Children and Families Minister, Edward Timpson interview with first 4 adoption.

Adopters for Adoption would like to offer their congratulations to  Nicky Campbell on his OBE The Express and Star today reports today about Broadcaster Nicky Campbell who has said he is “supremely … Nicky Campbell awarded OBE

First 4 Adoption have announced that Children’s Minister, Edward Timpson will be joining them for a special webcast next Wednesday 17th June at 6pm. He’ll be talking about his personal … First 4 Adoption ‘Meet the Minister’ webcast

Children awaiting adoption could soon benefit from being placed with a family far quicker under a new approach that will open up a greater number of potential adopters for every … Local Authorities to combine adoption services to help speed up the family-finding process