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Agency Decision Maker resources
CoramBAAF have been commissioned by Adoption England to produce a series of training resources to support Agency Decision Makers in their decision-making and processes. Written and produced by CoramBAAF, these resources include written materials and several films featuring detailed case law examples.
Find out moreEpisode 36 | FRG’s Lifelong Link and Build Not Break campaign
Join us as we explore the Build Not Break campaign with our guests. In this episode hosted by James Bury, Head of Policy, Research and Development, we delve into the inspiring work of the Family Rights Group (FRG) and their mission to support children and young people in care.
Listen hereHow virtual school heads should promote the education outcomes of kinship children
Ahead of her presentation at next week’s kinship conference, Jancis Andrew (Head of the Virtual School for Leeds and a trustee for the National Association of Virtual School Heads with a lead for Extended Duties including Kinship) shares the new Kinship Strategy activities that the adapted virtual school head strategic role should include.
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National Adoption Week: The Black Adoption Project
22 October | 11.30am - 1pm | Zoom
The Black Adoption Project aims to look beyond short-term solutions to understand and respond to the many complex factors that impact adoption in the Black community.
Learning from Research: Uncovering the legacy of Black British social workers
31 October | 11.30am - 1pm | Zoom
In this session, we will be hearing the oral history of Black social workers in Britain. We will listen to how Black social workers navigated policy U-turns on ethnicity and identity in the UK - what was their perception of these changes, and how did they experience them in practice?
Unconscious bias: understanding diversity and discrimination
6 November | 10am - 2.30pm | Zoom
This open course aims to challenge your understanding of the meaning of diversity and intersectionality. This training will be a highly interactive exploration of equality, diversity and inclusion.
Starter packs for newly qualified social workers
To help newly qualified social workers, or those that want to refresh their knowledge, we have created a fostering and adoption starter pack. You will receive our top selling titles at a discounted price.
Fostering starter pack
Get 'Fostering now', 'Making good assessments', and 'The child's legal journey through care' for £35 (usually £49.90).
Find out moreAdoption starter pack
Get 'Adoption now', 'Making good assessments', and 'The child's legal journey through care' for £40 (usually £54.90).
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