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Kinship Care Week: 4-10 October 2021
Join us in celebrating the importance of kinship carers and show your support on social media using the hashtag #KinshipCareWeek.
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Members' Day 2021
A big thank you to all involved in this year's event which was a great success. Those of you who didn't manage to attend can catch up with the discussions as video is now available
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Deal of the month
Save 20% on 10+ copies of the 'Things foster carers need to know: FULL SERIES' for the whole of October.
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Learning from Case Reviews
2 Nov 2021 | ONLINE
This event will give workers attending an overview of the key points of learning from research. It will also provide an opportunity to reflect on changes to be made to reduce the risk of significant harm to looked after children, those living with special guardians and adopted children.
CoramBAAF Annual Health Group Conference
15 Nov 2021 | ONLINE
BREATHING SPACE
A day to download, consider wellbeing and think about health services for care experienced children and young people.
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Moving to Adoption
This guide introduces an authoritative practice model for supporting children’s moves from their foster family to their adoptive family – the University of East Anglia (UEA) Moving to Adoption model. Drawn from a two-year practice development project, the UEA model promotes sensitive practice that is responsive to the child’s needs.
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The adopter’s handbook on education (Scotland)
This is a must-read book for any parent seeking to support their adopted child through school in Scotland. It contains information advice and ideas on: choosing and starting a new school; working with a child's school and teachers; financial and other support available for previously looked after children; and rights, special needs support, exclusion and alternative provision.
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Child care law Wales
This quick reference guide provides a quick introduction to the main legal provisions for the care of children in Wales. Designed to provide a basic framework, it presents a summary of the main statutes, regulations and court rules, with sections on all the main strands of law relating to parents, children and local authority responsibilities.
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Things foster carers need to know: FULL SERIES
OCTOBER DEAL OF THE MONTH. In today’s world, foster carers may have to respond to a wide range of sensitive and difficult issues that their fostered children or young people may encounter. As a carer, you may find these subjects hard to discuss, have little personal experience of them, or not know how best to approach them. This series of informative and accessible pamphlets will enable you to broach sensitive topics, respond to your child’s difficulties, recognise if your child is exposed to problematic situations, and safeguard and support them.
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