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Listening to children makes a difference

News and updates-1 Oct 2024 - 13:50

James Bury reflects on this year’s Members’ Week and how it reinforced the powerful impact of listening to children and young people.

We can help with your CPD submission

News and updates-3 Oct 2024 - 14:05

Explore our publications, training courses, events, podcasts, and more to stay on track for your CPD deadline at the end of November.

How do we help people understand what kinship care is?

News and updates-7 Oct 2024 - 11:45

As Kinship Care Week 2024 begins, Ann Horne, CoramBAAF’s Kinship Consultant, reflects on this year's theme, #ThisIsKinshipCare, highlighting the need for greater understanding and recognition of kinship care.

Episode 35 | The kinship assessment process: listening to carers

News and updates-8 Oct 2024 - 15:57

For Kinship Care Week, Ann Horne interviewed Clare Seth about their work on the new Form K (previously known as Form C) due to be launched in January 2025. Clare shares the feedback from focus groups, including the voices of kinship carers, and how they used this to inform the development of Form K.

Maintaining connections in kinship arrangements

News and updates-10 Oct 2024 - 10:23

The National Kinship Care Strategy states “if a kinship carer needs help to manage contact with a child’s parents, they could receive training and be offered mediation support”. Ann Horne considers our Members’ Week events, and how we reflected on what resources are available for maintaining connections in kinship arrangements.

How virtual school heads should promote the education outcomes of kinship children

News and updates-10 Oct 2024 - 19:46

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.