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Regular physical activity has a wealth of health benefits for children and young people. But more than that, physical activity is shown to improve wellbeing and academic performance, open up social connections and create pathways to volunteering or employment. Despite the considerable benefits, data demonstrates that 52% of children and young people do not get the recommended 60 minutes of physical exercise per day. Furthermore, Local Government Association (LGA) shows that care-experienced children and young people are a hidden group whose needs and experiences are overlooked in physical activity policy and provision. In this practical webinar we will be exploring how to improve access to physical activity for care-experienced children and young people based on current research evidence.

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Adoption UK's Adoption Barometer is the UK's only annual stocktake of the impact of policy and practice on the lives of adoptees and adoptive families. More than 3,500 prospective adopters, adoptive parents and adoptees aged 16+ gave their views on topics including the preparation and matching process, birth family contact, adoption support, education, accessing records, tracing and reunion and mental health. Rebecca Brooks, the report author, will present an overview of the findings, highlighting stories to celebrate and stories that challenge.

The Listening to children’s wishes and feelings training course will equip participants with a range of techniques for effective listening to and communication with children. It enables workers and carers to work effectively with children to process difficult experiences; use reflective listening skills and assessment techniques; assist children in processing and recording their life history; and support them as they prepare to move to permanence.

This Practice Note offers guidance on key aspects of children moving from England to the Isle of Man to be placed with adopters approved in the Isle of Man. The process of placing children across Regions of the UK comes with some complexity, given that regulations, guidance and practice differ between the two jurisdictions.

Adoption related research, practice and lived experience reported over the past century have shown that adoption is not a one-off event, but a lifelong process, with ongoing implications for all members of the adoption kinship network. Services for adults affected by adoption are an important element of addressing the range of needs expressed by adopted people, birth relatives and people with a prescribed relationship2 to an adopted person and ensuring that their legal rights are upheld.

This Practice Note explains that private fostering does not require parental consent, either written or verbal. The local authority must assess and monitor any such arrangement under the Children Act 1989 and the Children (Private Arrangements for Fostering) Regulations 2005, focusing on safeguarding and promoting the child’s welfare rather than how the arrangement came about. While parental involvement is encouraged, it is not a legal requirement.

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The annual health conference is a key event in the calendar of medical advisers, doctors and nurses working with care experienced and adopted children. It is a conference that brings together practice and ideas that are current, relevant to you, and which matter. The theme of this years' conference is mental health, and the ways in which mental health conditions and provisions can impact upon care experienced and adopted children. Last year the conference sold out. To avoid disappointment, please SAVE THE DATE to receive updates on our early bird sale, and launch.

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In this session, we will be exploring anti-racist practice and the role of anti-racist practitioners in children’s social care and the justice system. We are delighted to be working alongside the Racial Justice Family Network to bring together a panel of experts to discuss what anti-racist practice looks like, the tools social workers can use to embed anti-racism in their practice, and the pathways toward a more equitable system for all children and young people in contact with the care system.