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The new Initial Health Assessment Delivery Standards by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health aim to improve children and young people’s experience of IHAs, their outcomes and their health and wellbeing. This will contribute to a reduction in the longer-term health disparities experienced by children and young people in care compared to their peers.
Incidents of racism, intimidation, and hate crime are rising, impacting children’s social care professionals, foster carers, and the families they support. CoramBAAF is committed to listening, providing resources, and developing tools to help practitioners have essential conversations and challenge discrimination to ensure children feel safe and proud of their identity.
CoramBAAF’s Private Fostering Awareness Day highlights the importance of notifying local authorities when a child lives with someone who isn’t a close relative for more than 28 days. Join us for events including a Breakfast Briefing and Lunch & Learn session to explore private fostering, hear from carers and young people, and discover key findings from this year’s survey.
‘Adoption & Fostering’s’ international reputation and scope are showcased in the latest issue, out now. The October issue features articles exploring experiences of intercountry adoption and outlining work with children in care and their families in Nigeria, Greece and Italy as well as here in the UK.
National Adoption Week is taking place between 20 - 26 October. The annual campaign, held every October and hosted by You Can Adopt, aims to raise awareness about adoption, celebrate adoptive families, and encourage more people to consider adoption.
Drawing on 14 years of experience in a local authority kinship care team, Ann Horne reflects on the vital role of social workers in supporting kinship families to ensure children thrive within their family networks.
CoramBAAF’s newly updated Child Health assessment forms (2025) offer a more child-centred, collaborative approach to statutory health assessments, supporting improved long-term outcomes and aligning with forthcoming national quality standards.
Kinship Care Week (6-12 October 2025) is an opportunity to raise awareness about the amazing role that kinship carers play in children’s lives and society. Despite increased government and national awareness, many people do not understand what kinship care actually is.
CoramBAAF offers free, easily accessible resources – including chapters from books and guides, interviews, and podcasts - to support your CPD and reflective practice. These materials are ideal for team discussions and personal development plans, helping practitioners stay informed and meet Social Work England requirements.
Today, the Government confirmed in a written ministerial statement that applications to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) can be made for therapy which continues into the next financial year (2026 - 2027). James Bury, CoramBAAF’s Head of Policy, Research, and Development, shares an overview of the ministerial statement.
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