Autumn Budget: significant investments announced to support children and young people
James Bury, CoramBAAF’s Head of Policy, Research and Development, comments on the announcement of the Autumn Budget.
Crossing cultures
Dr Lynn Snow considers the importance of intercultural communication in healthcare and children’s social care, emphasising how understanding diverse cultures enhances collaboration and trust. It highlights how a strengths-based approach leverages cultural differences to provide more personalised and effective care.
National Adoption Week: The adoption journey
This National Adoption Week, we are shining a spotlight on the diverse and unique journeys of adoptive families through You Can Adopt’s campaign, The Journey.
How 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.
Episode 35 | The kinship assessment process: listening to carers
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
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 do we help people understand what kinship care is?
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.
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Listening to children makes a difference
James Bury reflects on this year’s Members’ Week and how it reinforced the powerful impact of listening to children and young people.
Supporting children living with kinship carers overseas to stay in touch with friends and family in the UK
Sandra Latter of CoramBAAF’s Outbound Permanence Service highlights the challenges of placing children overseas with kinship carers, especially when considering cultural and family differences. Many children, 40% of whom are of mixed ethnicity, have little connection with their overseas carers before placement.
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