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The Adoption Barometer survey 2025 is now open!

Each year, Adoption UK – the leading charity for all those whose lives involve adoption, survey adopters and adopted people to help them build the case for more support. Adoption…

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Advice Autism Christmas
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How to Create a Joyful and Autism-Friendly Christmas for Adopted Children

Celebrating Christmas with children who have autism or autistic traits can be a deeply meaningful experience, especially when families are able to make little adaptations to traditional festivities in order…

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Christmas emotions
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Managing emotions at Christmas for adopted children

The run up to Christmas can be an exciting time, especially for families experiencing their first Christmas together. For some children the relaxed routines and the anticipation of Christmas can…

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Could you adopt? Early Permanence Family Links
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Early Permanence carers needed across London

We need adoptive parents who can take on the responsibility of becoming foster carers to a child, with the chance of going on to adopt them later, if the court…

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Adoptables Education school resources
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School Resources: Bridging The Gap

A project to support adopted children in schools. For many adopted children, school can feel challenging. The regional adoption agency Adopt London South is working with SEND practitioners, teachers, and…

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FAQs LGBTQ+ National Adoption Week
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There’s no such thing as a ‘normal’ family.

New data released this National Adoption Week shows there has been a 22 per cent increase in the number of children with a plan for adoption not yet matched with…

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Contact Family Links
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The Importance of Openness in Adoption

Sarah Johal, Adoption England Strategic Lead, shares her views on why it is important for the sector to help adopted people know more about their family history and stay in…

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LGBTQ+ Adoption and Fostering Week 2024

LGBTQ+ Adoption and Fostering Week is taking place 4-10 March 2024. Organised by New Family Social, the theme this year is ‘Different Together’ and encourages more people from the LGBTQ+…

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Early Permanence
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The London Early Permanence Project

Hello! I am Grace Panayiotou, the Early Permanence Lead for a Department for Education (DfE) funded project for Adopt London and Coram Ambitious for Adoption. I have been in my…

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Black Adoption New Project
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Black Adoption Project Launch

At the end of last year over 200 people attended online as Adopt London hosted the launch of the Black Adoption Project Report – the first of many webinars to…

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Adopt London Choir sing on BBC Radio London

What a wonderful morning over at the BBC Radio London studios in central London with Megan Tanner, Choir MD and 10 adoptive parents representing the Adopt London Choir on Tuesday 19…

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LGBTQ+
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LGBTQ+ adopters nominate four Adopt London social workers for commendation.

This summer (2023) New Family Social asked their LGBTQ+ adopter members which social workers deserved to receive a members’ commendation – to show that they’d gone above and beyond in…

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Adopters Peer support SEN
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We Are Family is 10 years old

We Are Family is an independent peer support community for adoptive parents, and this year marks their 10th anniversary of providing digital and in-person support to adopters and prospective adopters.

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Conversations for Change for adopters

Allow me to introduce myself – I’m Richard Orchard-Rowe, adoptive dad and founder and presenter of the podcast – Adoption Adventures. I’m reaching out to adoptive parents of Adopt London’s…

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David Johnston MP, the Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing visits Adopt London West

Adopt London West received a visit from David Johnston MP, the Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing on Friday 20 October 2023. Debbie Gabriel, Head of Service for Adopt London…

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Adopt London Choir on BBC Breakfast

We were delighted BBC Breakfast featured the Adopt London Choir as part of National Adoption Week. Producer Alice Key discovered Adopt London choir footage on YouTube and wanted to highlight the…

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BME YouCanAdopt
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Free books for Black families considering adoption

Adopt London are giving away Patricia Dopemu’s book – Help! I’m Adopting a Child to any Black African, Caribbean or mixed heritage family considering parenting a child via adoption. Have…

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Black Adoption YouCanAdopt
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Black families tell their adoption story

Watch these You Can Adopt films featuring three Black families; Azumah, who adopted her son with her husband, Jacqui, a single mum with a son who went on to adopt…

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What is adoption really like?

If you want to find out what adoption is really like, come along to one of Adopt London’s ‘Meet The Adopters’ events. These events provide the opportunity for potential adopters…

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Adoption Preparation Childcare experience
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Why do I need childcare and volunteering experience when adopting a child?

We know that it is incredibly valuable for each adopter to gain recent and relevant childcare experience. This would ideally be with children from disadvantaged backgrounds, who may have suffered…

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