Single and thinking about adoption?
There is nothing unusual about single parenting – around 25% of households in the UK with dependent children are headed by a single parent. Many people plan to have children but as the years pass by they may not find the right partner. Others may be happily single and not looking for a partner. The […]
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
The Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) has been established because many families need some kind of therapeutic support following adoption and too many have struggled to get the help they need in the past. The Fund will enable them to access the services they need more easily in future. How it works Who […]
Fertility issues and thinking about adoption?
Adoption is one of a range of alternatives that you may be considering if you cannot conceive and give birth to a child. You may have experienced miscarriages or secondary infertility. Your options Couples and single people who have fertility issues are faced with a number of possible options including: Assisted conception (IVF and other […]
Pupil Premium: school support funding
State-funded schools in England can receive funding to help them give extra support for all children adopted from care. It has been shown in various studies that children adopted from care do not perform as well as their classmates at school. Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) and Pupil Premium provides funding to help education providers […]
Adopting siblings
61% of the children waiting to be adopted will need to be placed with a loving family that could provide a home to their brother or sister also. Would you be prepared to adopt a sibling group? This may not be the first you think about when considering adopting a child but it’s probably one of the […]
Success stories: sibling adoption
This family was approved by DFW Adoption and the photograph tells the story of a happy family group and 3 children growing up together with their siblings. Our warm thanks to Peter and Stuart, adoptive parents, and their lovely children Rebecca, Ryan and Rihanna for allowing us to print their photo and their views. […]
Concurrent Planning
Concurrent Planning is for babies and young children under 2 in care who are likely to need adoption, but who still have a chance of being reunited with their birth family. Concurrent carers are dually approved as both foster parents and adoptive parents and perform the role of foster carers while the courts decide whether […]
Support for adopters
Due to early trauma and and separation, adopted children have often developed certain coping mechanisms that means they can find it difficult to form relationships and display challenging behaviour. You will have learned various techniques during your preparation training on how to cope with this but as you get to know your child you will become aware of the complexities […]
Adoption support services & therapies
There is a range of adoption support services available to children adopted from care and it is important for you, as adoptive parents, to know what might be available to you and your child. Who are the service providers? Some of the support services listed below may be provided by your adoption agency. Others may be […]
Advice on available support
Your Local Authority can advise you on adoption support services that may be available to you. The local authority that places the child with you is responsible for assessing your adoption support needs for three years after the adoption order. After three years it becomes the responsibility of the local authority where you live (if […]