The Department for Education has dropped a target to review applications for support for adopted children within five days due to a high volume of applications. The Adoption Support Fund provides support to adopted children and their families. ...
Young carers
Coram has published an evaluation of the Young carers in schools Programme, a free England-wide initiative delivered by Carers Trust and The Children’s Society aimed at improving the identification and support of young carers in schools. The...
Zahawi: Government taking action to reduce number of children in care
Steps are being taken to try to stem significant increases in the number of children being taken into care, with the government “acutely aware” of the impact the situation is having on local authorities, children’s minister Nadhim...
When adopted children have unexpected additional needs
Adoption changes the lives of the children and families involved forever. Whilst providing nurturing new families for children can be extremely rewarding for adoptive parents, it also presents significant challenges. The pressure can multiply if a...
The Care Crisis Review: Care-experienced young people and adults survey result
Date: 30 July 2018 The reflections set out in this paper are drawn from the results of a survey conducted by Family Rights Group on behalf of the Care Crisis Review. The Survey was promoted to care leavers by the youth organisation Foster Focus and...
Fostering better outcomes report
The Department for Education (DfE) has published the government response to the Foster care in England report and the Education Select Committee’s inquiry into fostering. Priority areas identified include: improving the experience of children...
