Working together for children in care
CoramBAAF is the UK’s leading membership organisation for professionals working across adoption, fostering and kinship care.
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New Child Health assessment forms | Supporting better outcomes for children in care
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.
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Kinship local offer community of practice
Are you the manager responsible for leading on the development of your local kinship offer? Would you like an opportunity to network with other kinship managers? Join our growing community of practice to share ideas and exchange knowledge with other kinship managers leading on the development of their local offer.
Find out moreDo you work with the NHS or HSCNI?
To support health professionals in completing child health assessments, CoramBAAF has introduced a new method for accessing the relevant Child Health Suite documents. This will reduce the administrative burden and allow health professionals to find and use the forms quickly and easily.
Find out more#ThisIsKinshipCare | Kinship Care Week 2025
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.
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Upcoming training, events and conferences
Private Fostering Awareness Day: Breakfast briefing
5 November | 9am - 9.55am | Zoom
A child who is cared for by someone who is not a close relative for more than 28 days is living in a private fostering arrangement. All local authorities have a responsibility to raise awareness of private fostering in their area. CoramBAAF is delighted to be running the third national Private Fostering Awareness Day. Join Ann Horne and Clare Seth for a free and open access Breakfast Briefing – An Introduction to Private Fostering.
Private Fostering Awareness Day: Lunch & Learn
5 November | 12.30pm - 2pm | Zoom
This year’s lunchtime session for Private Fostering Awareness Day will focus on who private foster carers are and their experiences. We will hear from local authority practitioners and the voices of private foster carers and consider some of the common dilemmas that arise in private fostering arrangements. The event will also preview the results of this year’s CoramBAAF private fostering survey and the accompanying report will be published on the same day.
Keeping children in care connected to their cultures
11 November | 11.30am - 1pm | Zoom
In this session we will share key messages and highlight practice tips for practitioners, managers and organisational leaders. It will provide an overview of the SELF cultural framework. And it will provide an A-to-Z practice prompt to encourage practices that can be more intentional, more curious and more respectful.
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Undertaking a kinship assessment: A guide to collecting and analysing information for Form K (England)
Undertaking a Kinship Assessment is designed to help social workers gather relevant and proportionate assessment information to complete robust and evidence-based assessments of prospective kinship carers and identify support needs to mitigate risk and vulnerabilities. It can be used by assessing social workers using CoramBAAF Kinship Care Assessment (Form K) (England) published in 2025. Form K can be used to assess any prospective kinship carer and to enable approval as a kinship foster carer (connected carer/family and friends) or to recommend special guardianship orders.
Find out moreStarter packs for newly qualified social workers
To help newly qualified social workers, or those that want to refresh their knowledge, we have created a fostering and adoption starter pack. You will receive our top selling titles at a discounted price.
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Adoption starter pack
Get 'Adoption now', 'Making good assessments', and 'The child's legal journey through care' for £45 (usually £54.90).
Find out moreFostering starter pack
Get 'Fostering now', 'Making good assessments', and 'The child's legal journey through care' for £40 (usually £49.90).
Find out moreBumper fostering starter pack
Timeless bestsellers that offer invaluable guidance for the vital work of fostering professionals. Dive into these essential resources to gain practical insights and robust guidance, whether you're just starting or a seasoned professional. Get this bundle for £75 (usually £82.80).