Fostering in England - morale, motivation and the realities of waiting for overdue reform
Emma Fincham, CoramBAAF’s Fostering Consultant, reflects on the need for reform in foster care and current challenges faced by foster carers and practitioners
CoramBAAF responds to BBC investigation – Adoption: The Blame Game
CoramBAAF has issued a response to the BBC investigation 'Adoption: The Blame Game' and calls for a full review of the support for adopted children and families across all services, so that our most vulnerable children receive the right support at the right time.
Outbound Permanence Service: staying in touch
Placing children overseas with kinship carers requires flexible, individual plans that protect identity and relationships. Social workers must ensure practical support for ongoing contact with parents, siblings, foster carers, and friends despite cultural, language, and logistical challenges.
Reflecting on the Kinship Care Conference 2025: Developing a kinship local offer
Clare Seth, Kinship Consultant for CoramBAAF, reflects on the recent kinship conference that she organised alongside Ann Horne. She outlines the key lessons she took away from the speakers about developing the kinship local offer.
New Initial Health Assessments Standards: Delivering on child-led outcomes
The new Initial Health Assessment Delivery Standards by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health aim to improve children and young people’s experience of IHAs, their outcomes and their health and wellbeing. This will contribute to a reduction in the longer-term health disparities experienced by children and young people in care compared to their peers.
Racism, extremism and the impact on workforce and families
Incidents of racism, intimidation, and hate crime are rising, impacting children’s social care professionals, foster carers, and the families they support. CoramBAAF is committed to listening, providing resources, and developing tools to help practitioners have essential conversations and challenge discrimination to ensure children feel safe and proud of their identity.
Private Fostering Awareness Day 2025: Hear from carers, young people, and practitioners
CoramBAAF’s Private Fostering Awareness Day highlights the importance of notifying local authorities when a child lives with someone who isn’t a close relative for more than 28 days. Join us for events including a Breakfast Briefing and Lunch & Learn session to explore private fostering, hear from carers and young people, and discover key findings from this year’s survey.
‘Adoption & Fostering’ journal: October issue (Vol 49, Issue 3) now available!
‘Adoption & Fostering’s’ international reputation and scope are showcased in the latest issue, out now. The October issue features articles exploring experiences of intercountry adoption and outlining work with children in care and their families in Nigeria, Greece and Italy as well as here in the UK.
National Adoption Week 2025 | ‘A Welcome Home’
National Adoption Week is taking place between 20 - 26 October. The annual campaign, held every October and hosted by You Can Adopt, aims to raise awareness about adoption, celebrate adoptive families, and encourage more people to consider adoption.
Valuing the social work role with kinship children and their families
Drawing on 14 years of experience in a local authority kinship care team, Ann Horne reflects on the vital role of social workers in supporting kinship families to ensure children thrive within their family networks.
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