Adoption in Focus is our adoption podcast discussing all aspects of adoption with people who have first-hand experience. Education in Focus is our adoption podcast looking specifically at the schools and education experience of adoptive families. www.adoption-focus.org.uk/adoption-pod...

Podcasts about Navigating Adoption

Podcasts about Navigating Adoption - Listen to adoption stories from those with firsthand experience including families & educational professionals. Browse our podcasts & episodes today!

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We have online and in-person adoption information events taking place in October and November. Find out all about adoption, early permanence, the process and the support we provide to all of our families. Browse and book your place here. www.adoption-focus.org.uk/information-...

Information Events

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Many children waiting for adoption have additional needs including autism, ADHD, learning difficulties, and developmental delay. If you would like to know more about adoption please get in touch, we'd love to speak to you. www.adoption-focus.org.uk/special-educ...

Special Educational and Additional Needs Child Adoption

Special Educational and Additional Needs Child Adoption - Want to explore sibling adoption? Get expert guidance, training & support, to help you navigate the process. Start your adoption journey…

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We have an Adoption Information Session in #Oxfordshire next Saturday. It's at Didcot Civic Hall on Saturday 17th October at 12pm. If you're in the area and want to find out all about #adoption from our friendly, expert team, book your place here www.adoption-focus.org.uk/node/364#445

When you adopt with Adoption Focus, you'll have access to valuable peer-to-peer support through our Buddy Scheme. Our Buddies are experienced adopters who provide you advice or a sympathetic ear. www.adoption-focus.org.uk/buddy-scheme

Buddy Scheme

Buddy Scheme - Sometimes, you need to talk to someone who has been there and done it and knows exactly what you're going through. Thanks to the goodwill and dedication of our fantastic adoption…

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Our next in-person Adoption Information Event is in Staffordshire this Saturday, 10th October at 12pm at Penkhull Village Hall, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 5JB. Book you place to join us, meet our team, and find out everything you need to know about adoption. adoption-focus.org.uk/node/364#436

This short video explains how early permanence placements benefits families and children, especially those who normally face the longest delays in joining families. youtu.be/g8Xd9bJTBP8?...

Fostering for Adoption explained

A short animation explaining the principles behind fostering for adoption and other early permanence placement types.

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3,000 children need adoptive families. Our latest campaign 'They’re Still Waiting' shines a light on the children behind the statistics and asks whether you could be the family a child is waiting for. Learn more about the campaign here: www.adoption-focus.org.uk/theyre-still...

They're Still Waiting - 3,000 Children Need Families

They're Still Waiting - 3,000 Children Need Families - Following our award-winning 2025 campaign 'The Long Wait', we are launching a powerful new campaign faces an urgent reality: thousands of…

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There are hundreds of children waiting to be adopted. They come from a variety of backgrounds, but all of them need to love and be loved in safe homes. www.adoption-focus.org.uk/should-i-ado...

Finding Your Child

Finding Your Child - Finding the right children once you're approved.

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Our next in-person Adoption Information Event is next Saturday, 10th October, 12pm at Penkhull Village Hall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST4 5JB. Book you place to join us, meet our team, and find out everything you need to know about adoption. adoption-focus.org.uk/node/364#436

Information Events

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We are in urgent need of adopters in and around Birmingham. Are you ready to give a loving home to a child, and give them stability and support? www.adoption-focus.org.uk/adoption-bir...

Adoption in Birmingham

Adoption in Birmingham - We urgently need adopters in the Birmingham area. Ready to give a child a loving home and support? Start the adoption process today with Adoption Focus.

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Every child should grow up feeling safe, loved, and connected, especially to their brothers and sisters. Across the UK, there are currently thousands of children waiting for permanent, secure homes and many of these are sibling groups waiting for adoption. www.adoption-focus.org.uk/sibling-adop...

Sibling Adoption

Sibling Adoption - Every child should grow up feeling safe, loved, and connected, especially to their brothers and sisters. Across the UK, there are currently thousands of children waiting for a…

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In this podcast episode, we talk with one of our adopters about their positive, personal experience around birth family contact. The discussion covers the benefits and challenges of contact, preconceptions, worries and their children's experience. www.buzzsprout.com/2299491/epis...

Adoption in Focus – Our Positive Experience with Contact - Adoption in Focus

In this episode,  Lisa is joined by one of our adopters to talk about their positive, personal experience around birth family contact. Their discussion covers the benefits and challenges of contact,…

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Adoption Focus and other Voluntary Adoption Agencies (VAAs) across the UK have collaborated to produce and launch an advice guide exploring Early Permanence as a route to parenthood. You can download the guide and get more information here. www.adoption-focus.org.uk/news/new-adv...

New Advice Guide: Understanding Adoption via Early Permanence

New Advice Guide: Understanding Adoption via Early Permanence - A new guide for prospective adopters considering this child-focused approach to adoption.

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We have an Adoption Information Session in Oxfordshire next month. It's at Didcot Civic Hall on Saturday 17th October at 12pm. If you're in the area and want to find out all about #adoption from our friendly, expert team, book your place here www.adoption-focus.org.uk/node/364#445

Many children waiting for adoption have additional needs including autism, ADHD, learning difficulties, and developmental delay. If you would like to know more about adoption please get in touch, we'd love to speak to you. www.adoption-focus.org.uk/special-educ...

We have several adoption information events coming up. Find out all about adoption, early permanence, the process and the support we provide to all of our families. Browse and book your place here. www.adoption-focus.org.uk/information-...

Our next in-person Adoption Information Event is in Staffordshire on 10th October at 12pm at Penkhull Village Hall, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 5JB. Book you place to join us, meet our team, and find out everything you need to know about adoption. adoption-focus.org.uk/node/364#436

3,000 children need adoptive families. Our latest campaign 'They’re Still Waiting' shines a light on the children behind the statistics and asks whether you could be the family a child is waiting for. Learn more about the campaign here: www.adoption-focus.org.uk/theyre-still...

They're Still Waiting - 3,000 Children Need Families

They're Still Waiting - 3,000 Children Need Families - Following our award-winning 2025 campaign 'The Long Wait', we are launching a powerful new campaign facing an urgent reality: thousands of…

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Lindsey & Steve's Story - Adopting for a Second Time "Our little girl brought us so much joy that we wanted to adopt again to make our family complete." www.adoption-focus.org.uk/blog/lindsey...

Lindsey & Steve - Adopting for a Second Time

Lindsey & Steve - Adopting for a Second Time - In this blog, Lindsey and Steve talk about their adoption journey and why they decided to adopt for a second time.

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Here are some of our adoption information events in the next few weeks. Find out all about adoption, early permanence, the process and the support we provide to all of our families. Browse and book your place here. www.adoption-focus.org.uk/information-...

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the launch of our latest campaign, 'They’re Still Waiting'. Here’s a little look back at the launch event. www.adoption-focus.org.uk/theyre-still...

New Episode - FASD: Finding Strength, Support and Success. In this episode of our podcast series Adoption in Focus, we're joined by Maggie May, a 29-year-old FASD advocate, mentor and adoptee, to explore what it is really like to live with FASD. www.buzzsprout.com/2299491/epis...

Adoption in Focus - FASD: Finding Strength, Support and Success Featuring Maggie May - Adoption in Focus

In this episode, Leigh and Sarah are joined by Maggie May, a 29-year-old FASD advocate, mentor and adoptee, to explore what it is really like to live with FASD. Maggie May shares her personal journey…

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If you're considering adoption, our online events will give you all the information you need. These events are for you, whether you've already decided to adopt or are just starting your research into the process. Sign up for an event here: www.adoption-focus.org.uk/information-...

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As an adopter with Adoption Focus, you’ll have support from our incredible team from day one. Our adoption support begins the moment people enter the adoption process with us and lasts a lifetime. www.adoption-focus.org.uk/should-i-ado...

What Support Will I Get?

What Support Will I Get? - Adoption Focus is committed to providing excellent post-adoption support to our adoptive families.

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Mike & Nathan's Story: "We're a party of five: two dads and three sons. As a family we’ve journeyed through the typical highs and the lows you’d expect. Everything from nappies, teething and feeding to choosing schools, work-life balance and fun days out." www.adoption-focus.org.uk/blog/mike-na...

Mike & Nathan - Party of Five

Mike & Nathan - Party of Five - We never stop in our house! Most days, I get dragged from bed just after 6am by one of our three sons and the fun begins. It’s organised chaos in our house and it’s…

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Our next in-person Adoption Information Event is in Staffordshire on 10th October, 12pm at Penkhull Village Hall, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 5JB. Book you place to join us, meet our team, and find out everything you need to know about adoption. www.adoption-focus.org.uk/node/364#436

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Today, You Can Adopt launches #EveryDayIsEverything, highlighting the growing need for more adopters. 3,010 children in England are waiting for a permanent home. The campaign’s film brings these figures to life through real adoption stories, showing that adoption is about being there every day❤️

Here are some of our adoption information events in the next few weeks. Find out all about adoption, early permanence, the process and the support we provide to all of our families. Browse and book your place here. www.adoption-focus.org.uk/information-...

All adoption applicants start their learning with our preparation training which we run regularly throughout the year. It’s designed to increase knowledge and awareness of parenting through adoption and build skillsets for becoming a secure, happy family. www.adoption-focus.org.uk/Preparation-...

Preparation Training

Preparation Training - Your First Steps Toward Becoming an Adoptive ParentAll our applicants begin their adoption learning with our preparation training. We run this regularly, in groups throughout…

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