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Beacon House vacancy: Business Manager

On June 13, 2022

CASA member Beacon House are excited to announce a new full-time role for a highly motivated Business Manager to work as part of their creative and inspirational leadership team.

The successful applicant will have the drive and energy to support the continued development of their innovative and forward thinking therapeutic […]

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Department for Education press release: Families across England to receive better support to adopt

On July 26, 2021

Government’s National Adoption Strategy to improve experience for children and families in the adoption system.

Published: 26 July 2021
From: Department for Education and The Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP

Thousands of families are to receive better support when adopting children through a new strategy to tackle the […]

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Children’s Minister Vicky Ford announces one-year extension to the Adoption Support Fund

On January 12, 2021

On 11 January 2021 Children’s Minister Vicky Ford confirmed funding for the Adoption Support Fund will be continuing for the next financial year of 2021-22.

Read more here.

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Support from CASA members during COVID-19 pandemic

On March 24, 2020

Published: 24 March 2020
From: CASA

These are truly frightening times for all of us and may be more scary for some adoptive families. The huge changes that have been made to keep families safe may be unsettling for some children and it may be difficult for parents to reassure them when they too are worried.

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Children’s Minister confirms adoption is priority for new government

On January 16, 2020

Published: 16 January 2020
From: Adoption UK

Children’s Minister Michelle Donelan has written to all Directors of Children’s Services expressing concern about falling numbers of adoptions and confirming that adoption will be a priority for the new government, as a route to permanence for children in care.

The letter states:

‘We are determined to […]

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DfE press release – More funding to boost adoption support

On December 23, 2019

£45 million boost to help adoptive families adjust to their new lives together.

Published 22 December 2019
From: Department for Education and The Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP

Thousands more children in care are set to benefit from stable, loving families following a £45 million […]

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DfE National Statistics – Children looked after in England including adoption: 2018 to 2019

On December 10, 2019

Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the financial year 2018 to 2019 has been published by the Department for Education.

The number of children looked after continue to rise…

Children looked after in England (including adoption), year ending 31 March baseline statistics are listed below:

The number of children […]

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Department for Education press release: New government support for adoptive families

On October 23, 2019

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson announces further funding to support adopted children and their families.

Adoptive families and children are set to benefit from a multi-million pound investment into programmes aimed at helping them overcome past trauma, the Education Secretary announced in a speech today.

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson

Gavin Williamson announced further funding for the […]

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Caretaker Children’s Minister appointed

On September 4, 2019

Michelle Donelan has been appointed caretaker Children and Families Minister as recently appointed minister, Kemi Badenoch, begins her maternity leave.

Michelle Donelan

Ms Donelan, the MP for Chippenham, was appointment just five weeks after Badenoch landed the role in the Prime Minister’s summer reshuffle.

A skills minister was not appointed in the recent reshuffle and […]

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New Children’s Minister appointed in reshuffle

On July 30, 2019

Kemi Badenoch has been appointed Children and Families Minister as part of the new Prime Ministers’ drastic reshuffle.

Kemi Badenoch

The Saffron Waldon MP was appointed following Nadhim Zahawi’s move to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, after approximately 18 months in the role. Mr Zahawi said the new minister will be “a […]

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    • Support from CASA members during COVID-19 pandemic
    • Children’s Minister confirms adoption is priority for new government

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