Conversation & discussion on contemporary Adoption & Fostering
Episodes
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
In this week's #WednesdayWebcast we chat to Adele Bates a teacher, speaker, writer and educator for students with emotional and behavioural difficulties. In what can only be described as 'freewheeling' conversation Adele shares some of her journey to specialising as she does and how her own experience of difference has given her insight to the experience of some of her pupils. We also reflect on many children's experiences in school and the challenges they experience. It is LGBTQ+ fostering and adoption week and we cover that as well as lots of other stuff. Adele is a great guest and we look forward to having her back on in the future when her book is released. You can find her on Twitter here.
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Saturday Feb 27, 2021
Saturday Feb 27, 2021
This week we're really pleased to speak to Beverly Barnett-Jones MBE from the Nufield Family Justice Observatory. We invited her on to speak about the research that she's been undertaking in looking at updating the contact system to a digital one. We chat about all kinds of stuff before we get to that including the #CareReview and early support for struggling families but we then get onto discussing the benefits of digital letterbox system as well as the challenges around the current system and the potential pitfalls. Bev was a great guest and Al is sorry for being cheeky and will be in the naughty corner for the next episode. If you want to get in touch with Bev her email is bbarnett-jones@nuffieldfoundation.org
In a few weeks Dr Marie Kershaw is coming on and we're looking for questions to ask her so if you've got any that you'd like to share (it can be anonymous) then email us at AandFpodcast@gmail.com . If you've got anything you'd like to say or ask in general then you can email us there too.
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Saturday Feb 20, 2021
Saturday Feb 20, 2021
Hello and welcome to conversations from the adoption and fostering podcast.
In this episode we’re sharing the seminar that Dawn Harker gave at our recent online converence. It was really insightful and everyone who heard it noted how it had opened their eyes to new perspectives on the adoptees views.
It was so good we felt that it was a shame to not share it so we’ve added it to our normal podcast here. Dawn wasn’t asked filter or edit her perspective or talk and Consequently, it’s her own views and answers to questions that were put to her at the end of the session.
As always if you’ve experience of adoption from any perspective and would like share that on the podcast please get in touch through the Facebook or twitter page or email us at AandFpodcast@gmail.com
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
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Saturday Feb 13, 2021
Saturday Feb 13, 2021
After several weeks of serious guests we take slight detour and unpick some of the issues that have been floating round the news recently. We chat about the short twitter poll we took considering the impact of adoption on adopters relationships. Al Blagged his way onto the ASGLB away day and reports back and think about Special Guardians as well as consider the National Minimum Standards, the ASF and more. We also get pulled into the long grass in relation to a whole host of other things too, plenty of #InfoBanter.
In a few weeks Dr Marie Kershaw is coming on and we're looking for questions to ask her so if you've got any that you'd like to share (it can be anonymous) then email us at AandFpodcast@gmail.com . If you've got anything you'd like to say or ask in general then you can email us there too.
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Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
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Saturday Feb 06, 2021
Saturday Feb 06, 2021
Hello and welcome to conversations from the adoption and fostering podcast.
In this episode we speak to Ahmed, he arrived in the Uk aged 14 unaccompanied and found himself living on the streets. He shares his experiences of foster care and the immigration process. It’s his story and perspective and opens a window into an area that we’ve not looked at before.
We hope you find it enlightening and as always if you’ve experience of adoption, Fostering or special guardianship from any perspective and would like share that on the podcast please get in touch through the Facebook or twitter page or email us at AandFpodcast@gmail.com
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Thursday Feb 04, 2021
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
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Saturday Jan 30, 2021
Saturday Jan 30, 2021
We chat to Hugh Thornbery the Chair of Trustees of Become, consultant to the ASLB and former CEO of Adoption UK. Hugh has been involved in the adoption sector for several years and share with us the genesis of the current policy and political position on adoption as well as his reflections from his time as the CEO of Adoption UK and working with the previous chair of the ASGLB. He bring insight and perspective to the challenges that the sector faces as well as offering some thought on the recently announced care review, it's chair and the perspectives from those with care experience.
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Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
This week we chat to Jane Pickthall, virtual school head, and she reflects on the learning and challenges that many young people face who are also fostered and previously looked after. Jane discussed the work that she does to ensure that school is a safe environment for children and how she has built a multidisciplinary team within her virtual school staff team to meet the needs of the children under her care.
Jane is passionate and we touch on a range of issues including the benefits of lockdown for some young people and the impact on results, post 16 education for children and how the Virtual School should be a champion for children.
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