Tag: adoption
SEN120 : Sept/Oct 2022
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If you only read one article in this issue, please make sure it’s James’s moving account of his...
We adopted three children with disabilities and have never looked back!
Being single and openly lesbian, Alison always knew she’d adopt a child.
I had always worked in the special education sector and I wanted to...
Schools and adoption
Rebecca Brooks reveals what a major new report says about the educational experiences of adopted children with SEN
Family ties
Chris Burton talks to an adoptive father about the rewards and challenges of adopting siblings with SEN
What’s it like to be adopted?
Chris Burton talks to a group of young people working to promote greater understanding of the needs of adopted children in school
In a class of their own
Jennifer Nock describes how one school put its resolve to provide effective, lasting support to pupils with attachment issues into practice
Learning to love
To mark National Adoption Week, Chris Burton talks to Claire Brasier, adoptive mum of two children with SEN
Forging a bond
In the first of two articles, a parent explains how keeping her adopted siblings off school helped them develop positive relationships with all concerned
