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Film Review
Instant Family-Reality or Fiction?- How our young people felt about the portrayal. During lockdown our youth council has been discussing how adoption is portrayed in the media – in films, […]
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Adopteens – How we reshaped during lockdown
In many ways I can’t believe it’s been 5 months since the lock down started, but in others it feels like an eternity. I’m sure that feeling resonates for many. […]
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Wondering & Not Knowing; a way of life
Covid-19 is a time that most people are missing out on all kinds of experiences and opportunities, not spending time with important people in their lives and the uncertainty of […]
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Virtual me is not the whole me!
Our teens share their advice on how they manage social media! Use different user names for different social media accounts Think about other people’s friends (friends of friends) because your […]
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Post adoption contact: A Teenagers experience
I know I have been very lucky with the contact I have had after I was adopted as I t has been super open, however I know this isn’t the […]
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Judges, interviews and a trip to Westminster
A busy spring for the Adopteens. In early May we attended the Family Justice Board conference on ‘Adoption in The modern world’ with Lord Justice Cobb, Julie Young from university […]
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Activity Days 2018
In April we held an activity day at Ingleton Falls. This was a beautifully scenic walk and at times a bit of a challenge due to the steepness in places. […]
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Adopted – A poem by Clara age 12
‘If you want to know how young people in care feel, its not through an evaluation form, not through a system of committees. Get them to write poetry.’ Lemn Sissay, […]
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