Adoption in 2026 – Lessons from research and lived experience – Short and Smart Session – 1hr – FREE

Who this is for

Adoption leaders, practitioners and managers (Voluntary Adoption Agencies, Regional Adoption Agencies, Local Authorities, Health & Social Care Trusts and independent social workers), children’s social care services, children and family social workers, foster carers, kinship carers, therapists, designated teachers, and other professionals working with children and families.

Details

In April 2026, EurAdopt, a collective of European adoption agencies including the UK, hosted their 16th international conference in Malta, Reflecting on Intercountry Adoption: Integrating lived experience, research and knowledge. In May 2026, CoramBAAF, the membership organisation for UK professionals working across adoption, fostering and kinship care, hosted their annual adoption conference, Can modern adoption meet the needs of today’s children and families? As chair of both events, Satwinder Sandhu, CEO of CVAA will share the key lessons emerging from both conferences and his reflections as he approaches the end of his 30th year in social work and CVAA’s perspectives on adoption in 2026.

Learning 0utcomes 

• Understand key themes shaping adoption practice in 2026, and the future, drawing on insights from international and UK conferences
• Explore implications for the adoption workforce and organisational leadership
• Reflect on how adoption is responding to the changing needs of children and families
• Consider how learning from lived experience can inform organisational thinking and practice

About the trainer

Satwinder Sandhu

Satwinder is a leader in the adoption sector, influencing national and international practice and policy. He is a qualified social worker with  thirty-years of work experience in adoption, fostering and children in public care. Satwinder is passionate about how adoption needs to modernise and focusing this evolution on the needs, and experiences, of adopted people.  Satwinder is a TEDx speaker and a member of numerous sector Boards, including the Rees Centre, University of Oxford.

Instructions

A member of staff will contact attendees one week before the event as a reminder  — THERE WILL BE NO EVENT PACK FOR THIS SESSION, and because this is a SHORT AND SMART EVENT NO RESOURCES WILL BE SHARED.

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