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Training & WorkshopsAdoption in 2026 – Lessons from research and lived experience – Short and Smart Session – 1hr

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

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.

If you have any questions regarding this webinar, please contact us at [email protected]. We will aim to answer your query within two working days.

CVAA accept online payments only. In case you do not have instant access to your company card, we suggest using your personal card instead to book a training event and claim it back with your agency in your expenses. Requesting an invoice to pay for our standard practice events is not possible.

Training & WorkshopsEnhancing Adoption Practice with AI: Using Magic Notes to work smarter – Short and Smart Session

Enhancing Adoption Practice with AI: Using Magic Notes to work smarter – Short and Smart Session

Who this is for

Adoption practitioners, Business Support Teams and managers (Voluntary Adoption Agencies, Regional Adoption Agencies, Local Authorities, and independent social workers), children’s social care services, children, family social workers, fostering/kinship staff would also be welcome.

Details

This focused, one-hour session will explore how adoption agencies can use an AI tool to enhance their practice. Emma Simpson, the CEO of CCS Adoption, will explain how their agency uses the Magic Notes AI tool to streamline administrative tasks, capture richer information, improve quality of meetings and free up more time for direct work with children and families and staff. Participants will see real examples, learn best-practice approaches, and leave with clear ideas on how AI can support efficiency across their teams.

Learning 0utcomes 

  • Understand what Magic Notes is and how it works within an adoption-agency context
  • Recognise ways AI can reduce administrative load for staff at all levels and improve quality of meetings
  • Learn how to capture better notes from conversations, visits, and meetings using AI tools
  • Gain confidence in identifying tasks that are safe, effective, and suitable for this AI tool.

About the trainer

Emma Simpson

Emma started at CCS in 2016, initially as a Social Work Team Manager, then as Head of Adoption and now as CEO. She has worked closely with the Social Work Service, Therapeutic Service and the Adoption Support and seen growth and change. She has completed various leadership courses, a level 5 Management qualification, a Social Work diploma and an Architecture degree. She feels driven to help children find their forever family and home; to find staff and services that will help these children and to help their dedicated new parents find a way through childhood where happy memories can be made, whilst addressing the trauma that came before.

Instructions

Attendees will receive the Zoom link and a reminder one week before the event.

If you have any questions regarding this webinar, please contact us at [email protected]. We will aim to answer your query within two working days.

CVAA accept online payments only. In case you do not have instant access to your company card, we suggest using your personal card instead to book a training event and claim it back with your agency in your expenses. Requesting an invoice to pay for our standard practice events is not possible.