

We have an exclusive members’ only area of our website with a range of resources It is password protected and members must log in to access our content. These resources include over 40 books and guides, free Practice Notes, access to the ‘Adoption & Fostering’ journal (including past editions), and more.
We also provide member-only restricted content across our website, such as practice forum meeting summaries and advisory committee meeting minutes, that can be accessed once signed in.
020 7520 7514/7518 • membership@corambaaf.org.uk • LOG IN
Qualified staff and experts are available to advise members on a variety of issues in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, including social work practice, legal matters, health or medical issues, regulatory compliance and other matters.
0300 222 5775 • Monday – Friday 9am–1pm • GET ADVICE
The Outbound Permanence Service is a specialist advice service for local authorities who are looking to place children in care with kinship carers living overseas and the only one offering advice on all legal orders including adoption Access to the service is a benefit to members within local authorities, regional adoption agencies, regional collaboratives, and health and social care trusts in England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland.
0300 222 5775 • Tuesday - Thursday 10am–1pm • GET ADVICE
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Our programme of free member events runs throughout the year Remember to sign in to your website account to book your place for free
Join our Exploring Expertise or Learning from Research webinars to help promote understanding, and share best practice examples. Our varied conference programme also explores a wide variety of key topics.
020 7520 7520 • events@corambaaf.org.uk • SEE MORE
We deliver an extensive variety of open courses as well as bespoke training for agencies Members are entitled to a discount on training and open course fees and these are shown on the website, just remember to sign in to access your discount.
Browse our programme and stay up to date by signing up to our training and events e-newsletter.
020 7520 2041 • training@corambaaf.org.uk • SEE MORE
CoramBAAF is a major publisher and members are regularly notified of new publications. Local authority, regional adoption agency, voluntary adoption agency and independent fostering provider members receive free access to a catalogue of selected titles in our eBookstore.
Browse our catalogues and stay up to date by signing up to our bookshop e-newsletter
020 7520 7517 • bookshop@corambaaf.org.uk • SEE MORE
‘Adoption & Fostering’ is published by CoramBAAF in association with SAGE journals. Members are entitled to online access to every issue going back to April 1977 and can also search for particular topics. CoramBAAF members also have free access to two more SAGE journals: the Journal of Social Work and Qualitative Social Work.
Members, remember to sign in to your website account to be able to access our journal.
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CoramBAAF News
You will receive our membership e-newsletter - CoramBAAF News. We will keep you informed about sector news, our work, and services. As a member, you will also be able to access back issues of this mailing via our website
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CoramBAAF Digest
Members receive our monthly comprehensive electronic digest, which compiles up-to-date information on legislation, policy, parliamentary matters, new reports and publications. This monthly e-newsletter is free for all CoramBAAF members, and will be sent directly to your inbox.
020 7520 7525 • infodesk@corambaaf.org.uk • SEE MORE
Job vacancy service
For a discounted fee, you can advertise your children’s social work sector job vacancy on the CoramBAAF website, and our weekly jobs vacancy newsletter.
020 7520 7518 / 020 7520 7514 • jobslistings@corambaaf.org.uk
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Kinship
Our network of advisory committees and practice forums disseminates practice knowledge and consults with members, enabling us to advocate on your behalf to government and ensure that your voices are heard in the development of legislation, policy and practice.
This committee advises CoramBAAF on policy, practice, resources and procedures concerning adoption and aims to enable the organisation to make representations to government, parliamentarians, local authorities and other stakeholders on legislation and policy. The committee meets three times per year
Foster carer advisory committee
The Foster carer advisory committee advises CoramBAAF on matters concerning foster care. This committee is composed of foster carers with a range of backgrounds and experiences. Members help CoramBAAF engage with lived experiences and draw on their expertise in caring for children to help us develop our work.
This committee advises CoramBAAF on policy, practice, resources and procedures concerning fostering and aims to enable the organisation to make representations to government, parliamentarians, local authorities and other stakeholders on legislation and policy The committee meets three times per year. Fostering
Black minority ethnic perspectives advisory committee (BMEPAC)
The BMEPAC advises CoramBAAF on matters concerning policy, practice, resources and procedures as they affect black minority ethnic children and their families.
Kinship
This committee advises CoramBAAF on policy, practice, resources and procedures concerning kinship care and aims to enable the organisation to make representations to government, parliamentarians, local authorities and other stakeholders on legislation and policy. The committee meets three times per year.
Medical advisers and specialist nurses, including school nurses, health visitors working for member agencies and others with a specialist interest in health issues may join our health group (although they may wish to consider the benefits of individual membership) This is a “virtual” group that receives communications from CoramBAAF’s health group advisory committee (HGAC).
The health group links in with other adoption and fostering health professional forums within England. Members of the group are eligible to be nominated to join the HGAC as and when vacancies arise. A summary of the notes of the quarterly meetings of the HGAC are posted on our website.
Members who are legal professionals or are “qualified by experience” in legal matters, children’s guardians and legal advisers to member agencies may join our legal group. Members of the group are eligible to be nominated to join the legal group advisory committee (LGAC) as and when vacancies arise. The LGAC meets four times a year.
CoramBAAF’s research advisory comittee is open to individual members and representatives of member agencies. Members of CoramBAAF’s research group advisory committee (RGAC) are elected from the research group ’ s membership. The RGAC meets three times a year.
Our practice forums provide members with a unique opportunity to discuss professional practice and share knowledge and expertise with colleagues.
The practice forums include: adoption; Black workers; fostering; health (London and south); independent fostering providers; kinship care; panel advisers (adoption and fostering); panel chairs (adoption); private fostering.
For more information contact: cbpracticeforum@corambaaf.org.uk • corambaaf.org.uk/networking
All summaries and meetings notes are available in the CoramBAAF members’ area of our website.
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