Coram-i and After Cloud have signed a formal collaboration agreement that will see the two organisations work together to create a digital repository for children in care, that they can access whenever they want.

Over 100 children’s sector professionals came together on Friday 2 February on the Coram campus to hear about some of the exciting innovation happening across the country aiming to improve outcomes for children and young people.

“Objects & Their Stories” is a new course developed by Coram-i and CoramBAAF designed for foster carers and social workers to help support their personal and professional development. In this blog, Morven Nelson reflects on her experience of attending the sessions.

The Nuffield Foundation funded Coram to carry out a small scoping project in order to answer the question ‘can data help keep children safe?’

Sarah Taylor, Head of Coram’s Impact and Evaluation Team, reflects on a recent Coram conference on models of life story work and their outcomes.

Earlier this year Lorna Jackson was one of the first people to complete a new course developed by Coram called “Objects & Their Stories”. The sessions, presented by Coram-i and CoramBAAF, are designed for foster carers and social workers to help support their personal and professional development. In this blog, Lorna reflects on the experience.

The Coram Innovation Incubator (CII) today released its second annual innovation report “The Art of the Possible in Children’s Services: A Coram Manifesto”.

The government today announced a new £160million funding boost to help recruit and support adoptive families over the next three years. The investment includes £144 million for the Adoption Support Fund and a pledge to provide “additional support including cognitive therapy, family support sessions and activities to help children recover from earlier traumas like abuse or neglect, helping them settle into their new families and homes”.

The latest Coram Innovation Incubator (CII) webinar explored the ingredients for successful collaboration. Sylvie Travers the CII’s Assistant Project Manager reflects on how, in a time of unprecedented need, our sector can successfully work together to achieve the best outcomes for children and young people.

The government has today launched a new £48m National Adoption Strategy which seeks to improve adoption services in England and help place more children with families. It aims to improve support for adoptive families and break down barriers to creating permanent, stable and loving homes as quickly as possible.