Getting started in: Kinship

In this session, we will be exploring the role of kinship care in permanence with our Kinship Consultants Clare Seth, and Ann Horne. This six part series is tailored specifically to recently qualified social workers, students and those wanting to find out more about adoption, fostering and kinship care.

Join us for a special, in-person Coram Society event to celebrate Coram’s long engagement with music. John Caldicott, a former Foundling Hospital pupil, and Philippa Dodds John MBE, lead organiser of Coram’s Handel Birthday Concert, will help us explore the changing role of music in Coram’s history.

Young people around the world are said to be facing a dramatic decline in their physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. Building on the momentum of Mental Health Awareness Week 2024, this online Coram Society event will delve into mental health research insights and tackle the crucial question: what should we do?

A webinar designed to give teachers tools and insights into supporting pupils in care from Coram Voice and Coram Life Education. Those participating will gain an understanding of what makes life good for children in care, including the role of schools in supporting their wellbeing.

In this joint annual lecture organised by TCRU (Thomas Coram Research Unit) and Coram, Professor Rick Hood will explore the significance of welfare inequalities in relation to social work and social care.

This event will introduce participants to findings from two research projects focused on better understanding both professional responses to, and young people’s experiences of, extra-familial risk and harm.