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Attachment Aware Schools

15/7/2015

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Please find below a blog written by 'Five Go On An Adventure - A true story of family life, children and adoption.'
A couple of weeks ago I was fortunate enough to attend a conference held at Bath Spa University on Attachment and Trauma in Schools. the university along with Bath and North East Somerset County Council have been working together to create attachment aware schools. It was wonderful to listen to the speakers share their passion about the importance of attachment and how schools can help.

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More Needs to Be Done to Support Adopted Children's Education

15/7/2015

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Please find below a post created by Hugh Thornbery the chief executive of Adoption UK the leading charity providing a voice and support for those parenting adopted children

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/hugh-thornbery/adopted-children-education_b_7753686.html

Five years ago his son was pinned down to the ground by three teachers - that's what one of our members told us happened to his adopted son at primary school. Relations with the school broke down further to the point where they asked for his son to stay off school during an Ofsted inspection. Things have moved on and this child is at a secondary school where his teachers have a better understanding of his complex needs and early trauma. This is an extreme example but shows what can happen with a lack of understanding of the needs of an adopted child who has already experienced trauma and neglect in their early years.

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