Resource library
Coram’s expert teams publish a number of research and impact reports to help professionals in the sector. Browse our wide range of free resources, from newsletters to impact reports, by using the filters below.
Browse by area
Area
Suitable For
The contribution of the voluntary sector
Annie Crombie, Chief Executive Officer of the Consortium of Voluntary Adoption Agencies (CVAA), discusses the role of the voluntary sector in achieving permanence for children.
Culture and leadership to support service quality throughout the UK
Coram-i has been working in partnership with Kent County Council since 2012, helping it to improve its adoption service from an inadequate Ofsted judgement (2011) to a Good judgement (2017).
Meet the Adopter webcast – Concurrent Planning
What is concurrent planning like? Hear about the experiences of a couple who adopted their daughter through Concurrent Planning. Video courtesy of First4Adoption.
Changing children’s lives: Coram Group Digest 2015-2016
Today, 275 years after Thomas Coram’s Foundation for Children became the UK’s first children’s charity, Coram is a group of specialist charities, still dedicated to creating better chances for children.
The challenge of achieving permanence for children in care
This seminar brought together researchers, in conjunction with representatives from the voluntary and public sector, to explore what permanence means to them and the aligned challenges in achieving this for vulnerable children. Speakers used their knowledge and experience to give perspectives on a wide range of issues, including Special Guardianship Orders, calculating the cost of permanence and local authority partnerships.
Calculating the cost of permanence: a case based approach
Lisa Holmes (Director, Centre for Child and Family Research at Loughborough University) presents on the cost calculator for children’s services. This was produced by her team of researchers at Loughborough University and seeks to link children’s needs, the services provided, the costs incurred and the outcomes in terms of children’s welfare.