What We Do
We are an independent charity that promotes and facilitates evidence-informed best practice in Kinship Care, Fostering and Adoption, through advising, training, and influencing practitioners and policymakers, and supporting them to improve outcomes for children and families.
About us
Our Hosted Services
AFKA Scotland also hosts two organisations which provide important services and information:Latest News
Supporting the Workforce – Learning for newly qualified Social Workers
Supporting the Workforce – NQSW Learning Sessions August 2023 – November 2023: 9.00am – 11.30am £300.00 + VAT per delegate We are offering a block of 6 sessions, run over a 10 week period and participants should attend each session. These online sessions will support newly qualified social workers and those newer to Children and Families social work…
STAYING CONNECTED TOOLKIT LAUNCH – FREE EVENT
AFKA Scotland are launching a free, online toolkit to support practitioners with children and young people’s transitions to permanence, and to help them stay connected with the people important to them during transitions and beyond. To find out more about the toolkit and how it can help you and your team, two free online events have been scheduled. Everyone is welcome…
Supporting Roots Networking Event – FREE ADMISSION
20 June 2023: 11.00am – 3.00pm, University of Stirling This event is being held to offer practitioners and managers across Scotland who are working with, or developing services for birth parents to come together and share best practice, ideas and learning. This will be the final piece of work coming out of the Supporting Roots project. To book a place…
Supporting the Workforce – Learning for newly qualified Social Workers
Supporting the Workforce – NQSW Learning Sessions August 2023 – November 2023: 9.00am – 11.30am £300.00 + VAT per delegate We are offering a block of 6 sessions, run over a 10 week period and participants should attend each session. These online sessions will support newly qualified social workers and those newer to Children and Families social work…
AWS – ‘ADOPTION; THE CONNECTION WITH PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE FAMILY’
AFKA Scotland and Adoption UK Scotland has published an Evaluation Report on the activities of AWS 22. AWS 2022 final report AWS 2022 final report 30 January 2023 453 kB
Supporting the Workforce – Learning for newly qualified Social Workers
Supporting the Workforce – NQSW Learning Sessions August 2023 – November 2023: 9.00am – 11.30am £300.00 + VAT per delegate We are offering a block of 6 sessions, run over a 10 week period and participants should attend each session. These online sessions will support newly qualified social workers and those newer to Children and Families social work…
STAYING CONNECTED TOOLKIT LAUNCH – FREE EVENT
AFKA Scotland are launching a free, online toolkit to support practitioners with children and young people’s transitions to permanence, and to help them stay connected with the people important to them during transitions and beyond. To find out more about the toolkit and how it can help you and your team, two free online events have been scheduled. Everyone is welcome…
Supporting Roots Networking Event – FREE ADMISSION
20 June 2023: 11.00am – 3.00pm, University of Stirling This event is being held to offer practitioners and managers across Scotland who are working with, or developing services for birth parents to come together and share best practice, ideas and learning. This will be the final piece of work coming out of the Supporting Roots project. To book a place…
Supporting the Workforce – Learning for newly qualified Social Workers
Supporting the Workforce – NQSW Learning Sessions August 2023 – November 2023: 9.00am – 11.30am £300.00 + VAT per delegate We are offering a block of 6 sessions, run over a 10 week period and participants should attend each session. These online sessions will support newly qualified social workers and those newer to Children and Families social work…
AWS – ‘ADOPTION; THE CONNECTION WITH PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE FAMILY’
AFKA Scotland and Adoption UK Scotland has published an Evaluation Report on the activities of AWS 22. AWS 2022 final report AWS 2022 final report 30 January 2023 453 kB
Supporting the Workforce – Learning for newly qualified Social Workers
Supporting the Workforce – NQSW Learning Sessions August 2023 – November 2023: 9.00am – 11.30am £300.00 + VAT per delegate We are offering a block of 6 sessions, run over a 10 week period and participants should attend each session. These online sessions will support newly qualified social workers and those newer to Children and Families social work…
STAYING CONNECTED TOOLKIT LAUNCH – FREE EVENT
AFKA Scotland are launching a free, online toolkit to support practitioners with children and young people’s transitions to permanence, and to help them stay connected with the people important to them during transitions and beyond. To find out more about the toolkit and how it can help you and your team, two free online events have been scheduled. Everyone is welcome…
Supporting Roots Networking Event – FREE ADMISSION
20 June 2023: 11.00am – 3.00pm, University of Stirling This event is being held to offer practitioners and managers across Scotland who are working with, or developing services for birth parents to come together and share best practice, ideas and learning. This will be the final piece of work coming out of the Supporting Roots project. To book a place…
Supporting the Workforce – Learning for newly qualified Social Workers
Supporting the Workforce – NQSW Learning Sessions August 2023 – November 2023: 9.00am – 11.30am £300.00 + VAT per delegate We are offering a block of 6 sessions, run over a 10 week period and participants should attend each session. These online sessions will support newly qualified social workers and those newer to Children and Families social work…
AWS – ‘ADOPTION; THE CONNECTION WITH PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE FAMILY’
AFKA Scotland and Adoption UK Scotland has published an Evaluation Report on the activities of AWS 22. AWS 2022 final report AWS 2022 final report 30 January 2023 453 kB
Advice and FAQs
We offer bespoke advice to our members on a range of practice, legal and research topics around adoption, fostering and kinship care.
If you have a specific question, please contact us below, or visit our advice page to see answers to frequently asked questions.
Our Resources
Browse our library of resources and publications, created to help you develop your practice, learn about the latest research and best practices, and stay informed on legal and regulatory requirements.
