News & Events
Information Evening – Monday 23 July – Poole
Are you thinking about adoption and would like to come to an information evening to learn more? Call us on 0300 123 9868 to book your place at our next adoption information evening on Monday 23 July at 7pm in Poole. At the evening you can find out more about the...
Aspire Adoption is 1 year old
Aspire Adoption has had a very successful first year of operation since it was launched in July 2017 to provide adoption & special guardianship services across Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole. In the last twelve months, a total of 70 children from across the region,...
Summer Picnic – Sunday 15 July
Our annual summer picnic for adopted children and their families takes place on Sunday 15 July in Dorset. The grounds can be accessed from 1pm and all family members are welcome. Please bring your own food & drink and games equipment. As ever there will...
Adoption & Special Guardian Support – What we offer.
We offer the following multi-agency support to Adoptive Families in Aspire: Dedicated Clinical Psychology Support. Education Support Worker to provide education support to Adopters and schools. Adoption Support Fund Applications. This could include, for example,...
Adopting siblings & older children workshop – Tuesday 17 July, 7pm
Members of our assessment team will be hosting a training workshop for approved adopters who are currently waiting & also those prospective adopters currently being assessed. The workshop will be looking at adopting children aged 4 & over and also siblings, of...
Summer Picnic – Sunday 15 July 2018
Our annual summer picnic for adopted children and their families. As ever there will be many things to do including swimming, games, entertainment and music. More details to follow...
Problems faced by Adopted Children in School
Alex Gargrave is holding an information evening on Education issues faced by Adopted children and we would like to invite you to attend. There will be two dates offered for you to choose from, details of which can be found below: Session 1: When: Tuesday 12th June...
Service User Consultative Forum
Our service user consultative forum is up and running again and the group are keen to welcome new members. The next meeting is on 10 May 2018 in Bournemouth. If you are an Aspire adopter, waiting to be matched or with children already in placement or...
Our new website is now live!
And... we’re live! We’re proud to announce the launch of Aspire Adoption, one of the first Regional Adoption Agencies in England. We are a partnership of three Local Authorities; Bournemouth Borough Council, Dorset County Council, and the Borough of Poole and we have...