News & Events
Special Guardian Support Group Dates 2020
There will be two Special Guardian Support Groups hosted by Aspire through 2020. The first group of 2020 will take place in West Dorset on Wednesday 15th January at 10am, and run through to midday. The group will then operate monthly and on Tuesdays for the rest of...
Adoption Christmas Party
The countdown is on for the Adoption Christmas Partywhich starts at 2pm on Sunday 1st December. There will be food & drink for all the children with entertainment provided throughout. Father Christmas will also be taking time out from his busy schedule to pay a...
Adoption Information Evening – Monday 16 December
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 information evening on Monday 16 December in Bournemouth. At the evening you can find out more about the adoption...
Aspire launches first adopters newsletter
Aspire has sent out our first adopters newsletter detailing the various forthcoming support events and courses as well as national and local adoption news. The newsletter has been sent out to all of our approved adopters currently on our mailing list. If you did not...
Have you been affected by adoption?
Aspire runs a bi-monthly support group for birth parents who were had to give up their children for adoption. If adoption has affected your life, and you have felt unable to talk about your loss, or may have struggled with a reunion with your adult birth child, please...
Petition to introduce paid leave for Special Guardians
Currently special guardians are not entitled to any paid leave. Whereas adoption leave gives the person up to 52 weeks off work, with statutory adoption pay for 39 weeks. Becoming a special guardian is a life changing transition and paid leave would ensure that adults...
Summer Picnic – Sunday 14 July
Its time to dig out that hamper in time for Sunday 14 July, and fill it with lovely food & drink as the annual summer picnic for adopters and their families is nearly upon us. The adoption picnic is a perfect time to meet other adoptive families and have that...
Aspire to be at Bourne Free – Saturday 13 July
Aspire Adoption will be represented at the Bourne Free Pride event on Saturday 13 July. It is the first time that Aspire will have attended Bourne Free and we will have a stall in the Lower Gardens on the way to the beach. Members of the Aspire team will be there to...
Aspire Adoption User Forum
Would you like to help shape and improve the services that Aspire offers? We are setting up a User Forum for Aspire Adoption, to gather feedback from service users, to provide input to Aspire management, and to share ideas and suggestions that may help other users....
Introduction to NVR (Non-Violent Resistance) Talks
We will be holding two evening talks on NVR (Non-Violent Resistance) in the New Year. They will take place on Thursday 17 January at Aspire HQ in Bournemouth & Wednesday 23 January in Dorchester. NVR is a model used to challenge difficult behaviours in a less...