News & Events
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...
Parent/Child Massage & Sensory Class starting 9th October
Our good friends at Families for Children have invited adopters with Aspire to be part of their 4 week Parent/Child Massage & Sensory Class on Tuesday mornings in October. Each class will last 90 minutes and will include the following. The chance to have some...
Support Group for Adopters With Teenage Children
We will be running a monthly support group for adopters who have teenage children together with our friends from Families for Children The first evening will be on 26th September between 7-9pm and will be in Poole. For further information call the Adoption Support...
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,...
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...
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...