Thinking of Growing your Family Through Adoption
Have a look at our adoption recruitment video, which launched in 2021! SAR's mission is to highlight the children in Scotland who wait the longest to find families and encourage prospective adopters to consider all children in Scotland
| Online Register Guide | One Activity Day, Three perspectives: A Sibling Groups Adoption Journey | Staying Connected Toolkit | Quarterly Report | What is Adoption? | Adoption UK | CATCH (Children And Trauma Community Hub) | AFKA | Barnardo's SASS | Birthlink | Children & Young People's Commissioner Scotland | National Records of Scotland | Scottish Child Law Centre | Stand Up for Siblings | Unicef | Progress Pride Flag | New Family Social | #KeepThePromise | FAQs | National Siblings Day : Talking With Adopters |
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| A short video Guide on how to use the online register | This blog contains the perspective of the agency who supported the children throughout their journey, the worker of the adoptive family and the adoptive parents themselves. | AFKA have produced a free online toolkit to support practitioners and managers through the transition period for children and young people in care | Statistics for Q1 of 2026-2027 are now available | SAR Manager Kate Richardson and Director of AFKA Scotland, Angie Gillies, Presentation on Adoption from Adoption Week Scotland 2024 | Information and support about adoption throughout the UK | CATCH is an online community of information and support for adopters, special guardians, foster carers and the professionals who work with them. | Support for practitioners and organisations working in Fostering, Adoption and Kinship | Comprehensive range of post-adoption support to 14 local authorities across Scotland | Support for adults affected by adoption | Information on children's and young people's Human Rights. | Scotland's Adoption Register does not contain historical adoption information or birth certificates. If this is what you are looking for please go to National Records Scotland | Free Expert legal advise on Children's Rights and Child Law across Scotland | Information on Scotland's National partnership which aims to improve and change policy and practice in relation to siblings in care. | Information about the Convention of Children's Rights | SAR supports all LGBTQ+ people in their adoption journey | UK charity, led by LGBTQ+ adopters and foster carers. New Family Social exists to help you decide if adoption or fostering is right for you and then support you on your journey to becoming parents and carers. | Find out about #KeepThePromise Scotland | Adoption and the Law | We sat down with adopters Deborah and Jane who discussed why they wanted to adopt siblings and why their daughters bond together is so special. |
| Read Here | Q1 Statisitcs for 2026-2027 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOJ1-0ZxA8Y |
Adoption Activity Day
Our Next Adoption Activity Day will be held on Saturday 7th November at The Yard in Dundee.
If you are a prospective adopter contact your worker to be referred if you are a children's worker please contact SAR for the referral information
