FINALIST 2025
In this ground-breaking short-film, young adopted people and parents share their lived experience of the school system and how it impacts them in ways that are not always obvious or considered. They suggest ways in which the school system could be improved for them and many other students who need trauma informed support.
This short-film was co-produced with young adopted people who have accessed support from our Family Action adoption support agency PAC-UK, who deliver our Adopteens Service.
PAC-UK proudly premiered 'Adopted in School – Understanding the Needs of Adopted Young People' during National Adoption Week 2024 in October this year and within four weeks the film had already been viewed over 5,000 times!
PAC-UK were commissioned to make this film by five Virtual Schools across West Yorkshire: Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield. Virtual Schools offer information, advice and guidance to designated teachers, professionals and parents to support the educational attainment of previously looked after children.
Family Action www.family-action.org | PAC-UK www.pac-uk.org | Adopteens www.adopteens.org
Family Action is an award-winning national charity working from the heart of local communities across England and Wales. We’ve been supporting people through change, challenge and crisis for over 150 years.
We believe family is the key to positive futures, for individuals and communities. We believe there’s no right way to be a family, it's relationships that matter. We know first-hand that our early experiences of family stay with us, for better or worse.
That’s why, whatever’s going on in your family, we’re here for you. From baby bumps to bumps in the road, we’re here for every age and stage of life. Putting food on the table with our FOOD Club and National School Breakfast programmes, giving new families the best start through perinatal, parenting and post-adoption support, finding lost confidence through our wellbeing and counselling services.
Wherever we're needed, our Family Action support workers get right alongside people: protecting children, supporting young people and offering direct, practical help to families. Our national, free FamilyLine is open to anyone feeling overwhelmed with any family-related issue.
We all have our own family stories. Some are tougher than others. But the story of today doesn’t have to be the story of tomorrow, for any of us. Family is a doing word. Together, we change lives.
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