PACT adoption training 

PACT offers a range of adoption training courses for prospective and approved PACT families. 

All adoption training is free to attend for PACT adopters and there is no limit on the number of courses that can be attended. 

Our adoption training normally takes place online, or in one of our offices in London, Reading or Brighton. To find out more about our current adoption training courses, click on the links below. If you would like to receive further information or attend any of these free courses run by PACT please email adoptiontraining@pactcharity.org or call 0300 456 4800. 

PACT also runs support events for adoptive parents, events for adopted children and family events

If you are an organisation interested in commissioning PACT to deliver any of our training please contact us.

Current training courses

Family and Friends training


A half-day course designed for the relatives and close friends of PACT’s adoptive families.

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Talking with Children about Adoption training


Training to assist you to help your child understand their life story through play and other techniques.

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Becoming a Blended Family course


A new training course for prospective adopters who already have children.

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Education workshop drop-in session


This course is designed to help parents support their children through the different key stages of school.

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Managing aggression in children


The course is aimed at Adopters who are struggling with aggressive behaviours.

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First year in adoption


PACT’s Strengthening Families Team are piloting an exciting new workshop that aims to support families through the ups and downs of early placement.

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Sensory processing workshop


What is your child’s nervous system trying to tell you? A supportive and interactive sensory processing parent workshop exploring the common sensory preferences, patterns and behavioural responses we might see at home.

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