We are currently updating our Support pages. Please bear with us and contact us if you can't find the information you require.
Who We Are
We are the Permanence Support Team, an experienced team of Social Workers, Senior Practitioners and Managers, with a passion for supporting children, young people and families who have come together through adoption and Special Guardianship.
The Permanence Support Team are part of Adopt Thames Valley (ATV), the Regional Adoption Agency for Oxfordshire, Swindon, Wokingham, Bracknell Forest, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Reading and West Berkshire. We provide support for Adoptive families across all our areas, and support for Special Guardianship families in Wokingham. During the first 3 years after an Adoption or Special Guardianship Order is granted, support remains the responsibility of your child’s placing Local Authority. After which support will fall to the Reginal Adoption Agency in which you currently live. However, support around contact will always remain with the area who placed your child. If you are unsure if this applies to you, then please contact us and we can ensure you can access the right support.
We also provide support to Birth Relatives, Adults Affected by Adoption and coordinate the Letterbox service over all areas, as well as specialist professional consultation and advice to our colleagues.
Children and young people
Therapy, education and groups for children and young people.
Birth relatives
Support, groups and information for birth relatives.
Adults affected by adoption
Information and support for adopted adults and their families.
The Anchor Team
Therapeutic support for families and professionals.
Contact us
The Permanence Support Team administrator will respond as quickly as they can. Please do bear with us; we’re working through the challenges of developing our new service and of managing significant demand, but we will respond. Please leave your full name, the local authority where you live, and your contact details (phone and email if possible), to help us respond to you more effectively.
Join our mailing list
If you would like to join the Adopt Thames Valley Permanence Support events mailing list to receive mailouts, please email us.
Adults Affected by Adoption
Adults Affected by Adoption refers to adopted adults, birth relatives of adopted adults, and descendants of adopted adults. Each group has varying rights to services, some of which Adopt Thames Valley provide directly and some are provided by other agencies.
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Resources
Free guides and information about adoption support.
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Permanence Support