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Celebrating 10 years of Adopteens – A decade of connection & peer support.
🎬 New Short Film Premiere – Celebrating 10 Years of Adopteens
We’re excited to share our brand-new short film, premiered at our “Celebrating 10 Years of Adopteens; A Decade of Connection and Peer Support” event, held on Monday 20 October 2025 during National Adoption Week.
This special film shines a light on the importance of peer support services for young people and explores why listening to young adopted people’s voices matters now more than ever.
Captured at our 10-year anniversary celebration event at Temple Newsam, the film reflects the true spirit of Adopteens. You’ll hear directly from young people, parents, and staff as they share what matters most to our members — and their hopes for the future.
Adopted in School – Understanding the needs of Adopted young people
This film is a must watch for anyone working in an education setting or supporting Adopted young people.
Young 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 film has been commissioned by West Yorkshires 5 Virtual schools 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.
Adopted for life
Five adopted young adults share experiences of transitioning into adulthood and their views on what support they have benefited from & would like to see more of. Premiered at PAC-UK’s ‘Voices of adopted people: Messages for change’ event during National Adoption Week 2021. The event was a huge success, with over 200 people attending – this is the first time the film has been shared publicly. A huge thank you from all at PAC-UK to our incredible Adopteens for sharing their stories.
This work was commissioned by the One Adoption as part of National Adoption Week 2021
Voices of Adopted Teens
Voices was created in 2017 and we premiered this film at the Hyde park Cinema in Leeds to Social workers, Managers, Parents and other Young Adopted People. This film has been shared as a resource at conferences is used widely in adopter training and also within schools and teacher training. We have gained full consent from all involved or this film to be shared publicly as a wider resource.
Adopteens Timeline
Adopteens were asked to create a piece of work that reflects the importance of support throughout their lives. In this timeline Adopteens members considered their different ages and stages; what was most important in those years; what support has been helpful and what could be improved.
It is a useful film for anyone working in child protection, adoption, education and health as well as to adopters both post and pre approval.