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The Hub has everything you need to know about working with Gateway Psychology. Whether you’re a new client or just want to learn more about us, you’ll find important documentation, handy jargon busters, latest articles and more. We have dedicated sections for children and young people too, helping them understand more about us in an accessible way.
Newsflashes
Reduction in Fair Access Limit
The Department for Education has reduced the Fair Access Limit for the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund from £5,000 to £3,000 per child per year, now covering both therapy and assessment costs within the same cap. This significant funding cut risks limiting timely access to essential and tailored therapeutic support for vulnerable children and their families.
The ASF has been rebranded
The Adoption Support Fund (ASF) has now rebranded to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF). This is to help ensure that more eligible kinship carers are aware of their ability to access this funding. The coincides with a recent publication by the Department for Education (DfE) of the Kinship Care Strategy.
ASGSF Outcome Measures
The Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund has announced that they will now be collecting outcome measures on a national basis. This means that all therapy cases will need an outcome measure. We will generally be using Thinking About Your Child – Revised. Contact us if you have any questions.
Recent articles
Caring for the carers: promoting wellbeing in residential children’s homes
How supporting residential care staff leads to better outcomes for children Many carers say that working in a children’s residential home is one of the most rewarding roles in social care. Carers and[...]
Building connection in policy and practice – National Adoption Week 2025
Connecting policy with practice to create lasting support for adoptive families. As National Adoption Week draws to a close, we’re turning our attention to connection at the system level - the policies and[...]
Staying connected as professionals – National Adoption Week 2025
How collaboration and communication between professionals create stability, trust, and consistency for adopted children For children who have been adopted, support rarely comes from a single place. It involves many people - parents,[...]



