Fostering service membership is designed to help you with the recruitment and retention of mainstream and kinship carers, the training and development of your fostering staff and provides expert, independent advice on everything fostering-related, including our all new ‘Skills to Foster™’.
If you don’t already have foster/kinship carer household membership with us, find out about the benefits here.
Recruitment and retention
Evidenced informed expert advice, tool kits and consultancy.
See our recruitment and retention resources.
Support
We offer practice support and expert advice to fostering services through our practice development team and helplines across the UK.
Our Independent Support Service is available to commission, and works with you to provide your foster carers with the vital support needed through an allegation, cause for concern, or complaint.
Contact our Practice Development Team.
Enquire about our Independent Support Service.
Learning and development
Fostering services can use our digital learning platform for all their learning needs, with the ability to manage staff and foster carer access, track and report on learner’s progress, performance and engagement.
A wide range of training and open access courses are available, including the latest practical information, legislation and best practice requirements, supporting the development of the skills and abilities of foster carers and services staff.
Find out about our courses.
Fostering services can also purchase bespoke consultancy packages on a range of strategic or operational areas. Our consultants are experts in foster care and are skilled in improving practice.