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Today Professor Ray Jones published his final report as Chair of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care in Northern Ireland, following 16 months of extensive consultation. The report lays out a pathway to bring about transformational change, making recommendations for sweeping reform of children’s services
Dr Dawn Huebner is a clinical psychologist specialising in the treatment of anxious children. Her latest book Something Bad Happened guides children and the adults who care about them through tough conversations about serious world events in the news. Here she tells Daniel Sinclair about the book and her motivation for writing it
Christmas is often a time of joy, celebration, and family togetherness. However, for foster carers, the festive period can be filled with both rewarding moments and emotional challenges.
The holidays may be a time when foster children experience heightened emotions due to their separation from family. For some, Christmas may evoke memories of sadness, while for others, it may be their first experience of a family Christmas, which can be overwhelming. The wider narrative of Christmas being a time for family can also highlight feelings of separation, leading to emotional struggles or even guilt for feeling happy within their foster family.
What do you do if you want to share your home with children but don’t have that burning urge to have them biologically? When you want to nurture and support the next generation but, for valid reasons, can’t commit to being a full-time mother? For Kiri Pritchard-McLean, the answer lay in fostering.
Currently touring the UK with her new show Peacock - all about how she and her partner decided to become foster carers and how they went about it, the Welsh Comedian, writer and presenter talks to us about respite care, the best industry advice she’s had and what she’d do if Prime Minister for the day.
Closing date: Monday 6th January at 12noon
Shortlisting date: Tuesday 7th January
Interview date: Friday 10th January / Monday 13th January
Interview location: Online via Teams
The Fostering Network is the UK’s leading fostering charity and membership organisation, dedicated to empowering, enriching and supporting the relationships at the heart of the fostering community.
In our recent webinar on empowering language for foster carers, Jessica Bondy spoke about her work to end verbal abuse of children by adults. In order to focus on the issue she founded the charity Words Matter, which launched in September 2023.
Here, she explains the effects of verbal abuse and how language can be used to help build children up and allow them to thrive.
Ashley John Baptiste spent his childhood in care. In his new book, he looks back at the impact of broken bonds, the positive interventions of adults, and the gifts he has developed through learning to adapt.
Letitia recently raised over £400 for The Fostering Network by taking part in a charity boxing match. She explains why making sure children and young people have a place they can feel safe is something worth fighting for.
The Fostering Network is the UK’s leading fostering charity and membership organisation, dedicated to empowering, enriching and supporting the relationships at the heart of the fostering community.
