New Income Tax & National Insurance webinar dates for 2022!

The member feedback we received from the Income Tax & National Insurance webinars we ran in 2021 stated that the webinars were very helpful.

We now have new dates for your diaries! Sign up and join us on any of the following dates:

Tues 15th March - 10.30-11.30am
Weds 22nd June - 10.30-11.30am
Weds 14th September - 19.00-20.00pm
Tues 8th November - 10.30-11.30am

Each webinar lasts for 1 hour and includes a Q&A session.

By Erica Siwo on February,22nd 2022

What makes a hub home carer – an insight into the Mockingbird role

Every Mockingbird constellation is led by a hub home carer in partnership with a liaison worker. These roles are unique in foster care, building a community and supporting whole families. Wendy, a hub home carer in Wigan, tells us how she got into fostering and what her hub home carer role requires.

By Alfie Cross on January,20th 2022

The time to act is now, or we risk failing our children and young people completely

This week sees the launch of The Fostering Network’s State of the Nation’s Foster Care 2021 report, which brings together the views of both foster carers and fostering services to highlight what’s working – and what isn’t – in the sector today. Here, our chief executive, Kevin Williams, reflects on the report's findings and what we must focus on in order to make foster care the best it can be.  

By Kevin Williams on December,7th 2021

Invitation to ‘Focus on: Freedom vs Responsibility – getting the balance right in children’s social care.

In England, the Independent Review of Children's Social Care will be having a panel discussion on Thursday 9 December, from 5.30 – 6.30pm. Josh MacAlister, chair of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care, will be joined by an expert panel to consider the question:

Freedom vs Responsibility – How to get the right balance in children’s social care

This question is one of the ‘three dilemmas’ that the care review has been grappling with, outlined in a previous blog here: 

By Erica Siwo on November,30th 2021