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  Can I foster if?

  … got a question that isn't answered? Drop an email to info@fostering.net and we'll do our best to answer it. Who I am … backgrounds need fostering, so foster families come from all walks of life as well. If you are in the UK for a limited … needs. However, you would need to consider how you feel about discussing issues such as alternative religious beliefs …

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  Fostering Friendly

  … About Fostering Friendly  Our Fostering Friendly employers scheme … businesses of any size a chance to make a difference for foster carers and the children they care for in their local … work. Those who do say that a supportive employer can make all the difference, enabling them to balance employment with …

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  Fostering Excellence Awards 2023 – winners

  … The Fostering Network award for foster carers, sponsored by The … they were in caring for teenagers.  They have embraced all the new situations that have come with fostering, … their own cultural identities, while teaching them about British culture and supporting them to learn English.  …

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  Combining fostering and other work

  … needing foster care today have many different needs but all require their foster carers to be skilled, knowledgeable, … not paid for the skills, time and expertise they bring to fostering. Of those who are paid, only a minority receive … a wider support network together with more flexibility about school pick ups and the use of child care for both …

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  Allegations in foster care

  … any person that a foster carer or another member of the fostering household has, or may have, behaved in a way that … Allegations should be treated differently from concerns about poor standards of care. The public authority (the local … responsible for the fostered child and the police will all be involved in deciding exactly how a particular …

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  Attracting and Keeping Carers - August 2015

  … set to continue, some under the umbrella of CoramBAAF. The Fostering Network of course remains available to answer … One of the assessment? ​ Please get in touch to tell me about the impact of your local Foster Care Fortnight campaign … guardianship looks like so that the DfE can support all practitioners to deliver this. Take the time to share …

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  Attracting and Keeping Carers - October 2014

  … and Young People's Services, Hackney Council. Hackney’s fostering service has invested in myriad initiatives, yet he … mean you are making a commitment. We want people to think about fostering as we have a range of different needs”. … and fundamentally caring nature are skills sought in all new foster carers. Manchester campaign continued In …

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  Round up of Foster Care Fortnight™ 2023 highlights

  … Fortnight 2023, and it certainly didn’t disappoint. With fostering services throughout the UK celebrating the … impact Foster Care Fortnight has had on Governments across all four nations over the past two weeks, and it’s been … Fostering Attainment and Achievement staff also held Wild about Learning sessions for children in primary school …

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  Attracting and Keeping Carers - April 2014

  … as part of our 40th anniversary celebrations. If your fostering service has a foster carer who meets the criteria … and hair and skin care. This is a useful resource for all foster carers caring for a child of a different ethnicity … endearing thoughts including, “When I saw something on TV about fostering, I thought I would have a go” and ““It was …

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  A view from the other side

  … I probably didn’t give much thought to how it had come about or whose idea it was in the first place but that it was … the time of the year when we made a very loud noise about fostering! It was the time to tell our foster carers how much … invaluable contribution made by our fostering services for all their hard work and commitment to providing the best …

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  Pioneering foster carers lead the way

  … Why foster carers care: part 2 , produced by The Fostering Network in partnership with consultancy iMPOWER as … and applying the Values Modes™ theory can improve all fostering services’ recruitment and retention … together and understand the big picture; they’re concerned about the environment, society, world poverty, and so on; …

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  Strengthen long-term fostering to provide stability for children, report urges

  … foster carer and child, according to a new report by The Fostering Network , which calls for the development of … should have more authority to make day-to-day decisions about the care of children in long-term placements than about … social worker. However, nearly two in 10 felt not at all supported. Inadequate access to the child’s social worker …

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  A huge disappointment and a wasted opportunity - The Fostering Network's response to the Government's Fostering Better Outcomes report

  … The Fostering Network is disapointed with Westminster … for Staying Put. The report does not address funding at all, and without this, the wellbeing of future generations of … are disappointed that the report makes no recommendations about a register beyond saying this is to be explored. Surely …

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