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  Coronavirus (Covid-19) - legislation and guidance

  … legislation   School closures (March - June/July 2020)  All governments across the UK continued to provide care for a … children during the pandemic and for people in the fostering sector to share their thoughs about trainsitioning back to school.  Read the report   …

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  Education during the Covid-19 pandemic and transitioning back to school

  … About the survey  The survey received 487 foster carer … people from across the UK. We received 48 responses from fostering service members of staff. In addition, we were able … them once a week, 14 per cent had not contacted carers at all; Virtual schools are local authority bodies with …

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  Inquiry into children in care and financial education (England)

  … a primary role in teaching the young people they care for about managing money and saving. Opening a bank account is … in short term placements. Proof of child’s identity Almost all banks and building societies require an original copy of … must recognise their unique circumstances and needs. The Fostering Network would like to see the following …

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  The Fostering Network helplines

  … The Fostering Network can provide information, guidance and support on all issues affecting foster carers and fostering services, in … or haven't asked us for advice before, please read about who we can help, how we can help, and how you can get …

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  Principles of good practice

  … –  the young person is at the centre of decision making about staying put. Support – the arrangement provides … the care planning (and pathway planning) process for all children with a care plan of long term foster care. Care … planning process. [INSERT LINK] Equality of opportunity – fostering services should ensure that all foster carers have …

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  Campaigns Blog November 2017

  … Foster carer pay, the stocktake, and the fostering inquiry Following on from the successful survey we … You can view the whole session and read this report about two fostered young people who gave evidence. Robert … extra 15 hours of child care that have been provided to all other children across England. We have built a coalition …

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  One word to rule them all: innovation

  … innovation I see from local authorities and independent fostering providers and from the young people and foster … of finding the right foster carers for young people. All of these programmes are examples of true innovation that … are making a real difference. So next time you read news about the cuts, we should all spare a moment to remember that …

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  Families who Foster Arts Award by Ruth Jones

  … recognised qualifications for children and young people of all ages up to 25. The way it works across all five levels … Arts Award we carried out some research to find out more about the benefits and challenges of doing Arts Award outside … worked with The Customs House arts centre, South Tyneside Fostering Services, and South Tyneside virtual school The …

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  Holidays and fostering

  … as to the status of the child and who can make decisions about holidays, and get all those permissions and relevant paperwork in order, you … travelling to explain you are the foster carers? Does your fostering service provide a holiday allowance ? Will they be …

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  Head, Heart, Hands April 2015

  … Hill says Haltung is the starting point for thinking about how to incorporate social pedagogy in her practice as a … was our first hot chocolate and marshmallows event and we all had so much fun being creative and spending time with … Hands programme to introduce social pedagogy into UK fostering. This is an opportunity to feedback your thoughts …

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• News Story
  Pioneering foster carers lead the way

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

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