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Coronavirus (Covid-19) - legislation and guidance
… UK The Coronavirus Act 2020 includes new laws that affect
foster
care to help to slow the spread of the virus. Read the … which may be affected as a result of Covid-19. If
you
have any queries relating to PVG and Disclosure checks, … wish to augment the number of placements available. They
could
do this by using staff employed by them in a relevant …
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Kinship care (England)
… close family members private
fostering
family and friends
foster
care special guardianship child arrangements orders . … Conferences to identify potential family members who can
could
potentially care for children and who are willing to be … assessing social workers, applicants and panel members All
You
Need to Know: Family and Friends
Foster
Care Initial …
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Step Up Step Down
… Up Step Down The programme gives parents the support of a
foster
carer who can ‘step up’ if the family needs additional … who took part in the programme, “I think every family that
could
use Step Up Step Down support should get the … our programme in Wales launched in spring 2023. If
you
want more information on bringing Step Up Step Down into …
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Review - The Simple Guide to Child Trauma
… Review As a
foster
carer and social work assistant and I’m always looking … to having been a little sceptical as to whether the author
could
realistically simplify such a complex subject in so few … outlined in the foreword, it’s not a toolkit; it’s a book
you
should really read as a whole. In doing so
you
unearth …
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Attracting and Keeping Carers - November 2014
… plans to help improve their recruitment and retention of
foster
carers, informed by the Values Modes insight and their … London and Manchester to introduce the theme and give
you
ideas on how to make the most of next year’s campaign. … the garden from the stream? How deep is the stream?
Could
an adult perform a wading rescue or is there rescue …
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A Foster Care Fortnight message from our director in Scotland
… One of our young advocates recently wrote , “
Foster
carers are the unsung heroes of this pandemic” and I
could
not agree more! Our lives have been spun into … I have been touched by the countless messages that
you
, as
foster
carers, have sent to me. Along with your own …
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Government response to the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care – initial thoughts from The Fostering Network
… difference to the lives of children and young people in
foster
care. Government response to Care Review recommendations relevant to
fostering
You
told us
you
foster
because
you
want to make a difference … real dilemma that many of
you
were facing over whether
you
could
continue to
foster
as costs were rising. Next steps …
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Attracting and Keeping Carers - July 2015
… Many of
you
have reported a significant uplift on the monthly … contribute to this, as has the greater involvement of
foster
carers in recruitment activity. Thank
you
again to … new film, Alfie’s Journey . Six months in the making, I
could
appreciate the team’s desire to keep it under wraps …
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Foster carers' charters - ridding us of the ‘buts' in fostering
… Depending on which
foster
carer or social worker
you
speak to and
what
sort of … missing out on things because it’s so unclear.’ ‘I wish we
could
offer more young people the opportunity to stay living …
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Fostering in the political manifestos
… who have no family; a basic first step would be to pay
foster
carers a salary, costing about £0.9 billion a year." … manifesto for the future of
fostering
. We would encourage
you
to familiarise yourself with it so that if any … exactly
what
fostering
means to
you
and the changes that
could
make
fostering
even better for all involved. If
you
…
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Unfulfilled pledge sees up to ten-year freeze on support for children in foster care across Scotland
… by the Scottish Government to end the postcode lottery in
foster
care allowances
could
have an impact on children in
foster
care and
foster
… look after.’ A young adult with care experience said: ‘
You
are carrying out a duty of care... to support these …
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Call for evidence for Government fostering stocktake in England
… has issued a call for evidence for its stocktake of
foster
care in England. The stocktake, announced last year, … the children and young people placed.
What
improvements
could
be made to the way that
fostering
provision is … in the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit and Cabinet Office
You
can find out more about how to submit evidence here and …
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