The Skills to Foster is the UK’s leading preparation training course for prospective foster carers produced by The Fostering Network. Designed to equip prospective foster carers with the knowledge and skills they need to care for children who need foster care.
The new edition, launched in June 2025 has been carefully designed and updated to reflect approaches that underpin fostering practice across the UK. It is child-centred, relationship-based, trauma-informed and incorporates ideas and principles from the Reflective Fostering Programme by Anna Freud.