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Trek the Great Wall of China
Friday, 28 November, 2014

The Fostering Network is seeking intrepid explorers and adventure seekers to join us in October 2015 in trekking the Great Wall of China.

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Call for increased flexibility for foster carers combining fostering and work
Thursday, 27 November, 2014
The Fostering Network is calling on fostering services and employers in England to help increase the range of skills being brought into fostering by providing flexible working conditions for foster carers, in a new report published today by The Fostering Network.

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Let's go with The Fostering Network Wales!
Wednesday, 26 November, 2014

The Fostering Network Wales is to launch Let's Go, which is aimed at improving health and wellbeing, strengthening fostering placements and encouraging children into sport, in early 2015. 

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Call for support into employment for care leavers in Wales
Friday, 7 November, 2014
The Fostering Network in Wales has today submitted a response to the National Assembly’s Enterprise and Business Committee Inquiry on assisting young people into work, and has called for a renewed focus on support into employment for care leavers in Wales.

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Autumn Foster Care magazine out now
Thursday, 6 November, 2014

The latest edition of Foster Care magazine has been rattling through letter boxes across the UK in the last week.

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