Policy and Campaigns Officer
Salary: £22,138 - £33,206
Location: Flexible
Hours: 36 hours per week
Status: Permanent
Director of Commercial Activity and Wales
Salary: £44,054 – £66,082
Location: Cardiff, flexible
Hours: 36hrs per week
Contract type: Permanent
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced senior manager to build on the exciting work that
we do to promote and support fostering in Wales.
Additionally the post holder will be responsible for our commercial activity across the charity primarily training, publications and consultancy.
Becoming a foster carer during the pandemic
Welsh foster carer Meleri shares her experiences of being approved as a foster carer during the Covid19 pandemic.
Have you started your tax return?
As its the new financial year now, you can get your tax return done early (one thing less to think about!)
For a quick guide on starting your Tax Return use the link to view our Tax video at
https://www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/foster-carer-tax-presentation
And you can call the Members' Helpline with any questions on 020 7401 9582
Why I foster - Martin Leworthy
Martin Leworthy started fostering, together with his wife, in 2005. Since then, they have fostered 15 young people. Martin is also a trustee of The Fostering Network.
A reflection on fostering in Scotland
Director of The Fostering Network in Scotland, Sara Lurie, reflects on how foster carers have risen to the challenge of caring for children throughout a global pandemic.
Resilience in foster carers
Greg De Smidt is a registered manager for a small independent fostering provider with over 20 years-experience in the UK fostering sector. He has worked across the statutory, independent and charitable sectors and held senior management roles in England and Scotland. He is also a trustee at The Fostering Network.
‘He is my grandson first, then a child in foster care’
My name is Catherine and I am a kinship foster carer in Northern Ireland and I would like to share with you a bit about what fostering has been like for me.
A life-long commitment to fostering
Fostering involves many different people who all contribute to make sure that children in care can thrive. Janet Smith, trustee of The Fostering Network since 2015 and chair of the board since 2020, has played different roles in the lives of young people throughout her life. Here she shares her story with fostering and how it all began.
Keep Connected: Our campaign story so far
The Fostering Network have been running the Keep Connected campaign since 2015. Through this campaign we hope to create lasting change in the way that local authorities and fostering services plan and support contact between children and their former foster carers.
