Associate trainers: Scotland

We are looking for Associate Trainers who are willing to work with us flexibly to deliver in-person and virtual training in Scotland. The ideal candidates will have significant experience of providing high quality training to foster carers and other social care professionals, and will be able to demonstrate positive feedback from training sessions they have run. They will also have recent direct experience of working in a fostering setting.

Fri, 07/28/2023 - 15:10 By Sadie Constable on July,28th 2023

Executive Assistant to CEO

Salary: £24,000 - £27,000 Dependent upon experience plus £3,964pa London Weighting if applicable

Tue, 07/25/2023 - 15:23 By Neha Shah on July,25th 2023

What does the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care in Northern Ireland mean for fostering?

On 21 June 2023 Professor Ray Jones published his final report as Chair of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care in Northern Ireland. The report sets out a plan to transform children’s services through a whole scale reconfiguration of children’s trusts and the creation of a new Northern Ireland wide independent agency. It also made some key recommendations on foster care to which The Fostering Network contributed, which Kathleen Toner, director for Northern Ireland will explore in this blog.

By kathleen.toner… on July,24th 2023

‘The world is a scary place and siblings need each other’

Roseanne, Beverley and Katherine spent a year in foster care, but unlike some fostered siblings they weren’t separated. More than two decades later, the three sisters explain the hugely positive impact being fostered together has had on them throughout their lives, and why it’s vital siblings must remain together in foster care.

By JasmineR on June,14th 2023

Foster care celebrated at Number 10

It’s fair to say that Foster Care Fortnight™ 2023 has been our biggest yet! We kickstarted the two weeks with the first ever fostering event at 10 Downing Street, celebrating fostering and hearing speeches from Mockingbird hub home carers. 

Foster carers had real conversations with the Secretary of State for Education, Gillian Keegan, and Claire Coutinho, Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing, about what changes are needed to improve foster care. This blog includes reflections from Eddie, Jim and Mike who came to the event. 

By Daisy Elliott on June,5th 2023