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Tax and national insurance contributions
… ‘qualifying care relief’ (QCR). This allows foster carers
to
receive payments from their fostering service up
to
a … (for 2022-23 it was also £12,570). This allowance is
how
much taxable income you can have before you start paying … you reach state pension age. If you need more information
about
national insurance you can
contact
the government's …
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Fostering Potential
… Education Champions work closely with other foster carers
to
increase their skills and confidence in their role as … aims of the supplementary evaluation were
to
: Report on
how
the project is being embedded in local authorities … attend but please see the Propel website for information
about
support for care-experienced young people in Higher …
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Coronavirus (Covid-19) - legislation and guidance
… Jump
to
specific guidance for: UK England Northern Ireland … for people in the fostering sector
to
share their thoughs
about
trainsitioning back
to
school. Read the report … is intended
to
support local authorities in determining
how
best
to
support families and protect vulnerable children …
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Fostering Community Champions
… champions This exciting project offered a unique service
to
foster carers in Scotland. Foster carer champions are … often feel isolated and cannot always talk
to
someone
about
the struggles they are going through, the champions … personal experiences and advice throughout Scotland, on
how
to
improve foster care for children and young people and …
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The Skills to Foster
… We are pleased
to
share that the new edition of The Skills
to
Foster will be … platform
to
deliver The Skills
to
Foster • Guidance on
how
to
access and manage reports for trainees on the … and top tips for delivering online training. Find out more
about
the digital edition . Order The Skills
to
Foster™ Third …
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Attracting and Keeping Carers - September 2013
… a year when a number of fostering services run campaigns
to
get the newly empty nesters
to
consider becoming a foster … didn’t feature. It would though be interesting
to
see
how
the barriers of those who have researched fostering and … any knowledge overlap… I’ve had a few enquiries recently
about
recruiting in small BME communities, so this months IN …
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The importance of identity
… decisions fostering services are making on a daily basis
to
ensure children are placed with the best foster carer for … Fostering Network, in partnership with Mercy Mission are
about
to
embark on a project
to
research the current issues … best outcomes for that child. Foster carers need
to
know
how
important it is for that child
to
eat halal, or when it …
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Every care experienced person applying to university should tick the box
… Find out more
about
Tick the Box Hi, I’m Ceira! I’m a care leaver and a … at Solent University Southampton. My dream job would be
to
work within child protection, including looked after … in the way that they asked me questions. They asked
how
they could help me on the course, if I had any trauma …
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A great success, but there's so much more to do
… We were baffled by the decision
to
exclude fostered children from the 15 additional hours of … just one of a range of issues for fostering in England.
How
about
dealing with the way that allegations against foster …
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London’s children in foster care to receive educational boost
… teachers, young people and the wider professional network
to
improve educational outcomes for children living with … with foster carers, young people and ourselves
to
see
how
the programme will move forward. We’re very excited
about
this work, and very optimistic that we can support …
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The Fostering Network launches latest edition of Thrive magazine
… Thrive (with Welsh and English versions) has been produced
to
share with young people the findings of research … carers, policymakers and social care providers in Wales
about
their views on school and education. The research was … into children, young people and care leavers’ opinions on
how
policies and practices could respond
to
its findings. As …
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