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  Frequently asked questions

  … a foster carer What is the difference between adoption and fostering? Fostering is a way of offering children and young … up by their own parents. It's a legal procedure in which all the parental responsibility is transferred to the … and advice services. Ask your fostering service about membership of The Fostering Network when you apply to …

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  Education resources for foster carers

  … Supporting writing for primary learners Powerful ways that all foster carers can support children's learning Supporting … for schools The Toolkit for Schools was developed by The Fostering Network and education charity Achievement for All … discounted price of £12.50 or digitally for £4.99. Talking about Higher Education Factsheet Foster carers are ambitious …

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  Other research

  … to EU nationals who were currently residing in the UK. The Fostering Network received enquiries from fostering services worrying about approving people as foster carers who were non-UK EU … families that care for them - 2016 Earlier this year the All Party Parliamentary Group for Children (APPGC) launched …

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  Our work in Wales

  … as well as our latest recruitment targets , or read more about fostering legislation in Wales . Confidence in Care … Wales, in a central location that is easily accessible to all participants. Sessions last 4 hours a week with a free …

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  Coronavirus (Covid-19) - our influencing activity

  … been on the below topics. We have also gathered evidence about children in foster care's experiences of education … their families are exposed to multiple households in their fostering role which increases the risk of contracting the … 2021:  We are delighted that in Northern Ireland , all foster carers (which includes kinship carers) are …

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• Blog entry
  It's time to treat foster carers as the professionals that they are

  … I've been involved in fostering for many years now. One of the debates I remember … 'foster carers' or 'foster parents'. I'm not talking about what fostered children and young people call their … with them). It's not that foster carers don't exercise all the parenting skills that birth parents might use, but …

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  Attracting and Keeping Carers – June 2013

  … Our DfE funded project to support fostering services to recruit more foster carers continues … support fostering. Give yourself a pat on the back! What all this translates to in terms of figures is over 1,100 … many people, this will be an early stage of finding out about fostering and they need the time to consider the …

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  Attracting and Keeping Carers - April 2013

  … this year’s Foster Care Fortnight are gathering pace. The Fostering Network’s have been out and about, taking pictures of celebrities in the frame, as well … that some of these kids have had to endure, I feel all the more privileged that they have allowed me a glimpse …

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  Attracting and Keeping Carers - May 2015

  … Many of you have already been out and about taking pictures with the My Connection to Fostering placards and meeting local businesses to get behind … honest but positive and inspirational stories we should all be sharing during Foster Care Fortnight™, 1 to 14 June .  …

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  Attracting and Keeping Carers - April 2015

  … Care Part II , we also launched our second Local Authority Fostering Service benchmark report . The latest report, … to approval. The report contains some key questions for all fostering services to consider. March also brought to an … events or on stands or stalls to engage people in thinking about what fostering means to them, and how they are …

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• News Story
  Call for increased flexibility for foster carers combining fostering and work

  … Fostering services and employers in England can help increase … service and their employer), shares their opinions about combining fostering with other work and identifies what … services can do to make this work successfully for all involved.   “Moreover, where foster carers are told that …

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  UK’s fostering system under ‘unsustainable strain’, top fostering charity warns

  … The UK’s fostering system is under ‘unsustainable strain’ and is being … carers reported that they were rarely or never given all the information about a fostered child prior to their arrival. In addition, …

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  Report focusing on improving experiences of Muslim foster carers and fostered children launched today

  … carers are explored in a report launched today by leading fostering charity The Fostering Network.  The Muslim … recommendations include: The importance of collecting data about the number of Muslim looked after children and how a … to develop and share best practice. We work to ensure all fostered children and young people experience stable …

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  London’s children in foster care to receive educational boost

  … The launch of London Fostering Achievement, an innovative new programme delivered … The Fostering Network in partnership with Achievement for All aimed at improving educational outcomes for children in … how the programme will move forward. We’re very excited about this work, and very optimistic that we can support …

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