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Supporting children with their return to school (FAQs)
… It is always good to be as honest as
you
can about the current situation, offering age-appropriate … some answers to some frequently asked questions to help
foster
carers support children as they transition back to … them anxiety. Together,
you
can then consider what
could
be done to alleviate those anxieties and who can help …
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Actively championing anti-racist practice in fostering
… is illegal in the UK yet many children and young people in
foster
care, the families caring for them, the social workers … to everyone involved in fostering, at all levels.
You
can begin by: thinking about how your fostering service … a systematic approach to reviewing how things work.
You
could
start by exploring the make-up of your organisation and …
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Equality, equity, diversity and inclusion: promoting inclusive practice in fostering
… About equality, equity, diversity and inclusion in
foster
care The fostering community is made up of a diverse … information about intersectionality can be found online.
You
may find these of interest: Podcast: intersectionality … What support or training opportunities are in place, or
could
be introduced, to help everyone to do this? Making …
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Talking about Higher Education and the future
… them every day of how brilliant they are.’ Linda,
foster
carer Young people leaving care are one of the most … Further and Higher Education in the UK. As a
foster
carer,
you
have an important and vital role to play in providing … support they are entitled to while at university – this
could
include bursaries, year round accommodation and study …
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Blog entry
Children’s connections with families during the covid-19 outbreak: Interview with Professor Beth Neil
… What are your research interests and
could
you
tell me a little bit more about how this piece of … survey that we have just launched, we intend to look at
foster
carers’ and kinship carers’ experiences too. This …
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What is fostering?
… Every 20 minutes another child comes into care needing a
foster
family in the UK. And every day there are about 65,000 … social workers as well as the child's birth family. If
you
are considering fostering, it’s important to understand … can return home or move onto a longer-term placement. This
could
last anything from one night to several months. This is …
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Head, Heart, Hands April 2015
… Haltung – what does it mean and how can
you
use it? Change makers Learning to live in the real world … Haltung – what does it mean and how can
you
use it?
Foster
carer Nicola Hill says Haltung is the starting point … meetings are more child-friendly, a lot of the information
could
be provided by email in advance, so that looked-after …
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Head, Heart, Hands July 2015
… skip and jump’ into social pedagogy Libby Thornhill, a
foster
carer, gives a vivid description of how social … understand the journey our two
foster
children have made,
you
need to know where they were when they came to live with … each feeling happy, sad or a little of both, so that they
could
learn: how to express how they felt how to be more …
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News Story
Over 9,000 more fostering households urgently needed during 2016
… family environments to children. The need is for 7,600
foster
families in England, 800 in Scotland, 500 in Wales, … current skillset in order to give a home to children who
could
not live with their birth family. Despite the call … they can
foster
. Finding the right fostering service for
you
is vital so that
you
can have the most positive …
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