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Working with social workers
… health professionals, depending on the child’s specific
needs
. How we can help foster carers Working with Social Workers: Signposts in
Fostering
Working with Social Workers has been written … for just £2 (the Signpost is available for £4 to those
who
are not members of The
Fostering
Network). Our helplines …
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Exemptions in England
… In general, any individual in England
who
wishes to be registered to care for four or more … Exemptions have to be applied for and agreed before a
fostering
agency can agree to any of their foster carers … will decide on its policy and practice based on the
needs
of the children and young people in its care and its …
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Why work for us?
… About us The
Fostering
Network is the UK’s leading
fostering
charity, bringing together everyone
who
is involved in the lives of fostered children to make … This helps us achieve our objectives and meet our members'
needs
. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, …
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Blog entry
Behind the scenes at the Don't Move Me campaign
… countless stories from foster carers and young people
who
had been forced into severing their good relationships at … the difference between success and failure. So while the
Fostering
Network had argued for this change in the law for a … public, particularly when it comes to meeting children’s
needs
. This time however, thanks to a concerted campaign, …
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University Challenge - a problem shared
… Responding to Mary and Jeff: Maria MacDonald,
Fostering
Achievement Development Worker at the
Fostering
… as NVQs and BTECs. Emma should have a personal adviser,
who
will act as her mentor and will aim to strike an … her aspirations are. Listen to her and encourage her; she
needs
to believe she can achieve her goals. If she wants to …
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Your education questions answered - pt 2
… practice. We put your education questions to three of our
fostering
and education experts, Bernadette Alexander and … the best possible education suited to their individual
needs
and ensure that they don’t end up without a school … child goes to school? The placement plan should make clear
who
has the authority to make decisions about which school a …
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News Story
Response to 'opinion' article that suggests foster care is brutalising
… Kevin Williams, chief executive of The
Fostering
Network, said in response to an opinion piece … of the young people currently living with foster carers
who
have committed their lives to helping the children they … return to living with foster carers
who
can meet their
needs
throughout the rest of their childhood. ‘The whole of …
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