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Staying Put
… not consistent with the welfare of the young person. The
Fostering
Network has produced guidance which aims to provide … same as a foster placement. The young person staying put,
who
must be a former relevant child, is no longer a looked … information. Independent
fostering
provider issues There
needs
to be consideration given as to how local authorities …
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Health and foster care
… Foster carer medicals In recent years
fostering
services have increasingly expressed concern about … being in care may have left them with particular health
needs
. Others may have specific medical conditions or … nurses, paediatricians, youth services and teachers
who
have responsibility as the ‘corporate parent’ . With the …
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Choosing to foster
… and then receive ongoing support and training, by a
fostering
service. There are two main types of
fostering
… all foster carers are assigned a supervising social worker
who
will support them when they have children placed in their … in the right place, at the right time for a child
who
needs
them. As such, not all foster carers will have a child …
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Why consider fostering?
… every child has what they need to thrive. Why consider
fostering
? There is nothing quite like
fostering
if you want … for your own children, or having another job. The age and
needs
of the children in your care will affect what else you … foster carer for more than 10 years. Find out more
Who
can foster? Across the UK,
fostering
services are looking …
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One word to rule them all: innovation
… innovation I see from local authorities and independent
fostering
providers and from the young people and foster … and aim to develop practice further – all with the
needs
of young people at their heart. At The
Fostering
… role I have the privilege of working alongside the teams
who
lead the innovative programmes we are delivering in …
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Welcome to Foster Care Fortnight 2023
… for all that you do. As the chair of trustees at The
Fostering
Network and a foster carer myself, I’ve been … a better place for the thousands of children in the UK
who
need a loving, caring and supportive home. Rewinding … the brilliance of foster care, we never lose sight of what
needs
improving so that our children have stability and their …
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‘If you never try, you’ll never know’ – why fostering is the best thing Lisa has ever done
… Lisa started
fostering
in 2007 and admits, in the early days, there were … – it’s still the best thing she’s ever done. No one
needs
to worry about leaving Lisa has always had a caring … make
fostering
so worthwhile. Lisa recalls a time a boy –
who
was initially ashamed about living in foster care – was …
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Mis- and under-representation of Black people in fostering
… low expectations for looked after children’, says Fiona,
who
was in care herself. ‘My husband and I have dealt with … Black children, all three women agree, is something that
needs
to be addressed – even within their own community – … on a regular basis’, Paulette says,
who
has been
fostering
for 27 years and considers being a foster carer one …
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News Story
Foster carers must be at the heart of children’s social care, leading charity warns
… social care, risks undermining their ability to meet the
needs
of fostered children, a leading charity is warning … of the Nation’s Foster Care report, published today by The
Fostering
Network, has found that many foster carers –
who
look after the vast majority of the growing number of …
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Teens moved too many times in care
… new survey of foster carers released today (1 June) by The
Fostering
Network. The survey, covering over 1,600 … The findings highlight the need to find more people
who
are willing and able to foster teenagers. There is also a … 8,370 new foster carers across the UK in 2015, to meet the
needs
of the rising number of children coming into care. …
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