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… The Mortgage Brain ,
who
offer expert support to our members in selecting a mortgage that meets their
needs
with a discounted arrangement fee, also support our wider work, sponsoring the
Fostering
Excellence Awards and taking part in fundraising …
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Who can foster?
… life experiences, skills and qualities to help meet the
needs
of children and young people in foster care. What's … is that you can support, nurture and care for children
who
cannot live with their birth families. Can anyone be a … carer if you: are at least 18 years old (although most
fostering
services will want you to be 21) have a spare …
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Managing vacancies
… Recruitment is a year-round activity and
fostering
services need to recruit to replace foster carers
who
are leaving the service for many different reasons. In … but if a foster carer cannot meet a child’s assessed
needs
then the placement should not be made. Moreover, foster …
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Working agreements and commissioning
… arrangements whether with local authority or independent
fostering
provider foster carers. It is essential that local … that they take account of the individual circumstances and
needs
, including clear reference to staying put as a post-18 … provider has a continuing role in supporting carers
who
are providing a staying put arrangement, it is reasonable …
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What is permanence?
… Many children
who
come into care return home to live with their parents. … children
who
are currently awaiting an adoptive family.
Fostering
for adoption is a scheme in England to allow … the child
who
has been assessed to be able to meet their
needs
as a foster carer. While kinship foster care – also …
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Blog entry
The foster home as a safe space for LGBTQ+ children
… Joe is in their forties, non-binary and gay. They got into
fostering
thanks to their partner
who
they became a support carer for three and a half years … also about working on yourself, says Joe. ‘Meeting the
needs
of LGBTQ+ young people is not an adaption or skill you …
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Your education questions answered - pt 3
… practice. We put your education questions to three of our
fostering
and education experts, Bernadette Alexander and … is pupil premium plus (PPP) supposed to be spent on and
who
gets to decide? Pupil premium plus (PPP) is a sum of … to be spent in a way that benefits the educational
needs
of looked after children. The spend of the pupil …
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KFC and fostered children
… have been that the advert doesn’t fully represent the
fostering
experience – and we have to agree wholeheartedly, … that a long-term
fostering
placement, with foster carers
who
are properly supported, can enable a young person to … and encourage them to open their doors to a child
who
needs
them in their darkest hour. Visit couldyoufoster.org.uk …
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Exploring how children of foster carers make sense of family
… children of foster carers play an important role in the
fostering
household, so I'm thrilled to share the news of … that
fostering
comes at a cost. For the birth children
who
took part in this research, these costs include emotional … in family resources and family priorities to meet the
needs
of a new child joining the home. Despite these, …
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Foster carer makes it into top 50 Gloucestershire women of all time
… my dog of 14 years so the time seemed to be right to try
fostering
– to open not only a new chapter in my life, but … your
fostering
experience – how long you’ve fostered for,
who
you’ve looked after and so on. I have been respite … reputable foster company that is going to look after your
needs
as well as the young person. How long do you anticipate …
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News Story
Education minister visits unique fostering programme in Northern Ireland
… Education Minister, Peter Weir, has today visited a
Fostering
Achievement Primary Summer Scheme in Newtownards, … foster carers and children and young people in foster care
who
shared their stories and experiences with him. He also … social workers and the voluntary sector to meet children’s
needs
, deliver services and improve outcomes for children and …
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Sarah Thomas announced as chief executive of The Fostering Network
… The
Fostering
Network, the UK’s leading
fostering
charity, … team to deliver a suite of learning options to meet the
needs
of all foster carers and
fostering
services. Prior to … and she is keen to be as connected as possible to those
who
we are here to serve and uphold high aspirations for …
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