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Foster Care Fortnight - recruitment checklist
… recruitment activity and bringing to life the difference
fostering
makes. You can also involve your foster carers in … of any recruitment activity you might plan? If not, what
needs
to happen to make sure you do? Do you have a clear … Do you have a good tracking system in place for people
who
express an interest in becoming a foster carer? Do you …
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Attachment
… attachment? Attachment is quite simply a bond from someone
who
needs
care to their caregiver. If the person needing care is … How we can help foster carers Attachment publication The
Fostering
Network has produced a publication to help foster …
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The 'Cost of Fostering' - cost-of-living campaign
… in their care to achieve their best possible outcomes. The
Fostering
Network has campaigned for foster care allowances … number with the range of skills and knowledge to meet the
needs
of the children
who
need them most. The Government are currently failing …
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State of the Nation's Foster Care 2016
… often afford us no respect whatsoever…it’s something that
needs
improving.” This is the opinion of just one of the … in Wales formed the key evidence for the National
Fostering
Framework’s recommendation to streamline fees and … to other carers across the country, particularly those
who
may be new to
fostering
. In Wales our foster carer …
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Special Guardianship (Amendment) Regulations 2016
… special guardians to ensure that they can fully meet the
needs
of the child through until adulthood. There is also a … here . To find out more about the impact of the changes,
fostering
service members of The
Fostering
Network should … placements can have the same experiences as their peers
who
are adopted, or in long-term foster care, and we hope …
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Blog entry
A Case for Change for foster care – improvements that need to be made
… our response reflects the views of our foster carer and
fostering
services members. Thank you to everyone
who
followed our call to share their views with us and make … status of the foster carer in the team around the child
needs
improving. Foster carers need to be better supported …
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Navigating the benefits system
… For foster families
who
rely on benefits, it is important that the process of … them is transparent, fair and does not hamper their
fostering
. During Foster Care Fortnight TM , the Minister for … not equipped to understand and accommodate foster carers’
needs
. Foster carers face inconsistencies, as one carer …
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Foster Care Transforming Lives conference: Models of Care
… from the University of Oxford, University of York, The
Fostering
Network and Paideia Foundation presenting research … on peer support for foster carers found that key support
needs
were attained through peer support and identified the … provides support to vulnerable families with children
who
are at high risk of entering the care system. Unlike …
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We're not a 'normal' family but we're loving, caring, cheeky and unique! - Brodie's story #SandD2015
… I had been asked questions on why my family would be
fostering
a child with severe
needs
, and each time my answer was because Olivia made such a … he would have never have experienced the love of a family
who
cared. Even though he passed away he was happy and had …
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News Story
Thousands of new foster families needed this year to help change children’s futures
… published today (Monday 13 May) by the UK’s leading
fostering
charity. The
Fostering
Network calculates annual … brothers and sisters, or being matched with a foster carer
who
might not have the relevant skills and experience to meet their specific
needs
. Foster Care Fortnight is supported by presenter and DJ …
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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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London’s children in foster care to receive educational boost
… The launch of London
Fostering
Achievement, an innovative new programme delivered … with foster families. There will be 10 education champions
who
will share information and learning from the wider … carers feel more confident in supporting the educational
needs
of children and young people in their care. This will …
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