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… families. Children must always be protected from people
who
are dangerous or pose risks to their physical or … carers Contact publications Contact by Jackie Slade The
Fostering
Network has produced a guide on contact to help … course on contact, tailored to meet your service’s
needs
. Email our training team for more information. Our …
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Contact in foster care
… that relationship later on. Regulations and guidance for
fostering
services define the role contact plays in the … to manage the emotions and often the confusion of children
who
have contact with their families. the purpose of contact
needs
to be discussed and understood by everyone working with …
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School attendance and punctuality
… future. Truancy matters because: Children and young people
who
skip school don’t do as well on tests, assessments, and … sustained progress. How we can help foster carers The
Fostering
Network offers advice, information, and support. … training course on health, tailored to meet your service’s
needs
. Contact our training team for more information. …
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Don't Move Me appeal
… Five years ago, with the support of our members, The
Fostering
Network led a campaign to change the law in each of … schemes across the UK work properly for all young people
who
want to stay with their foster families. But to do this, … post-18 schemes are working for every young person
who
needs
it Help us turn the potential of post-18 schemes …
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Blog entry
A great success, but there's so much more to do
… by my usual sense of dissatisfaction with the current
fostering
status quo. There’s so much more that could be –
needs
to be – done to make foster care the very best it can … urgently need tackling. Let’s hope that the MPs and others
who
so vigorously supported the 15 extra hours campaign will …
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Education: Helping young people succeed
… I have been working on the
Fostering
Achievement scheme since May 2008 providing … more than anything else, determines whether a young person
who
has been looked after has a fulfilling adult life. Many … will be based on my assessment of the young person’s
needs
in partnership with their carer. Through the
Fostering
…
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Social pedagogy - it reminded me why I became a foster carer
… Foster Care (South West), along with a number of other
fostering
services, has partnered with The
Fostering
Network … our personal and professional systems. It told me that
who
I was mattered and social pedagogy enabled me to be … me and ultimately I believe that it is what our country
needs
to fully serve the young people that come into our …
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Making a difference
… with no long term partner or children of my own, I began
fostering
as a single carer. I crossed my fingers firmly and … The eight-year-old child I currently have in placement,
who
has lived with me for 18 months, is definitely putting my … a home where he wasn’t always the priority and where his
needs
often got forgotten. This has resulted in a little boy …
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Spring Campaigning
… Thank you to everybody
who
took part: we had over 700 responses, which was … Put is being implemented – what is working well and what
needs
to improve. We were instrumental in campaigning for … . We would be delighted to hear from any foster carers or
fostering
services that are in the process of introducing or …
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