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Fostering Adoption: Social workers’ fears over care system changes

Fostering Adoption: Social workers’ fears over care system changes

About 500,000 children and adults a year are involved in the family justice system Social workers warn changes being brought in to speed up adoption and the family courts might be bad for the welfare of some children. Some have criticised a new time-limit for courts to decide whether children should be adopted or placed…

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Every day in the UK there are around eight thousand vacancies for new foster carers. This shortfall reduces the chances of finding the most suitable foster carer for each child or young person who need a place of safety. Poorly matched fostering placements suffer more disruption and placement breakdowns. Any increase in foster carer numbers would improve children's chances of successful foster care experiences.

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Fostering can be a full time career for people looking to work from home.

If you have a sincere interest in looking after children and/or young people, would like to work from home and are looking for a job that will fit around your family commitments, fostering children can be the ideal solution. Contact us to apply to become a foster carer.

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Choosing the right fostering agencies

Choosing the right fostering agencies

About 15% of foster carers give up fostering or transfer between Fostering Agencies every year because the foster carer’s relationship with their Agency or Local Authority has become problematic. Most often the cause can be traced…

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Approved Foster Carers

Changing your current fostering agency Foster carers decide to change fostering agencies for a variety of reasons. Foster carers who have transferred their approval with our help have told us: That they had not been properly…

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Fostering children

Can you deal with all the problems that come with fostering children? Fostering children is not just about having good parenting skills or being able to provided good enough care for vulnerable children, it is also…

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Fostering Agencies – Fostering Children Agencies

There is a choice of over 700 Fostering Agencies however, it is recommended that you choose one that is within a fifty miles radius of your home to ensure you get the best support. Bear in…

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Choosing the right fostering agencies

Choosing the right fostering agencies

About 15% of foster carers give up fostering or…

Approved Foster Carers

Approved Foster Carers

Changing your current fostering agency Foster carers decide to…

Fostering children

Fostering children

Can you deal with all the problems that come…

Fostering Agencies – Fostering Children Agencies

Fostering Agencies – Fostering Children Agencies

There is a choice of over 700 Fostering Agencies…

Long Term Fostering

Long Term Fostering

Separation from family is one of the most disruptive…

Quality foster carers

Quality foster carers

Quite simply, foster children deserve to be looked after…

Assessment and fostering

Assessment and fostering

Questions and answers Do I need any special qualifications…

Foster carer assessment

Foster carer assessment

Fostering Services Regulations 2002 prescribes the statutory framework for…

Help with the Cost of Fostering

Help with the Cost of Fostering

Having a big heart may be a prerequisite of…

Fostering or adopting children?

Fostering or adopting children?

Fostering or adopting children Adoption Adoption is a legal…

Fostering allowances, fees and income

Fostering allowances, fees and income

An Independent Fostering Agency pays a weekly fee of…

Are foster carers paid?

Are foster carers paid?

Compared to supporting a young person in the residential…

Reducing risk

Reducing risk

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Anne, a foster carer

Anne, a foster carer

Meet Anne, an experienced foster carer Deciding to be…

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Fostering children Make a difference

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How to foster children

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