Up to 10 new children’s homes could be opened across Somerset to provide better support across the county. Companies will run children’s homes and provide education and fostering services in a £70m package in Somerset over 10 years. Somerset County Council said it was currently “too reliant on larger for-profit providers”. It said the cost […]
Considering Fostering in Wiltshire? We’re on the lookout for caring individuals who can help change the lives of vulnerable young people by fostering in Wiltshire. As with most places in the UK, there are simply not enough foster carers in Wiltshire right now to care for the number of children in need. If we cannot […]
Fostering children The New Arrival – First Day By Jamie B. Today is a big day for you and your fostering family, you will have been busy, readying the home and the people within it for the introduction of this new foster child. You would have been given enough information about the child from your […]
Is it for you? Want to be part of a child’s upbringing, and make a real difference in children’s lives, help keep them safe and free from more harm? Yes? UK successful fosterparents come from all backgrounds and with a range of experiences just like yours. So read on to find out more! Different types […]
Comfort Zone Training Brenda McLackland Consultant Clinical Psychologist 12 Jun 2015 @ 18:36 Keep Calm and Carry on Comfort Zone training provides a simple visual structure which one carer called a ‘map of emotions’. It is a simple colour coded system for understanding and managing emotions aimed at carers and children alike. Once trained in its […]
More than 40% of foster children split from siblings Siblings separated during the fostering process said they felt angry and upset More than 40% of children who are fostered in Wales are separated from siblings, a children’s charity says. Action for Children said the impact of splitting brothers and sisters can be deeply distressing, with […]
Fostering And Me With Lorraine Pascale BBC Two on 19 June at 9.00pm to 10.00pm To the outside world, Lorraine Pascale is the successful TV chef, bestselling author and ex-model but there’s another side to her story. Given up at birth, adopted at 18 months old and then fostered aged eight when her family broke […]
22 May 2014 A shortage of foster carers could reach crisis levels because not enough younger people are volunteering, according to charity The Fostering Network. It found that three-quarters of carers were aged 45 or older. Nicola told BBC Breakfast how she became a foster carer: “People were a bit, ‘Aren’t you a bit young?’ […]
The College Of Social Work Reaches Its Second Birthday And In Doing So Decides That It Needs To Stand Up For What It Believes In The College Of Social Work, England’s official ombudsman of social work thought, practice and expertise has reached its second birthday. Some have derided the body as lacking teeth or presence. […]
New Year Honours for Plymouth foster parents 31 December 2013 Last updated at 02:36 GMT A Devon couple who have fostered more than 200 children are among those recognised in the New Year Honours. John and Betty Insley from Plymouth said they were “amazed and delighted” to be appointed MBEs. Aged 73 and 67 respectively, […]