foster carers

John Lewis Christmas advert highlights important messages regarding foster care and looked after children

09/12/2022
Est. Reading: 2 minutes

Every year people are excited to see what the theme of the John Lewis & Partners Christmas advert will be. This year's advert reminded our Head of Practice, Lucy Hopkins, of all the times she arrived at the homes of foster carers with children or young people who were anxious, scared, worried and hungry, having just [...]

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Shortage of foster carers leads to sibling separation and far away placements

12/05/2022
Est. Reading: 3 minutes

Children in care are being placed with foster families away from their local communities, and sibling groups are being separated, the UK’s leading fostering charity has warned.

During Foster Care Fortnight, The Fostering Network says that a lack of foster carers is resulting in brothers and sisters being placed in separate placements while other children [...]

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Recruitment and retention of foster carers remains challenging

08/12/2021
Est. Reading: 7 minutes

Recruiting and retaining sufficient foster carers with the right skillset to support vulnerable children continues to pose a problem for local authorities, trusts and independent fostering agencies, the State of the Nation’s Foster Care 2021 has said.

The pressures within the system, and the lack of availability of foster families, results in poorer outcomes for [...]

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Barnardo’s calls for foster carers as pandemic exacerbates need for stable foster homes

26/01/2021
Est. Reading: 2 minutes

The number of children urgently requiring foster care from Barnardo’s has risen by over a half, the children’s charity has reported.

Between April and December 2020, the number of children referred to Barnardo’s fostering services in England rose by 57% compared to the same period in 2019. The number of referrals to the children’s charity’s fostering [...]

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Ofsted: Matching children in care and foster carers needs to improve

06/11/2020
Est. Reading: 3 minutes

More needs to be done in matching children in care to foster carers, research by Ofsted has found.

While recruiting enough foster carers to meet demand is vital, Ofsted’s study highlights the importance of getting foster matches right for children’s futures.

Yvette Stanley, Ofsted’s National Director for Social Care, said: “Successful matches aren’t down to chance. Our [...]

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Fostering in a global crisis

28/05/2020
Est. Reading: 3 minutes

Foster carer, feature writer and photographer David Bocking talks about his experience fostering a one year old during COVID-19

So, where do snot, dribbling and thumb sucking sit on the official government public health guidelines?

Our new foster baby arrived in December, announcing himself with what is now his trademark rasping cough, weeks before the era when [...]

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