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Delegated Authority in Foster Care: Empowering Carers and Supporting Children
Delegated Authority in Foster Care: Empowering Carers and Supporting Children
26 Mar 2023

Delegated authority is a crucial aspect of foster care, as it enables foster carers to make everyday decisions on behalf of the children and young people in their care. By providing clarity on the...

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Qualifying Care Relief (QCR) increase 2023
Qualifying Care Relief (QCR) increase 2023
24 Mar 2023

Foster carers play an incredibly important role in providing loving homes for vulnerable children and young people. That’s why it’s so important that foster carers are given the recognition and...

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Happy Safer Internet Day 2023!
Happy Safer Internet Day 2023!
07 Feb 2023

In today's digital age, it's crucial for both young people and adults to understand how to stay safe online! As adults, we are tasked with teaching vulnerable people how to keep themselves physically...

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How does matching work, and why is it so important?
How does matching work, and why is it so important?
31 Jan 2023

If you are thinking about becoming a foster carer, you are naturally going to be wondering how young people end up with the right foster carers. This process is called Matching, and it is something...

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Making Christmas special for children and young people in your care
Making Christmas special for children and young people in your care
11 Dec 2022

The ways that we celebrate Christmas are very personal, and often linked to how we celebrated when we were children. Many of us embrace the lights and the decorations, and many of us enjoy spending...

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How to reduce the impact of bullying
How to reduce the impact of bullying
16 Nov 2022

If a child or young person experiences physical, verbal, or cyber bullying, it is often an incredibly lonely experience, and it can feel very isolating. Whether someone in your home has experienced...

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How to support your own children when you become a foster carer.
How to support your own children when you become a foster carer.
24 Jun 2022

Choosing to welcome a vulnerable child or young person into your home is always going to be a family decision. As with every choice that will potentially make changes to the day-to-day operations of...

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The definitive guide to the best fostering resources
The definitive guide to the best fostering resources
04 Jul 2022

Being a foster carer is an immensely rewarding but also challenging experience and sometimes you just need some sage advice or insights from other people who have been in the same situation. While...

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What qualities do I need to become a parent and child foster carer?
What qualities do I need to become a parent and child foster carer?
24 Jun 2022

Fostering comes in all shapes and sizes, with each experience of foster caring being as individual as the child or young person moving into your home. Every child within the fostering system will...

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Age is just a number; children develop at different rates.
Age is just a number; children develop at different rates.
04 May 2022

We’re all different, that’s what makes us special. Even identical twins have different personalities and interests. If you speak to any group of teachers or people who work with children and...

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