This month is LGBT+ History Month, and this year the organisers have chosen a quote by Martin Luther King Jr, which got the Affinity team thinking; “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it...
Read PostFostering and a focus on mental health are two things that go hand in hand. From looking after children and young people who may have experienced trauma and are living with the continued impact, to...
Read PostInternet Safety Day takes place on the 8th of February this year, there are some fantastic from the Safer Internet resources and twinkl also have some great resources. Also, fantastic resources can...
Read PostChristmas is a funny time of year for all of us; some embrace every second of it, putting up their tree in November and bedecking the house with lights, others take a slightly less full-on approach,...
Read PostThe 15th - 19th of November 2021 is anti-bullying week, the Anti-bullying Alliance choose the Odd Sock campaign along with the One Kind Word campaign to bring attention to the ongoing issue of...
Read PostMost of us can remember a favourite teacher, that person who helped us understand difficult concepts, who would smile when we asked a question, or who listened when we’d fallen out with friends on...
Read PostBlack History Month is a time for all of us to sit and reflect on the impact that past actions have had on black and minority ethnicity people living within our society. The past is something that...
Read PostWe take a day every year to focus on the amazing men who form part of our Affinity family, for fun, team bonding, and to look at the issues and concerns affecting their role as foster carers. Men...
Read PostA successful foster carer application goes far beyond you deciding that you’d like to foster a child or young person and us nodding and saying, “yes, they’d be great foster carers”. You also...
Read PostFor children and young people, the relationships we have with adults in our lives can have an ongoing impact on our development all the way into adulthood. As babies, we are born with a biological...
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