As a contact supervisor I have witnessed many sad situations, especially at the times when children have to say a last goodbye to their birth parents before being placed for adoption. Although upsetting for all, I have to believe that the correct decision has been made and that the child’s best interest has always been…
We have been contacted by the BBC and asked if we can assist in identifying foster carer nominees who deserve to be recognised for their contribution to fostering. I promised to upload this to our blog section and to email it out to all of our contacts. Please do contact the BBC directly if you…
My First Two Week as Placement and Recruitment Assistant at UK Fostering – Rachel Lindfield During these first two weeks at UK Fostering, I have learnt a staggering amount about the agency, the foster carers and foster children currently supported by UK Fostering. My role revolves around the placement of children into foster families and…
Following our Facebook post yesterday and the responses we received we have collated the Top 5 free things to do with kids. (Inherently subjective we know) Forest walks Modern life is full of stressful situations for adults as well as for children: A report needs to be in by Wednesday, the coursework in by Tuesday,…
Keeping children safe from sexual exploitation Every year, thousands of children in the UK are forced or manipulated into sexual activity in a form of abuse called child sexual exploitation. It’s important for foster carers to know the signs to look for to help prevent a child in your care entering an unsafe relationship,…
Tainted Love Book Review + Book Signing information Stunningly moving and desperately sad. You’ll be puffing out your cheeks, shaking your head and pleading out loud “oh no please no” as you travel through each story. Tainted love is the follow up story to the…
There has been plenty of discussion in the media recently on the subject of holidays being considerably cheaper if taken during school term time and the fines being levied against parents for taking their children out of school. There is another group of families that also find themselves affected and have even less sway to…
Positivity is incredibly important in fostering. The life stories of the children entering the care system are often extremely sad. As social care staff or foster carers, reading these stories is something we do regularly. Dealing with the resultant feelings of anger, sadness, disgust and confusion is par for the course. It is from those…
UK Fostering welcomes the news that children in foster care are able to remain with their families until the age of 21. This will make a significant difference to thousands of foster children who will benefit from the ongoing support, warmth and love of their foster family as they reach young adulthood. However, questions still…
We are often asked “what makes a good foster carer” and some people think it simply comes down to their circumstances, where they live, what the accommodation is like, the animals they have, the children in the home, whether they are married or not and / or their previous professional training. Whilst all of the…