It’s National Picnic Week this week so time to make the most of the weather and get outdoors. Summer is here – gotta be done! There really is nothing better than a warm sandwich, with some sand/dirt on it, that is being dive-bombed by insects, to remind you that the great outdoors is a wonderfully…
One of life’s lessons that all children and young people have to navigate is how to manage disappointment (as do plenty of adults, if the shameful violence and racist abuse that occurred following England’s UEFA European Championship Final loss last Sunday is anything to go by). Children in foster care will likely have already experienced…
I have just been reading an article from a Stacie Swift, who describes herself as a ‘wellbeing warrior’. She writes: “Anger is a healthy and valid feeling, though not one that is always easy to express. We may not find it easy to control our messy emotions or share them appropriately, so we hold back…
We at UK Fostering are still on a high after the wonderful victory by the England Team taking them to the UEFA European Football Championships Final. An amazing achievement as whilst the woman’s team have reached finals in 1984 and 2009 this will be (and it may have been mentioned a few times) the first…
This week is Children’s Art Week, reminding us of the importance of being able to experience and actively participate in art, music, theatre, dance etc. Engage, the National Association of Gallery Education, who organise the event advise that “Children’s Art Week is a UK-wide programme that gives children and young people the opportunity to get…
It’s the Euros! Love it or hate it, a high-profile sporting event such as the UEFA European Championships can provide us with a bit of escapism from life’s stresses which have been so acute for most people this year. However, during this year’s ITV sporting coverage, you may have noticed that several footballers have been…
This year will mark the 73rd anniversary of the day the SS Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks in Essex carrying the first Caribbean migrants; invited to work in the UK to help rebuild the country following the devastation of the Second World War. The fourth national Windrush Day will take place on 22nd June…
We continue to navigate a time of lockdown which has led to us perhaps spending a bit too much time online instead of having the opportunity to be out in the world socialising with others and meeting new people. For some this may have reduced social awareness and acceptance as well as raising anxiety levels,…
This Sunday, 20th June 2021, is Father’s Day – a time to reflect on being a father (or a father figure such as a foster carer) and what our own fathers mean to us. But what is the history of the day itself? – according to the Metro newspaper: “Father’s Day has been celebrated among…
Unfortunately, the discussions in the UK around refugees has become highly politicalised and emotive in the last few years leading to increasingly vocal hostility towards those fleeing their homelands and lack of sympathy for their plight. Britain has previously however been much more open to supporting refugees e.g., Jews escaping Nazi Germany, Asian Ugandans fleeing…