Tainted Love Book Signing Photos
We had a fantastic day with Jenny (aka Hackney Child). First she provided an exceptional training session to our carers about her experiences as a looked after child. This was followed by the book signing…
The Perfect Foster Carer In An Imperfect World
The perfect car, the perfect house, the perfect meal, the perfect partner, the perfect child! It seems in our nature to want to have perfection and in theory striving for what we want, as long as we are realistic, is no bad thing. But what about when you are considering the matching of a child.…
As I walked in the House – The first day of placement
As I walked in the house, all the faces were new They smiled at me and the dog came in view Then they sat themselves down in what they called the lounge, With pictures of children and family around. They speak of my Mum and my Dad and my Nan, They speak like they think…
Christmas – An emotive time for Looked after Children
Christmas of course can evoke positive as well as traumatic memories, and it’s important to acknowledge both – the tricky part is how? Christmas when I was a child was a mixed bag of emotions and incidents. My parents, particularly my dad, loved Xmas. Every year, we would receive a large Xmas bag full of…
Max Card scheme: Making days out more affordable for looked-after children and children with disabilities
The Max Card scheme is a discount card which offers looked-after children and children with disabilities free or discounted entry into over 245 venues across the UK. We have exciting attractions such as Eureka, Dudley Zoo, and Tenpin Bowling kindly offering their sites to our Max Card users. At present, over 8,500 children are currently…
Activities and Opportunities
What do you like doing? How do you keep fit? Did you used to do more when you were younger? How many different things did you get the opportunity to try before you chose an activity that you really liked? Being human we are of course all different, we all have different abilities and we…
Holidays
Is going abroad your idea of a holiday? Perhaps a budget caravan at the coast, or maybe camping under the stars! We all have our own ideas of what constitutes a family holiday. Does the place make the holiday, the people that go with you or is it just the fact that whilst on holiday…
Mother’s Day
What does Mother’s day mean to you? Is it about you giving to your mother or is it about your children giving to you. Is it about the card bought, or does it mean more if it’s made? Do you expect your children to be good all day and do the chores or just to say…
Youth Custody and Secure Colleges
Ian Dickson is a retired social worker who spent nearly 40 years working in variety of social work roles around children and young people. These included inspector, children’s home manager and field social worker in the inner city. He is also a care leaver, having spent 16 years in care as a child in a…