Is parent & child (also known as mother & baby) fostering something that you had heard about and thought ‘I wonder what that is?’ or perhaps this is a term that is totally new to you? Hopefully we will be able to answer some of your queries below! Parent & child fostering is a type…
“Sustainability”, “going green”, “environmentally conscious” : these are the buzzwords that we see time and time again across our social media platforms. These serve as a constant reminder of the link between our lifestyle choices and their impact on the environment. Here at UK Fostering, we are conscious of this responsibility to want better and…
This week young people will have received their A’ Level and GCSE results after studying at home for most of the last two years due to the pandemic, and therefore actually most of the duration of their courses. Congratulations to you all! We take our hats off to you, because you are all totally amazing…
I joined UK Fostering only a few weeks before the lockdown hit and like so many others who have started jobs since the pandemic and been working from home, I had to get to know colleagues and foster carers in more challenging circumstances; by the wonderful world of Zoom, Teams, WhatsApp or similar, which of…
Our North West Team are excited to tell you about the continued success of the Step Down To Fostering programme in our region. We have been able to several children match and young people who are needing that a lot of extra support, with foster carers who have the right skills to care for and…
On occasion, we at UK Fostering do have the need for foster carers that are able to offer respite on a one-off for a few days or weeks, or more usually, a regular and ongoing basis. This can be a big support to struggling parents (or other foster carers) that are caring for a child…
This Thursday, 5th August, is Playday 2021 and is a great chance to put aside chores, homework and other boring stuff and spend the day enjoying games, fun and silliness. Giving children, and of course, older young people, time and space to play is so important. Due to recent lockdowns and social distancing restrictions, and…
It seems a while ago now that we watched three young men aged 19, 21, 23 years take part in the penalty shootout for their (and my) country, England. Along with all the other penalty takers on that evening, I can only imagine the guts that took. Like many, I have been thinking back over…
Along with ‘how fantastic it would be to have a busy household full of active, inquisitive kids, as a foster carer recruitment officer, one thing I hear often from people interested in fostering sibling groups is how important they feel that it is to keep siblings together under one roof. This could be due to…
I’m sure that when people start considering fostering the first questions that they ask of themselves are: Am I the right kind of person to become a foster carer? Do I have the right skills and experience to help children? Our dedicated team speak to interested people every day who come from a variety of…