Reah Coo – Specialist in special education needs (SEN) Reah Coo has over 12 years teaching and leadership experience as a specialist in special education needs (SEN). She has worked in a variety of provisions, across the UK, including Further Education College, mainstream secondary and a specialist school for children and young people with social,…
Amie McArdle – Leaving Care Advisor My name is Amie McArdle, and I am a senior nursing assistant for the NHS in my local A&E department. I started my journey with UK Fostering as a Panel Member, helping to approve potential carers. Moving into independence at a young age can be very scary. Budgets, opening accounts,…
Sandra Fishburn-Parkin is a qualified and experienced Teacher of the Deaf. Based in the North East, she has worked in various settings in primary schools for over 23 years. Her direct work with children includes a variety of aspects such as aiding communication between the deaf child and carers, communicating concerns and worries, programmes to…
Lorraine Langridge is an integrative counsellor and supervisor with many years of experience working with children, teenagers, adults and couples. This includes CBT, client centred therapy, filial therapy and psychodynamic counselling. As was very relevant during the pandemic, she is also qualified to provide counselling via telephone or a video link such as Zoom. Lorraine…
Amanda works with a person-centred approach on a holistic level, and multi-disciplinary working is an important aspect of her work. She supports children and young people placed with UK Fostering in various ways, for example by enhancing the understanding and knowledge of a foster carer or social worker in relation to a child, or by…
Rhiannon – Care Leaver Advisor My name is Rhiannon Blomley and I am in my third and final year studying Criminology and Sociology at The University of Nottingham. I have been a care leaver since the age of 17 and had previously been in care from the ages of 7-17. I mainly support myself at…
Nick – Care Leaver, Trainer and Fostering Consultant to UK Fostering I went into foster care when I was 13 years old and stayed with my foster carers for 9 years. I suffered 3 years of physical, sexual and emotional abuse at the hands of a family member. When I went into foster care I…
Trudy – Consultant Therapist Trudy Darien consultant and founder of Acacia Consultancy has worked in the care profession with looked after children and young people for over 20 years. Trudy has managed and set up children’s homes in a consultancy capacity, and developed a training programme which gives practitioners an insight into Therapeutic Child Care…