by FosterTalk Admin | May 13, 2020 | News
The Department for Education (DfE) has published a summary of how many children and teachers attended education and childcare settings in England. Figures show that: 80% of settings were open on 30 April 2020, an increase from 79% the week before; 137,000...
by FosterTalk Admin | May 13, 2020 | News
The Prime Minister has announced that primary schools in England may begin to reopen in phases at the earliest by 1 June beginning with reception, Year 1 and Year 6. It is planned that secondary pupils facing exams next year will get at least some time with their...
by FosterTalk Admin | May 7, 2020 | News
An article in the Telegraph reveals that Ofsted inspectors are offering to take in vulnerable children who are unable to stay in foster homes because they are at risk of contracting coronavirus. Since the national school closures, roughly 150 of Ofsted’s 1,800...
by FosterTalk Admin | May 7, 2020 | News
The Express and Star reports on the deaths due to COVID-19 of a husband and wife from Warrington, Cheshire who had four children, six grandchildren and 26 foster children. Further details are available here...
by FosterTalk Admin | May 7, 2020 | News
An article in inews discusses the risks that foster carers in the UK face of losing their foster children and income if they become ill with coronavirus. Under current contracts, the 55,000 foster carers in the UK are classified as self-employed workers and are...
