by FosterTalk Admin | Jul 28, 2022 | News
Poet Lemn Sissay, with the help of London’s Foundling Museum, has gathered 59 athletes, artists, CEOs and others who, like him, spent part of their childhoods in care. The result is an inspiring photograph for young people in care today. The project is the brainchild...
by FosterTalk Admin | Jul 22, 2022 | News
Incoming minister Brendan Clarke-Smith says public is blind to practitoners’ role ‘behind the scenes’ in keeping children safe and empowering families t is a “national scandal” that social workers are “overlooked” because they “do their jobs so well”...
by FosterTalk Admin | Jul 22, 2022 | News
A foster carer said she believed she was mistreated and bullied by a council to stop her questioning the authority. Claire, not her real name, said Milton Keynes Council referred her inappropriately to safeguarding and “intimidated” her in meetings. She...
by FosterTalk Admin | Jul 11, 2022 | Blog
Welcome to FosterTalk’s monthly Foster Care Blog by Foster Carer, Lisa Scott. This month, Lisa shares her experiences of holidays with her foster family, top tips and how to make the most of your time away. Every child should have the joy of a holiday, and...
by FosterTalk Admin | Jul 11, 2022 | News
People who take in relatives’ children to keep them out of the care system, fear having to give them up as living costs soar, says the charity Kinship. In England and Wales, most kinship carers get less financial support than foster carers and some have warned...
