by FosterTalk Admin | Mar 16, 2021 | News
The majority of local authorities in England plan to make further budget cuts next year following the Covid-19 pandemic, a stark new report from the National Audit Office (NAO) warns. Some 94 per cent of councils told researchers that they expect to cut spending next...
by FosterTalk Admin | Mar 5, 2021 | News
It has been announced that work is “underway” as chair Josh MacAlister revealed the review’s new website and Twitter account as well as the names of 16 people successfully appointed to the experts by experience group. Find out more here...
by FosterTalk Admin | Mar 5, 2021 | News
Coram Story has launched #RealStoriesOfCare a digital campaign exploring young people’s care experiences today and through history as part of a Voices Through Time programme. The programme will include care experienced young people aged 16-25 engaging with the...
by FosterTalk Admin | Mar 5, 2021 | News
The Children’s Commissioner for England has published a report looking at the backgrounds of children entering care for the first time as teenagers, to understand their characteristics and experiences, and investigate what more can be done to identify these...
by FosterTalk Admin | Mar 5, 2021 | News
The Department for Education (DfE) has published two reports on the characteristics and placements of looked after children in England, including a report on children aged under 16. Figures show that: there were 6,180 looked after children living independently or in...
