by FosterTalk Admin | Dec 7, 2020 | News
The Children’s Commissioner for England has delivered an online speech in which she presents her vision for a better care system ahead of the government’s upcoming care review. Anne Longfield questions the case for local authorities continuing to manage...
by FosterTalk Admin | Dec 7, 2020 | News
The Scottish Government has published its Young Person’s Guarantee Phase 1 Activity Plan and announced that the first organisations have signed up to back the Young Person’s Guarantee. The aim of the scheme is to give all young people in Scotland the...
by FosterTalk Admin | Dec 7, 2020 | News
The Scottish Government has announced the launch of a new national advocacy service to reinforce the rights of children involved in the Children’s Hearing’s System, backed by £1.5 million of funding for 2020-21. Explaining why this service is so important,...
by FosterTalk Admin | Dec 7, 2020 | News
The number of fostering places and carers only increased slightly this year, despite demand being at its highest, new data shows. Ofsted’s annual fostering statistics show there has been little change in capacity, adding to concerns about the difficulty in...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 25, 2020 | News
Community Care reports that Social Work England is commissioning research into social work education and training to look at students’ experiences of cultural sensitivity, representation and training in anti-discriminatory practice on their courses, as well as...
