by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 4, 2020 | News
In England, a national 4 week lock- down has been announced to commence on Thursday 5th November. Scotland has moved to a five-tier system of virus alert levels from 2 November, while the Welsh government announced a national “firebreak”...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 3, 2020 | News
A total of 32 organisations, including charities, a school partnership, and private firms have been selected as “Tuition Partners” by the Education Endowment Foundation, which has received £76m to run the initiative, part of the National Tutoring...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 3, 2020 | News
A petition launched by the National Education Union calling on the government to close schools during November as England goes into lockdown has amassed 150,000 signatures in just 48 hours.In addition, more than 20,000 teachers and school support staff have written to...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 3, 2020 | News
The YMCA has published a report looking at young Black people in the UK’s experiences of racism. Findings from focus groups and a survey of over 500 Black and Mixed ethnicity 16-30-year-olds include: 95% of young Black people reported hearing and witnessing the...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 3, 2020 | News
Action for Children has published a report examining the Staying Put scheme in England which gives young people in foster care the chance to stay with their former foster carers up to the age of 21, rather than having to move out at the age of 18. The report looks at...
