by FosterTalk Admin | Jul 20, 2020 | News
The government has told councils that most exemptions from children’s social care duties introduced in response to the coronavirus pandemic are no longer required. But the laws will remain in place until the end of September as planned and councils can still...
by FosterTalk Admin | Jul 17, 2020 | News
A student who was once homeless is celebrating becoming the first ever care leaver to graduate from her college at Cambridge University. Here’s an incredibly inspirational story posted on the Mail Online, regarding an aspiring writer who became homeless at 16...
by FosterTalk Admin | Jul 15, 2020 | News
The UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) has worked with online safety and child protection organisations from around the world to inform the new International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) Child online protection guidelines for 2020. Guidelines are aimed at...
by FosterTalk Admin | Jul 15, 2020 | News
ThinkuKnow has released an education resource about online blackmail for 15-to 18-year-olds which aims to help young people: identify key characteristics of how blackmail operates online; understand the impact it can have; and know how to access help if they need it....
by FosterTalk Admin | Jul 15, 2020 | News
The Welsh Government has published non-statutory safeguarding guidance for practitioners working with children and young people including those working in early years, social care, education, health, the police, youth offending and youth, community and family support...