by FosterTalk Admin | Sep 14, 2021 | News
NSPCC Learning has updated the introduction to safeguarding and child protection elearning course for anyone working with children and young people in the UK. The updates include new interactive film scenarios, quizzes, and reflective tasks. Find out more here...
by FosterTalk Admin | Sep 14, 2021 | News
Farrer & Co has released a two-part podcast offering guidance on the law, best practice and how to effectively safeguard transgender children and young people. Find out more here...
by FosterTalk Admin | Sep 14, 2021 | News
UK Youth are recruiting to their Young Changemakers programme for 16- to 25-year-olds in England who have lived experience of mental health and racial injustice. The programme provides an opportunity to shape mental health support for young black people by getting...
by FosterTalk Admin | Sep 9, 2021 | News
Foster care matching needs more resource to tackle the “crisis atmosphere” of many placement decisions, research has recommended. What Works for Children’s Social Care said increased funding was needed to enable social...
by FosterTalk Admin | Sep 7, 2021 | News
A couple who offer urgent foster placements to young people who are often caught up in crime said being accepted as carers was like “winning the lottery”. Matt and Trish said they had initially been “terrified” by aspects of dealing with the...
by FosterTalk Admin | Sep 7, 2021 | News
The forthcoming ban on placing children in care aged under 16 in unregulated accommodation will make it ‘considerably harder’ to find bespoke placements for young people with urgent needs. That was the warning from a High Court judge last...
