by FosterTalk Admin | Dec 7, 2022 | News
DfE says it is considering the best structures to deliver on the recommendations of the care review, which called for greater focus on kinship carers not covered by board’s remit. The Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board (ASGLB) will close this...
by FosterTalk Admin | Dec 7, 2022 | News
Encouraging more people to become foster parents is a crucial part of the Welsh government’s plans, writes the deputy minister for social services in the Welsh government. Our Programme for Government sets out our vision to transform children’s services in Wales. Our...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 28, 2022 | News
Foster carer shortages are deepening in England with one in eight fostering households having quit, and more leaving than joining, over the past year. Ofsted’s latest fostering statistics, released earlier this month, showed that in 2021-22, 5,435 mainstream fostering...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 23, 2022 | News
Football like fostering bring communities together. That’s why , to coincide with the global FIFA World Cup Football tournament , 26 council fostering teams from across the nation have joined together to form ‘Local Councils United’ – a virtual team calling out the...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 21, 2022 | News
The Department for Education (DfE) has released statistics providing information on looked after children in England in 2021/2022. The figures reveal the number of children looked after by local authorities in England stood at 82,170 in 2022 compared to 80,780 in...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 16, 2022 | News
Congratulations to Mulberry Foster Care who have been rated as Outstanding in their recent Ofsted inspection. Mulberry are a small independent fostering agency that has their carers and children in care at their heart. They cover 27 local authorities in the Midlands...
