by FosterTalk Admin | Aug 6, 2020 | News
The Department for Education has published a Section 31 grant determination letter for 2020 to 2021 which gives notification of additional funding to local authorities to provide extra support to care leavers at risk of homelessness or rough sleeping. £723,114.33 will...
by FosterTalk Admin | Aug 6, 2020 | News
The Guardian reports on the impact that the coronavirus crisis has had on care-experienced university students, and the fears of some experts that many will be unable to continue their studies or even begin them in the first place. Find out more...
by FosterTalk Admin | Aug 6, 2020 | News
Ofsted has published its annual statistical release covering inspection outcomes for local authority children’s services and other children’s social care providers, and information about the number of providers of children’s social care, including...
by FosterTalk Admin | Aug 6, 2020 | News
Cafcass (the Children and Family Child Advisory and Support Service) has published its latest statistics on care order applications in England. In June 2020 Cafcass received a total of 1,124 new care applications involving 1,893 children, which is respectively...
by FosterTalk Admin | Aug 6, 2020 | News
A new film, capturing the troubling experiences of special guardians and the rewards and challenges of bringing up relatives’ children following care proceedings, was launched on 9 July. The film, made in partnership by the Centre for Child and Family Justice...
by FosterTalk Admin | Aug 6, 2020 | News
The Department for Education has updated its statutory guidance on Junior ISAs for children and young people who have been in local authority care for 12 months or more. The update added further information about the Stepladder programme, previously known as PFEG, and...
