Keeping Siblings Together in Care

Keeping Siblings Together in Care

The recent BBC3 programme, Split up in Care – Life Without Siblings documented BBC reporter Ashley John-Baptiste’s story of growing up in Foster Care and spending most of his life believing he was an only child. In his mid 20’s everything changed when Ashley received...
Living With Lisa – IT & Internet awareness

Living With Lisa – IT & Internet awareness

Welcome to FosterTalk’s monthly blog by Foster Career, Lisa Scott.This month, Lisa shares her experiences and top tips on internet safety. So, I class myself as a complete dinosaur when it comes to IT. I can’t always blame my age, just that I often act ignorant and am...
Living With Lisa – Caring at Christmas

Living With Lisa – Caring at Christmas

Welcome to our monthly blog with Foster Carer Lisa Scott. This month, Lisa shares her experience of caring for children at Christmas. Can you genuinely believe that Christmas has rolled round again so quickly? This should be a “Joyous” time of year to celebrate and...
FosterTalk Independent Review

FosterTalk Independent Review

In 2020 FosterTalk commissioned Dr. Carolyn Blackburn and Dr. Elaine Matchett from Birmingham City University to compile an independent review of our services and our role in the retention of foster carers. The research included over 400 online respondents and...