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Foster Care

Supporting providers in the recruitment and retention of experienced foster families can help bring down costs. Picture: Alex S/peopleimagescom/Adobe Stock

Features 28 March 2023

Commissioning: Coping with price rises

The therapeutic fostering team helps children and carers facing a range of issues

Best Practice 31 January 2023

Suffolk's therapeutic fostering team builds relationships

Fewer than 40 per cent of foster carers said they have had adequate online safety training. Picture: Nimito/Adobe Stock

Other 3 January 2023

Digital Safeguarding Special Report: Policy context

The sufficiency duty requires authorities to do more than simply ensure a sufficient number of placements be provided. Picture: NDABCREATIVITY/Adobe Stock

Research 21 June 2022

Commissioning Care – Research evidence: Sufficiency report

Local authorities collaborate to improve outcomes for children in foster placements. Picture: Seventyfour/Adobe Stock

Features 21 June 2022

Southern authorities work together to stimulate foster care placements

Large providers have called for moving to a national system of care commissioning. Picture: methaphum/Adobe Stock

Features 21 June 2022

Commissioning Care: Special Report

Reforms include a target to recruit 9,000 foster carers over the next three years. Picture: Davit85/Adobe Stock

Analysis 1 June 2022

Care Review: key proposals for the children’s services workforce

Liverpool City Region’s six councils took the key messages from the Care Experienced Conference to create a ‘Shared Pledge’ to improve work with young people in care. Picture: Lightfield Studios/Adobe Stock

Features 27 April 2022

Putting the Care Pledge into Practice

Finding the right foster carer in the right place geographically to meet a child’s needs is likely to remain a challenge for some time. Picture: Halfpoint/Adobe Stock

Features 1 February 2022

Foster Care: Special Report

Gatherings hosted by hub carers allow the foster families and social workers in the constellation to get to know one another. Picture: JackF/Adobe Stock

Best Practice 1 February 2022

Mockingbird grows as foster carers value ‘extended family’ support network

‘Out There’ is about the positive difference fostering can make to everyone involved

Best Practice 1 February 2022

West Midlands councils’ films change script on fostering

It is important to carefully consider the tone of communication materials for prospective foster care recruits. Picture: Scott Griessel/Adobe Stock

Features 29 June 2021

Improving foster carer recruitment

Teenagers can find their birth family on social media. Pictire: Pixel-Shot/Adobe Stock

Features 29 June 2021

Legal Update: Social media and adoption

Consolidation sees groups of providers operating under single ownership structures. Picture: ASDF/Adobe Stock

Research 25 May 2021

Profit Making and Risk in Independent Children’s Social Care Placement Providers

A flexible approach aims to meet children’s complex needs, including options to “step across” from residential to foster care. Picture: Pixel-Shot/Adobe Stock

Features 25 May 2021

South East pilot gives care providers equal stake in developing placement contracts

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