Nexus Fostering has come a long way since it began as a three-person team 14 years ago. Today, the agency has six offices across England and its foster carers support 283 children and young people. Ofsted has also rated it “outstanding” in every area.
Sally Pitcher, quality assurance manager at Nexus, says part of its success is down to being led by social workers. “Having social workers as directors of the agency means that decisions that need to be taken at a higher level are practice-based and aimed at achieving the best outcome,” she says. “The directors also have a high likelihood of knowing the details of a situation or of having met the family concerned if they have to give a view. It means that all the decision-making, advocacy for change or revision of care plans, is informed and targeted with knowledge.”
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