Christmas In Care

Christmas message from the Fosterline Co-ordinator Steven Stockley – Christmas In Care – Christmas can be and should be a magical time for children, but many of our fostered children and young people find this time of year very stressful and difficult.  All around on social media, television, billboards and advertising we promote the vision […]

Recipe For Success

Back in October of this year Thomas Insje was recognised as a truly outstanding individual as he was FosterTalks recipient of the Young Persons Foster Carer Award. This award was presented to him by Lorraine Pascal and Minister Edward Timpson. He is an inspiration to all birth children whose parents foster and only after he […]

THREE QUARTERS OF LOW INCOME FAMILIES SAY CHILDREN’S HEALTH HIT BY COLD HOMES

Wednesday 14th January saw the national charity Turn2us release new research uncovering the extent to which families are struggling to afford their energy bills and the impact this is having on their health and wellbeing. A huge 78% of low income families struggled with their energy bills in the last year, with children’s health and […]

Fosterline’s launch of evening phoneline advice a success

Fosterline began the New Year by introducing evening sessions every second Wednesday of each month. We recognised the need to be able to provide advice when foster carers need it. During the busy activities of the day some foster carers are unable to access the invaluable support and advice offered by our online advisors due […]

HELP INFORM AND INFLUENCE POLICY AFFECTING FOSTERING

Housing Benefit:- We have received numerous enquiries to the Fosterline advice and support service around the subject of Housing Benefit and the reduction there of.  We have been able to report back to the Department for Education on matters such as this and welcome the opportunity presented to our users to make comment on the […]

B&B’s not to be used for care leavers

The transition from childhood to independence is traumatic enough for any young person, with even the most stable of backgrounds, but this can be compounded by leaving the care system whether the young person has positive, negative or a huge combination of both to contend with. Young people have the option to consider staying put […]

Free school meals – what you need to know

The information below is provided by the Children,s Food Trust who are the national charity protecting every child’s right to eat better and, so, to do better. Their vision? That all children have the balanced diet, cooking skills and food education they need for good health and to reach their potential. Your child may qualify […]

FREE Foster Carer Recruitment & Retention Conference for Service Providers

CALLING ALL FOSTERING SERVICE PROVIDERS The Department for Education (DfE) is hosting a FREE Foster Carer Recruitment and Retention Conference for Fostering Service Providers. The venue has a capacity of 200 delegates, so attendance is on a first-come, first-serviced basis. 19th March 2015 9.30am – 4.30pm Manchester United Football Ground   Since April 2013, the […]

New Education, Health, Care (EHC) Plans Launch Today

The law has changed from today 1st September 2014 and it has placed greater emphasis on professionals from different services to work more closely together to support children and young people with their special educational needs and or disabilities to provide the support they require. Statements of special educational needs and learning difficulty assessments are […]