This may not be true. As long as you are deemed to be well enough to undertake the fostering role, a medical condition should not prevent you from fostering. As part of the assessment to foster process you will be required to undergo a medical which will indicate whether you are “fit” to foster. This […]
You need to be married to foster children
This is a myth – there is no requirement to be married to foster. Can you foster? Can you change lives? Take our quick survey. Anyone can apply to foster regardless of whether you are single, married, living together or in a civil partnership. Mandy is a single foster carer and shares her story with […]
Children’s Homes Criminalising Children
Research by the Howard league for Penal Reform finds that children living in children’s homes are being criminalised at excessively high rates compared to other children, including those in other types of care. The report, ‘Criminal care: children’s homes and criminalising children’, draws on Department for Education statistics, which indicate that about 4 per cent […]
Special Guardianship Statistics 2015
Figures published by the Ministry of Justice show that 5,386 children were involved in special guardianship orders (public law orders) made in family courts in England and Wales in 2015, compared with 4,835 in 2014 – an increase of 11.4 per cent. For more information see Table 4 of the Family Court tables spreadsheet on […]
Celebrity fostering ambassador duo Lydia Rose Bright & Debbie Douglas encourage people to call Fosterline during Foster Care Fortnight
Watch Video Here Debbie Douglas, and her daughter, Lydia Rose Bright from the popular TV show – The Only Way is Essex (TOWIE), are newly appointed fostering ambassadors for the Department for Education (DfE). Debbie has been a foster carer for 22 years, and Lydia has grown up sharing her home with foster children. […]
‘Culturally appropriate’ carers
Judge says children in care should be with ‘culturally appropriate’ carers A High Court judge said children taken from their parents should be placed with ‘culturally appropriate’ carers, following a ruling involving a Portsmouth family. Mr Justice Baker said social workers are in danger of not appreciating the importance of children’s culture and religion. The […]
Do you believe your sexuality is a barrier to fostering?
Can you make a difference to a child’s life just like Rolfe and Alan? Can you foster? Can you change lives? Test your eligibility to foster and take this quick survey. We are Rolfe Pearce and Alan Wood and we were presented with the Foster Carers of Distinction Award at the FosterTalk Foster Carer Awards […]
What works to enhance inter-parental relationships and improve outcomes for children
Early Intervention Foundation March 2016 The Early Intervention Foundation have carried out a review for the Department for Work and Pensions. The review has been led by Professor Gordon Harold, an expert on the role of the family in children’s psychological development, and Dr. Ruth Sellers from the Andrew and Virginia Rudd Centre for Adoption […]
HMRC live webinars for next 2 weeks
Have your Tax and NI questions answered. HMRC is providing important information for foster carers over the next fortnight (Monday 16th – Sunday 29th May 2016). HMRC has four live webinars planned to tackle issues related to tax for foster carers. All new and existing foster carers are invited to join these webinars for information […]
Children in foster care aren’t waiting for a loving home – they are already in one
The Guardian 31 March 2016 The government’s new vision for adoption is to be welcomed, but Nicky Morgan should cut out the divisive rhetoric. The education secretary, Nicky Morgan, unveiling the new adoption strategy over the Easter weekend, said: “We cannot stand by while children spend months in care waiting for their new family, when […]