When I Am Ready Webinar (Wales) This free webinar for foster carers in Wales will provide an overview of the When I Am Ready scheme, the challenges young people may face when leaving care, and the ...

This Children of Foster Carers’ Week we’re celebrating birth and adopted children of foster carers and the incredible role they have in fostering families. In this blog, foster carer Amanda shares the ...

When a family starts fostering, it can be a big change for everyone – including the children who already live at home. But what is it really like for birth children to welcome foster children into ...

The girl sat on the stairs for two hours talking - but insisted on keeping the banister between them. “That’s how she felt safe,” says Eileen, a foster carer and children’s psychiatric nurse. “So, for ...

In July, the Department for Education published new draft standards and guidance for fostering in England for consultation which closed on 16 September. The draft documents replace the current ...

Growing up in a fostering family shaped Lydia Bright’s outlook on life, love and motherhood. Here, she talks about empathy, independence and why she wouldn’t change a thing. Best known for her years ...

Fostering Changes is a ten-week programme that supports foster carers to understand what may lie beneath behaviour, strengthen relationships and respond thoughtfully to the challenges of fostering.

Building Resilience to Vicarious Trauma Webinar (Wales Only) Delivered by New Pathways. This free webinar for foster carers will provide an introduction to Building Resilience to Vicarious Trauma ...

Foster Walk is a fantastic way to show your support for foster care during Foster Care Fortnight while helping us raise vital funds. This year, we encourage foster carers and fostering services to ...

For Children of Foster Carers’ Week, we spoke to foster carer Rocky whose experience of fostering began long before she welcomed children into her own home. I was three years old when my mum and dad ...

There will also be a chance to ask any questions you may have. The session is for foster carers, care experienced people, social care practitioners and educators across the UK and will cover ...