What is this webinar about? Join us for an informative and inspiring webinar exploring the education, training and employment opportunities available to care experienced young people aged 16+. Through ...

More than 125 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers across Wales are helping to put the programme’s principles into practice in their fostering services and communities. A new evaluation brings together their ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kinship carers in England are also known as family and friends carers and/or connected persons carers. There are different means by which a child may be living with a kinship carer, depending on the ...

In July 2026, Ofsted published a consultation looking for views on proposals to chanange the inspecting locacl authority children's services (ILACS) framework and the social care common inspection ...

As part of our #CostOfFostering campaign, The Fostering Network is calling for a more consistent approach to council tax support for foster carers across Wales. Foster carers provide stable, loving ...

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 ...

Following the launch of the Protective Care publication and training, we spoke to our Practice team about what inspired the approach, the challenges it was designed to address and what it could mean ...

Join us for an informative and inspiring webinar exploring the education, training and employment opportunities available to care experienced young people aged 16+. Through presentations from our ...

As part of our #CostOfFostering campaign, The Fostering Network is campaigning for all foster carers to be exempt from paying council tax in the England. Not only will this provide foster carers with ...

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 ...