Need practical help from the professionals? FosterTalk can put you in touch with the experts.
As part of our one-stop shop for support and advice, we can't endorse any of the following organisations but include this list of helpful national organisations. Click on any of the links below to visit their websites.
Accountants
01634 296 796
www.williamsgiles.co.uk
Advisory Centre for Education (ACE)
Freephone general advice line: 0800 800 5793
Exclusion line: 0207 704 9822
Black Heritage & Identity
www.everygeneration.co.uk
Anti Bullying Campaign
0207 378 1446
www.bullying.co.uk
Bullying - Don't Suffer In Silence
NSPCC
0808 800 5000
www.nspcc.org.uk
The National Autistic Society
0845 070 4004
www.nas.org.uk
BAAF
British Association for Adoption and Fostering
www.baaf.org.uk
Barnardo's
0268 520224
www.barnardos.org.uk
Car Insurance
Bollington Group
0845 601 3855
Centrepoint
Helping vulnerable young people
0207 426 5300
www.centrepoint.org.uk
Child Accident Prevention Trust
0207 608 3828
www.capt.org.uk
Childline
0800 1111
www.childline.org.uk
Childrens Legal Centre
www.childrenslegalcentre.com
Christmas In Different Parts of The World
www.whychristmas.com
Commission for Social Care Inspection
FIND A REGISTERED FOSTERING SERVICE NEAR YOU
www.csci.org.uk
CRY-SIS Helpline
0207 404 5011
www.cry-sis.org.uk
Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI)
www.csci.org.uk
The British Dyslexia Association
0118 866 8271
www.bda-dyslexia.org.uk
Dyslexia Institute
01784 463 851
www.dyslexia-inst.org.uk
Eating Disorders Association
0845 634 7650
www.edauk.com
Family Friends of Lesbian and Gays (FFLAG)
01454 852 418
www.fflag.org.uk
Fostercare World
www.fostercareworld.ning.com
Fostering Support Ltd - Hampshire
www. fosteringsupport.co.uk
www.handsonscotland.co.uk
Online resource for anybody working with children
and young people
Home and Contents Insurance for Foster Carers
Bollington Care
www.bollington.com/fostercarers
0845 603 8523
Home and Contents Insurance for Foster Carers
Fosterinsure - 01789 761 690
Information for teenagers about sex and relationships
www.ruthinking.co.uk
IRM - Independent Review Mechanism (Foster Carers)
http://www.irm-adoption.org.uk/fostering
Contact: Contract Manager,
Independent Review Mechanism (IRM)
Unit 4,
Pavilion Business Park,
Royds Hall Road,
Wortley, LEEDS, LS12 6AJ
Telephone: 0870 034 6420
Fax: 0870 034 6421
Email: irm@baaf.org.uk
Kidscape
0845 1205 204 (parents bullying helpline)
www.kidscape.org.uk
Message Home
0800 700 740
for young people to get a message to their parents
Missing Persons Helpline
0500 700 700 – 24 hours
www.missingpersons.org
Measles, Mumps & Rubella Vaccination
www.mmrthefacts.nhs.uk
Health Promotion England
www.immunisation.org.uk
National Drugs Helpline
0800 77 66 00
24 hour free advice
NHS Direct
0845 4647
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
OfSTED Complaints Line
0845 601 4772
www.ofsted.gov.uk
The Parent Centre
Helping your child to learn
www.parentcentre.gov.uk
Religious Festivals
www.support4learning.com
Samaritans
08457 90 90 90 (in UK)
1850 60 90 90 90 (Rep of Ireland)
www.samaritans.org.uk
Sex Education Forum
Information Helpline 0207 8431 901
www.ncb.org.uk/sef/
Tax Credits Helpline
Claim Forms for Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit
0845 300 3900
Transfer of Foster Carers between Agencies Protocol
http://www.fostering.net/sites/www.fostering.net/files/public/resources/information-sheets/transfer_protocol.pdf
Travel Insurance
Bollington Insurance
0845 601 3855
VOICE......for the child in care
www.voiceyp.org
0808 800 5792
Young Minds
0207 336 8445
Parents information service 0800 018 2138
www.youngminds.org
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