by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 23, 2022 | News
Football like fostering bring communities together. That’s why , to coincide with the global FIFA World Cup Football tournament , 26 council fostering teams from across the nation have joined together to form ‘Local Councils United’ – a virtual team calling out the...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 21, 2022 | News
The Department for Education (DfE) has released statistics providing information on looked after children in England in 2021/2022. The figures reveal the number of children looked after by local authorities in England stood at 82,170 in 2022 compared to 80,780 in...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 16, 2022 | News
Congratulations to Mulberry Foster Care who have been rated as Outstanding in their recent Ofsted inspection. Mulberry are a small independent fostering agency that has their carers and children in care at their heart. They cover 27 local authorities in the Midlands...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 16, 2022 | News
The Huffington post shares the story of foster carer Jo Newby, 53, who is based in East Yorkshire. I’ve always been around children. When I was young, I was the go-to babysitter locally, then I left school and went to work as a nursery nurse, and then I became a...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 12, 2022 | News
More than 40% of foster carers say they have considered quitting if extra money is not provided to cover increases in the cost of living, a survey suggests. Support service Foster Talk said some carers were reaching a “crisis point” and has called for...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 10, 2022 | News
More than 40% of foster carers say they have considered quitting if extra money is not provided to cover increases in the cost of living, a survey suggests. Support service Foster Talk said some carers were reaching a “crisis point” and has called for...