The run up to Christmas buries a lot of news , the most important of which to us at the end of 2017 is that foster children between the ages of three and four in England will now be able to access the additional 15 hours of free childcare. This will bring children in foster care into line with all …
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Fostering Network – Thousands More Foster Carers Needed Across UK
The Fostering Network, the UK's leading fostering charity, stated recently that a further 6,000 foster carers will be needed over the next twelve months across England to meet the rising demand for placements, whilst an additional 440 carers in Wales will also be required. Fostering Network said …
Fostering Information Day
We are holding a fostering information recruitment drop in day on Thursday 9th November at our SFS Northfleet Office, 26 The Hill, Northfleet, Kent, DA11 9EU 9am to 5pm. The SFS team will be available throughout the day to answer any questions you might have about Fostering or the agency itself. We …
Charities welcome tax breaks for care leavers in Scotland
Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister of Scotland, has revealed plans to exempt care leavers from paying council tax. Ms Sturgeon announced the plan at the SNP conference on Tuesday, which will target people under the age of 26. Scottish government statistics state that at least 21% of care leavers …
Fostering Recruitment Day
We are holding a fostering information recruitment drop in day on Saturday 21st October at the St Nicholas Shopping Centre in Sutton, SM1 1AY from 9am to 5pm. The SFS team will be on the ground floor, right in the middle by Café Kiko. We are recruiting foster carers in Sutton, Merton, Croydon and …
Foster Carer Seeks Employment Rights
An employment tribunal has been asked to consider the status of a Hampshire foster carer claiming employment rights. Although supported by a trade union this claim would have to overcome an employment tribunal appeal from 2011 which ruled that foster carers were not workers with the meaning of the …