Save the Date
News from National Union of Professional Foster Carers So the latest ‘research’ by the Fostering Network and KPMG has come up with their ‘data’ as to why we are not …
Trip to 10 Downing Street
Invite to 10 Downing Street On Wednesday the 17th of May I was invited to No.10 to meet Gillian Keegan MP, the Secretary of State for Education and Claire …
News from Cara
It’s official. ..I should receive my invite to a celebration at No. 10 either today or tomorrow. There should also be a pack arriving to basically tell me the do’s …
New Tax relief for 24/25 tax year
Tax relief Great news for tax season! Foster carers are now getting a bit more help with allowances being raised with increases every year for inflation! https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/increase-in-qualifying-care-relief?fbclid=IwAR3V5EniXnlc4DCOYGEg17v4H35UcuHLa0Xsw4KIK9tb2o3cGONYRg3Bnd4
Thought for the Day – When things go wrong
Thought for the day… Having things go wrong with an agency can be difficult, but knowing how to progress a complaint can change your outcome. I think at one time …
Choosing a fostering agency to work with
Thought for the day…what should you look for when choosing an agency to foster for? I find myself answering the question about how to look for a good agency and …
More great feedback!
Wow, our PACE course is going down a treat with foster carers; “Really likes the practical strategies shared, and different angle that some of the explanations/contexts were given – felt …
Feedback
What great feedback we’ve had from our most recent two courses; ‘Therapeutic Education & PACE in Residential Care’ and our newest course ‘Safe & Meaningful Family Time/Contact’. “Cara was brilliant …
Podcast
So today Cara did a podcast with Chrysalis Consortium – the subject being thereapeutic training within fostering. Listen here for the full story, or read the script. Fostering With Chrysalis- …