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If you’ve been thinking about fostering and keep hearing the phrase “Recruitment Support Hub” or seeing the “Foster with Us” brand, here’s the simple version: England...
What is an Independent Fostering Agency (IFA) – and why they matter in 2025 Independent Fostering Agencies (IFAs) are organisations—mostly charities or private providers—approved by Ofsted...
When you foster, decisions made by your fostering service, local authority, panel, or individual workers can have big consequences for you and the children in your...
Good records keep children safer, help professionals make better decisions, and protect you as a carer. In 2025, most fostering services ask carers to write and...
Foster carers sometimes face split-second decisions when a child’s behaviour escalates and safety is at risk. The law does allow reasonable, proportionate physical intervention in very...
Young people in foster care can be targeted by people who want to exploit them—especially through county lines, online grooming, and risky peer groups. Carers often...
Becoming (or remaining) a foster carer in England means meeting strict safer recruitment standards. These checks aren’t box-ticking—they protect children, reassure placing authorities, and help you...
When a young person in foster care turns 16, education, money and travel arrangements can change fast. The good news: there’s real, ring-fenced help—16–19 bursaries, local...
Children in care (looked-after and previously looked-after children) have the same entitlement to full-time education as any other pupil—and, because they are more likely to have...
If a child or young person needs more help in education than a school or college can ordinarily provide, an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)...
