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Thinking about fostering in Croydon? You’re in a great place to start. Croydon has one of London’s largest populations of children and young people, and the...
Looking after a child in care inevitably involves handling sensitive information—health, education, family background, court orders and daily observations. In the UK, foster carers are expected...
Complaints are a normal part of fostering. They help keep services accountable, improve support for carers, and—most importantly—protect children’s welfare. Whether you foster through a local...
Children in care (looked-after children) and previously looked-after children face distinctive barriers—urgent moves, disrupted education, and gaps in records. England’s admissions framework recognises this and gives...
Looked-after children (LAC) have the same legal entitlement to full-time education as any other pupil, with additional safeguards to help protect their attendance and ensure fair...
Families often step in when a child can’t live with their parents. In the UK, there are two main routes for this: kinship care (family and...
A Special Guardianship Order (SGO) gives a child a secure, long-term home with someone who isn’t their parent—often grandparents, aunts/uncles, older siblings, or family friends—while preserving...
Special Guardianship Orders (SGOs) give a child a permanent home with someone they know and trust—often grandparents, relatives or former foster carers—when living with birth parents...
If you’ve started exploring how to become a foster carer in England, you’ll quickly come across regional Recruitment Support Hubs—often branded “Foster with Us.” These hubs...
Fostering in the UK is at a crossroads. Demand for safe, stable homes continues to rise while the pool of approved foster carers has shrunk in...
