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Importance of a Back-Up Foster Carer and Your Support Network
When you start your fostering journey, you quickly discover that fostering children and young people brings immense rewards and unique challenges. As…
Mockingbird Model and Fostering: Building Stronger Communities for Foster Carers
Fostering is an incredibly rewarding journey, but it can also be emotionally demanding. Many foster carers say that one of the hardest…
Embracing Faith in Fostering: Respecting Beliefs and Creating a Supportive Home
Faith can be a deeply personal and powerful source of strength—especially during life’s more challenging moments. For many people entering the world…
Helping Your Foster Child With Their Homework
In your role as a foster parent, you can actively support homework, which will benefit your child’s academic trajectory. Giving homework advice…
Support Networks for Foster Carers
Numerous foster carers have access to their own support systems, which are composed of friends, family, and contacts in the local community….
An Overview of the Fostering Process
A summary When a child or young person’s needs or reasons for entering foster care are determined or communicated to professionals, the…
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Transferring To Beacon Fostering
Can I switch foster agencies? Yes, you can move from your local authority to Beacon Fostering or another fostering organisation. Overall, this…
Foster Carer Recruitment Targets
Seventy-five percent of the 100,437 children in care in the UK today reside with foster families. Due to the inability to find…
Personal development and training with Beacon Fostering
We place a high priority on the training and personal growth of every Beacon Fostering caregiver. An annual training plan that builds…
Beacon Fostering: Meet the team!
At Beacon Fostering, we have a real family ethos as we strive for our foster carers to feel as though they are…
How can friends and family support foster carers?
If you are considering fostering, you might be curious about the involvement of friends and family within the household. Can they participate…
Fostering Support Groups
Participation in support groups is a crucial aspect of the development of all Foster Carers. You have the flexibility to join any…
Merry Christmas from Beacon Fostering
Merry Christmas from all the team at Beacon Fostering! Christmas is a great time to not only consider fostering but also to…
What training does Beacon Fostering offer?
The personal development and training of each Beacon Fostering carer is a key priority for our organisation. We will collaborate with you…
Emergency foster care
What is emergency fostering? Emergency fostering refers to the placement of children who are at an immediate risk into temporary foster care…
Beacon Sporting Chance
At Beacon Fostering our team are extremely passionate about sport and we believe that every child deserves an equal opportunity to take…
Fostering in TV & Film
For many years, TV series and films have featured themes related to fostering and foster care. These TV shows and films have…
Applying to be a foster carer
Are you interested in fostering? Do you want to apply to foster with Beacon Fostering but you are unsure how to? During…
Criteria For Becoming A Foster Carer
Who can foster? Fostering should be inclusive and diverse and anyone can have the potential to be a foster carer. When it…
What is Specialist Fostering?
Specialist fostering requires understanding, patience and the ability to allow young children to express their emotions, but what is specialist fostering? What…
Children’s home numbers are up and foster carers continue to be required
There has been recent data shared by Ofsted on the number of children’s homes being operated to support children and young persons….
Do foster carers pay tax?
One question we are frequently asked is whether or not foster carers are required to pay tax on their carer payments. It…
What is the average pay for foster carers?
The average pay for foster carers is difficult to understand as there is no requirement for fostering agencies or local authorities to…
Supporting Foster Children With Complex Needs
Children with complex needs face a multitude of challenges on a daily basis, often requiring tailored support systems to navigate the complexities…
What do foster children require the most?
Are you interested in fostering? It is important to be aware what it means to be a foster carer and what the…
Fostering Siblings
Have you ever thought about fostering siblings? When any child goes into foster care, it is extremely tough for them, but this…
Is Fostering A Good Career?
There is currently a shortage of foster carers across the country. During this blog we will be discussing whether fostering is a…
Two Online Fostering Information Sessions with Beacon Fostering!
Beacon Fostering have two Online Fostering Information Sessions coming up, targeting people in Preston, Liverpool and surrounding areas. With a shortage of…
Can I work and be a foster carer?
If you are in work, whether this is self-employed or through employment, the area to look at here is if you would…
At What Age Can I Be A Foster Carer?
When considering being a foster carer, this is a relevant question as you may feel you are too young or possibly too…
What are the types of fostering providers?
The provision of foster care for children and young persons to support their well being is from the hard work and commitment…
Beacon Fostering are recruiting foster carers in Bury
Beacon Fostering is focusing locally on the support and recruitment of foster carers in Bury, Lancashire. Simon, Director at Beacon Fostering commented…
Fostering with Pets!
Can I be a foster carer if I have pets? In this blog we aim to inform you about fostering with pets….
Looked After: A Childhood in Care – Ashley John Baptiste
Ashley John Baptiste, a broadcaster and journalist for the BBC, had a different upbringing to many of his colleagues and others in…
How long does it take to become a foster carer?
How long does it take to become a foster carer? A common question when considering becoming a foster carer and starting on…
How to Switch Fostering Agencies?
One question we regularly get asked, is from foster carer’s who are interested in switching fostering agencies to join Beacon. Switching fostering…
Welcome to Beacon Fostering’s Panel Chair – John Terry
I qualified as a Social Worker in 1988, and since then have worked in a variety of social work roles, including: Probation,…
Fostering in Blackpool today! How can you make a difference?
Blackpool in Lancashire shares the fostering challenges of many other Local Authorities across England and indeed its neighbouring areas including Preston and…
Promoting Fostering!
To build on the good work and activities from Foster Care Fortnight, we are keen to continue to raise the awareness of…
Foster Care Fortnight – Priankar’s fostering story
During Foster Care Fortnight, we thought we’d share some of our team’s favourite fostering stories. Below, you’ll see our Interim Registered Manager…
Cultivating a welcoming environment for a foster child
When a child enters a new foster home, it is imperative for their foster carer(s) to create a welcoming environment they feel…
Foster Carer Shortage Across The UK!
After Foster Care Fortnight began on Monday, The Fostering Network released an article that included a startling but unsurprising statistic. The article…
Foster Care Fortnight 13th-26th May 2024
Foster Care Fortnight is around the corner and over the next two weeks Beacon Fostering will be using our social media channels…
Foster carers required locally in Liverpool with an 11% increase in children in care over the past 5 years!
There is an estimated shortage of over 7,000 fostering families across England. Foster Care Fortnight, aims to highlight this need and promote…