Fostering North West

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08/10/2025

Reducing Foster Carer Burnout – Wellbeing Strategies

Fostering is one of the most rewarding roles there is, offering children a safe, stable, and loving home when they need it…

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03/10/2025

The importance of culture in fostering unaccompanied asylum-seeking children

When an unaccompanied asylum-seeking child or young person arrives in the UK, they have often faced loss, trauma, and uncertainty. Foster care…

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07/07/2025

Can I Foster If I Rent My Home?

Owning a home is not a requirement  One of the most common myths about fostering is that you need to own your…

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03/07/2025

Digital Safety for Foster Children: A Guide for Foster Carers

In today’s world, many foster children arrive with smartphones, social media accounts, or access to gaming platforms. For carers, understanding digital safety…

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22/05/2025

Foster Care Fortnight Day 11: Reasons to Foster with Beacon Fostering

In the heart of the UK’s social care system, foster carers play a vital role in providing vulnerable children with the safety,…

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29/01/2025

Understanding Fostering Tax Relief and Record-Keeping

You are considered self-employed when you foster and need to register with HMRC. For the children and youth placed with you, you…

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21/01/2025

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…

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19/09/2024

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…

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