Fostering North West
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…