Practice materials

This short publication aims to inspire you as foster carers to help the children in your care raise their academic aspirations…

Whether you love ‘em or loathe them, reviews are a great way to get your feelings and opinions heard…

Why this special edition? Whether you love it or hate it, school is important. If you do well at school you will increase your chances of getting what YOU want out of life.

Ok, so you’re in care and sometimes it’s tough but there are people that can help you. Do you know where to get that help?

This resource draws on the questions, ideas and suggestions presented through our national consultation work with foster carers…

Pathways is designed to help you start thinking about what you are doing just now and what you would like to be doing in the future.

This Handbook accompanies the Pathways materials. These materials provide a framework for needs assessment and action planning for young people who have been looked after.

Numerous studies have highlighted that people with care experience in Europe are amongst the most socially excluded groups and are at greater risk of poor outcomes in education, health, employment, criminality, mental health and social functioning in general as compared to the wider population.