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NEW 📢 #FosterCare Practice Guide 📄 The best available evidence provided as actionable key principles & recommendations, alongside information on interventions to strengthen foster carers’ wellbeing, confidence and skills: foundations.org.uk/toolkit/practi… #FCF26

New opportunity 📢 With @MOPACLdn, we’re looking for London LAs to participate in an evaluation of Safe & Together - a model that aims to support the workforce to better respond to families affected by #DomesticAbuse. Closes: 12pm, 8 June 🔗 foundations.org.uk/opportunity/sa…

🧩 Knowing what works is only one piece of the puzzle. To deliver on the government reforms it’s essential that we get implementation right. And there’s not a moment to waste. @jocasebourne welcomes today’s implementation plan as a significant step towards this 👉 foundations.org.uk/10991-2/

What kind of evidence does the Foster Care Practice Guide draw from? Key principles and recommendations are based on qualitative & quantitative data rigorously analysed in a systematic review. Find out more 👉 foundations.org.uk/toolkit/practi…

NEW BLOG 🖊️ Foster Carer & Practice Guide Advisory Group Member Symone Robinson reflects on her fostering journey, her experience as a foster carer, and shares her 4️⃣ key takeaways from the new #FosterCare Practice Guide 🗣️👇 foundations.org.uk/foster-carer-s…

We support the government’s ambition in the recent fostering action plan to increase the number and diversity of foster carers. The emphasis on evidence, evaluation & innovation in the plan is particularly welcome 🙌 #FCF26 Full comment: foundations.org.uk/press-release/…

🗝️ The Foster Care Practice Guide, published today, includes key principles outlining the best approach to designing support for foster carers and their families. Learn about them here 👉 #key-principles" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">foundations.org.uk/toolkit/practi…

The Foster Care Practice Guide includes actionable, evidence-based recommendations for improving outcomes for foster carers and the children in their care. Learn more about the recommendations in this Guide & how we rate them 👉 #recommendations" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">foundations.org.uk/toolkit/practi…

Did you know ❓ Interventions to support #FosterCarers often include a variety of components? #FCF26 ✅ Psychoeducational techniques ✅ Skills for foster carers ✅ Proactive parenting ✅ Relationship enhancement. Stay tuned for the latest Practice Guide on #FosterCare – out tomorrow ⏰🎉

The Foster Care Practice Guide is out later this week 📚 Find out more about Practice Guides, who they are for, and how they can be useful in this short video 👇

Today marks the start of Foster Care Fortnight #FCF26 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 @fosteringnet. This week we launch a brand new DfE-commissioned Practice Guide for senior local leaders to empower foster carers & help foster families flourish. Get the details in your inbox 📩 foundations.org.uk/newsletter

🌟 Last week, the Children's Wellbeing & Schools Act became law, putting a range of ambitious reforms into action. Our Chief Executive @jocasebourne responds to this landmark moment for children and families: foundations.org.uk/press-release/…

Our April newsletter is out! ✉️ In it, our Chief Executive writes about upcoming guidance to provide evidence-based support to foster carers. Plus ➕ our evidence in DfE guidance, another step forward in our anti-racism journey, and much more. Read it here 👉 mailchi.mp/foundations.or…

Last week we joined the Norfolk Harmful Sexual Behaviours Conference and heard about new tools and interventions to support affected children, young people, and families. Read about the conference & our work to advance the evidence in this field 👉 foundations.org.uk/foundations-at…

What’s needed to ensure more eligible children can benefit from Family Group Conferences (FGCs)? 📈 Our recently published research with @Coram & @FamilyRightsGp helped us identify some key actions that policy makers & practitioners can take. 📄 foundations.org.uk/publications/f…

✍️ Azariah Hope, a peer researcher with lived experience of children’s social care, writes about working on our latest #FamilyGroupConference report on families’ experiences: what has stayed with her, and what she wants practitioners and policymakers to know. 👉 foundations.org.uk/the-role-of-li… @Coram @FamilyRightsGp

Our evidence and resources are embedded in @educationgovuk’s Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies Programme Guidance published yesterday 📢 👏We look forward to continuing our work to support evidence-based practice and help improve outcomes for children & families.

Our March newsletter is out 📰 Read about our new report on #FamilyGroupConferences, our event to celebrate the Changemakers programme, and our discussion on Kinship Zones at the APPG for Kinship Care. Plus ➕ some exciting opportunities to work with us! 👉 mailchi.mp/foundations.or…

🚨 Closes tomorrow 🚨 Join our new Kinship Care Advisory Group and help ensure that our work on #KinshipCare is shaped by those who understand it best! Deadline to apply: 11:59pm, 31 March. Info ➡️ foundations.org.uk/opportunity/ki…

Interested in delivering and sustaining evidence-based support for children & families ✅ but couldn’t make our final Changemakers event last week? 😕 We’ve got you covered! Read about the event and watch a recording on our website ▶️ foundations.org.uk/changemakers-e…