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Blogs, news stories, and analysis of goings-on in social care and education.

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Fostering
Building Bridges with Birth Families
Discover why positive relationships with birth families, where safe, are vital in fostering. Learn Family Care's approach.
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Fostering
First Time Carers Urged to Think About Fostering
With Foster Care Fortnight launching from May 12th to 25th, more first-time foster carers are being encouraged to think about fostering.
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Fostering
Why Does Keeping Siblings Together Matter in Foster Care?
Supporting Your Children Through Exam Season - Tips on how to provide a supportive environment for the children during exam season.
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Education
Supporting Your Children Through Exam Season
Supporting Your Children Through Exam Season - Tips on how to provide a supportive environment for the children during exam season.
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Fostering
Screen Time & Social Media Boundaries – Managing technology use and promoting healthy habits
Have you caught the new Netflix series, "Adolescence"? It's definitely sparking conversations in our lives and the media!
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Is Fostering Right for You? A Conversation Starter with Coronation Street's Tim & Sally
Did you catch last night's episode of Coronation Street? Last night's episode might have sparked some exciting thoughts!
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Activities
Outdoor Adventures to Try This Spring
Embrace the sunshine in 2025 with exciting outdoor adventures for the whole family! Discover fun and enriching ways to reconnect with nature.
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Activities
February Half Term 2025: What’s On In The Midlands
February Half Term 2025: What’s On In the Midlands area for families to explore over the February half-term!
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February Half Term 2025: What’s On In The North West
February Half Term 2025: What’s On In Lancashire & the North West for families to explore over the February half-term!
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Residential
The Secure Base Model — A Therapeutic Approach to Children's Well-being
Learn how Family Care implement the Secure Base Model to help foster children thrive through therapeutic care and support.
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Fostering
Building Trust with Foster Children
Learn tips for building trust with foster children - how patience, empathy, and consistency can create a space for foster children to thrive.
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Finley-Jay’s Story: How an 9-Year-Old Is Uplifting Ambulance Crews
Read about how 9-year-old Finley-Jay is uplifting and bringing smiles to ambulance crews in Telford and Shropshire!
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Fostering
North West Carers Reveal 12 Fostering Messages of Christmas for the Festive Period
Foster carers in the North West have revealed their 12 Fostering Messages of Christmas in a bid to raise awareness of the importance of the festive period to both children and foster parents, particularly those who may be coming together as a new family for the first time.
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Fostering
Navigating Holiday Loss: Supporting Foster Children Missing Their Families
Emotional support and practical advice for coping with foster children dealing with loss during the holiday period.
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Education
Eden school pupils pull together to thank a special friend on World Kindness Day
Pupils at Eden Special Educational Needs (SEN) School in Macclesfield chose to honour a very special member of their learning group when looking to recognise World Kindness Day recently.
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Real stories, real impact

Before fostering we worked full time. I worked for a global company and Damian worked as a manager for a truck parts company. In addition, we also ran a children’s club for 9 years at a local church we attended near a local council estate.
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