Our activities in England
The Fostering Network works in partnership with a number of organisations on projects relating to foster care in England.
Our activities in England include:
- professional development for the foster care workforce
- mentoring project
- working with young people
- attracting and keeping carers
- support care project
- membership development work
Leading Our Lives - a participation project led by care-experienced young people
The Fostering Network has received Big Lottery funding to run a new project called Leading Our Lives. The project will enable fostered children, care leavers and sons and daughters of foster carers to have a genuine voice in their own future and in services affecting them.
Find out more about Leading Our Lives and complete our survey >>
Professional development for foster carers
The Fostering Network is working with the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) to support the foster care workforce around new standards for training and development. Find out more >>
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