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Code of Practice
Publisher: The Fostering Network
Date: 1999
The Code of Practice is an invaluable daily reference document for anyone involved in the management of fostering services and the recruitment, assessment, approval, training and support for foster carers.
Code: 7096
Price: £16 members, £32 non-members
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Code of Practice: Scotland
Publisher: The Fostering Network
Date: 2004
Deals with the recruitment, assessment, approval, training, management and support of foster carers.
Code: 7093
Price: £16 members, £32 non-members
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Code of Practice: Wales
Publisher: The Fostering Network
Date: 1999
Deals with the recruitment, assessment, approval, training, management and support of foster carers.
Code: 7095
Price: £16 members, £32 non-members
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The Cost of Foster Care: investing in our children's future
Publisher: The Fostering Network and BAAF
Date: 2005
Jointly published by The Fostering Network and the British Association of Adoption and Fostering (BAAF), The Cost of Foster Care assesses the spending required in order to give children in public care the same opportunities to have a successful future as other children in our society.
Code: 7103
Price: £9.95 or free online
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Good Practice Guidelines on the Recruitment of Foster Carers
Publisher: The Fostering Network
Date: 2004
Developed as a result of extensive research centred on local authorities, this guide includes real-life examples of successful recruitment and retention strategies.
Code: 7094
Price: £16 members, £32 non-members
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Support Care: the preventative face of foster care
Publisher: The Fostering Network
Date: 2008
Support care offers families in crisis an alternative to public care. This publication is an outcome of work to develop and disseminate best practice in support care: it builds on extensive research carried out through our project and provides a step-by-step guide to establishing and maintaining a successful service.
Code: 7070
Price: £10 members, £20 non-members
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UK National Standards for Foster Care
Publisher: The Fostering Network
Date: 1999
English edition of the National Standards.
Code: 7098
Price: £13 members, £26 non-members
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UK National Standards for Foster Care
Publisher: The Fostering Network
Date: 1999
Bilingual English/Welsh edition of the National Standards.
Code: 7099
Price: £13 members, £26 non-members
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Voices From Care
Publisher: The Fostering Network
Date: 2003
This report details research carried out by the Fostering Network's Young People's Project in Scotland, centering on findings from consultations with young people in foster carer and sons and daughters of foster carers.
Code: 7086
Price: £8 members, £16 non-members
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