The Fostering Network: Recruitment of foster carers

We have produced a list of key resources on this topic.

The Fostering Network works with fostering services throughout the UK to improve the recruitment and retention of foster carers.

Foster Care Fortnight is an annual campaign run by the Fostering Network to raise awareness about fostering. Visit our dedicated campaign website www.fostercarefortnight.co.uk.

The Gateways to Fostering series provides concise and easily digestible information for people who are considering fostering for the first time. You can view the content of these leaflets below - if you would like to purchase any of the leaflets ring our distributors, Central Books, on 0845 458 9912 or go to our publications catalogue for more information.

Read about our Attracting and keeping carers project and get back issues of the newsletter.

Attracting and keeping carers newsletter, April 2008: Publisher: The Fostering Network; Date: 2008; Current issue of the Fostering Network's e-newsletter about recruitment and retention of foster carers.; Price: Free; Full details…
Bubbly Personalities: Publisher: The Fostering Network; Foster care recruitment materials for fostering services.; Full details…
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; Full details…
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; Full details…
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; Full details…
Direct marketing: information for fostering services: Publisher: The Fostering Network; Date: 2007; An information sheet to help fostering services use direct marketing techniques to recruit foster carers.; Price: Free to members; Full details…
Do you need help attracting and keeping carers?: Publisher: The Fostering Network; Date: 2004; Attracting and keeping carers leaflet for fostering services.; Price: Free; Full details…
Double Act: Publisher: The Fostering Network; Recruitment materials for fostering services.; Price: Various; Full details…
Experienced Coach: Publisher: The Fostering Network; Recruitment materials for fostering services.; Full details…
Experienced Lifeguards: Publisher: The Fostering Network; Recruitment materials for fostering services.; Code: 3279; Price: £2 members, £4 non-members; Full details…
Good listeners: Publisher: The Fostering Network; Recruitment materials for fostering services.; Full details…
Hints and tips for recruiting support carers: Publisher: The Fostering Network; Date: c. 2000; Information sheet for fostering services about recruiting foster carers.; Price: Free to members; Full details…
Identifying a recruitment target: information for fostering services: Date: 2007; An information sheet for fostering services.; Price: Free to members; Full details…
Improving effectiveness in foster care recruitment report: Publisher: The Fostering Network; Date: 2006; Interim report looking at how the recruitment of foster carers can be made more effective and more potential carers continuing to assessment.; Price: Free; Full details…
Improving effectiveness in foster care recruitment: executive summary: Publisher: The Fostering Network; Date: 2006; Executive summary of a report looking at how the recruitment of foster carers can be made more effective and more potential carers continuing to assessment.; Price: Free; Full details…
Magic Ingredient: Publisher: The Fostering Network; Recruitment material for fostering services.; Full details…
Managing initial enquiries to a fostering service: Publisher: The Fostering Network; Date: November 2007; Good practice guidelines, published in partnership with the Thomas Coram Research Unit.; Price: Free; Full details…
Meeting the standards (England): information for fostering services: Date: 2007; This information sheet considers the factors that arise when building a framework for the recruitment, support and retention of foster carers.; Price: Free to members; Full details…
The Skills to Foster: applicant's workbook (pack of 10): Publisher: The Fostering Network; Date: 2003; Mirrors The Skills to Foster Leaders' Guide, with case studies, exercises and activities, plux plenty of guidance on building a portfolio of evidence to support an application to foster.; Code: 5155; Price: £150 members £300 non-members; Full details…
Star Quality: Publisher: The Fostering Network; Recruitment material for fostering services.; Full details…
Support to foster carers: a report on the provision of supports to foster carers in Scotland: Publisher: The Fostering Network; Date: 2007; Report on a survey carried out in Scotland about the support available to foster carers.; Price: Free; Full details…
Visionaries: Publisher: The Fostering Network; Recruitment material for fostering services.; Full details…