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14 July 2008
- New report says views of children in care are often ignored
Young people living in foster families in Scotland say that their voices are rarely heard in decision making about their lives, according to a new report from the Fostering Network Scotland.
06 June 2008
- Foster Care Fortnight 2008 launch in Scotland
Foster Care Fortnight in Scotland was launched at Holyrood’s historic Queensberry House in Edinburgh, at an event hosted by Adam Ingram MSP, Minister for Children and Early Years.
01 June 2008
- Looked after children and young people new website launched in Scotland
The Looked After Children Education Forum and Learning and Teaching Scotland have responsed to Action 8 in Looked After Children and Young People: We Can and Must Do Better, which stated that a national network and information website for professionals, foster carers, residential workers, parents and looked after children and young people should be developed. The site, Looked After Children and Young People, was launched on 6 May 2008 by Adam Ingram, Minister for Children and Early Years, at a Corporate Parent event in East Lothian.
01 May 2008
- Launch of Foster Care Fortnight in Scotland
Foster Care Fortnight will be launched in Scotland on Tuesday 13 May. The event is being hosted by Adam Ingram MSP minister for children and early years at the Holyrood Parliament building in Edinburgh, from 10 to 11am.
29 January 2008
- Gruffalo steals the show at Stirling storytelling event
Writer Julia Donaldson and her award winning Gruffalo character were the stars at the Fostering Network’s latest storytelling event. The Fostering Network has now run five such events, sponsored by
the Roald Dahl Foundation and linked to a storytelling competition
based on Jacqueline Wilson character, Tracy Beaker.