Inspectors rate North Tyneside children’s services as ‘outstanding’
North Tyneside Council’s children’s services has been praised by Ofsted inspectors for its ‘thriving’ and transformational’ work. The service was…
Fostering & Adoption
Adoptive families to be offered extra support
Adoptive families are to be offered online counselling and couples therapy, as part of a £8m support package announced by…
Lancashire County Council to host fostering event
Anyone thinking about becoming a foster carer is invited to an information event in Preston to find out more. The…
New ‘one-stop-shop’ for Scotland’s adoption community launched
A new website containing all the relevant information about adopting in Scotland has launched. Adoption.scot is the first online resource…
Interview: Tor Docherty from NFS on LGBT+ adoption and fostering
There were 78,150 children in care in 2019, despite adoptions by same-sex couples reaching a record. Social Care Today spoke…
Concerns over rise in children’s home debt
Six of the 10 largest independent groups of providers of children’s residential and fostering placements are in large amounts of…
Lancashire County Council to host adoption event
Anyone thinking about starting or growing their family through adoption is invited to an information evening in Preston to find…
Ending Adoption Support Fund would be ‘act of vandalism’
The Department for Education (DfE) has announced a short-term extension to the Adoption Support Fund (ASF). The ASF funds therapeutic…
