Wiki Category: Local Authorities

In this section, you can find links, documents, policies, and procedures for the different Local Authorities

FosterWiki Resignation & Transfer Templates

Writing to your MP

FosterWiki Template Panel Statement for Foster Carers

FosterWiki Staying Put Template

FosterWiki Template for confirmation of discussions

FosterWiki Template Secure Correct Renumeration

Cutting-edge Education for Modern Foster Carers

Intergenerational Trauma

Self-harm

Replenish Culture

NFCQ Integrated Assessment Process (IAP)

NFCQ – The National Foster Carers Qualifications

The Role of the Supervising Social Worker

Looked After Child Review

Permanency Planning

Sexual Health

Advocacy – Foster carers advocating for children in care

Reflective Fostering Study

UEA – Moving to Adoption

Delegated Authority

Resignation – a foster carers guide

Overnight stays, visits to friends or relatives

A foster carer’s guide to holidays and trips

The Mortgage Heroes

Behaviour that challenges

Reporting and Recording

We are WeMa

Pocket Money, Savings & Allowances

Real Q&A’s for those curious about fostering

Power of Parenting (POP)

Bear Force

Reunification and the role of the Foster Carer

A Foster Carers Introduction to Safeguarding

Missing Children and Young People

John Lewis Employment Programme for Care Leavers

A foster carer’s guide to the Care Plan

Training, Support & Development Standards (TSDS)

Parental Responsibility (PR)

Foster Carer Reviews

A carers guide to fostering panels

Meetings

Top 10 Tips Preparing for your foster child

Level 2 An Introduction to Neuroscience in Early Years

Jargon Buster

Preparing for your foster child or young person

Unannounced Visits

Teenagers a Guide to Fostering Adolescents

Birth Children in the Fostering Setting

A Guide to Fostering Babies

Trauma informed foundations

Introduction and Guide to Mobile Phones

Balloon Accounting

UCAS Supporting Care Experienced Students in Higher Education

Child Exploitation Disruption Toolkit

Top 10 Tips to become a Foster Carer

TRACS

Government Fostering Social Care Statistics

Maintaining Connection

Equality Act 2010

Social care common inspection framework (SCCIF)

How Ofsted inspects children’s social care

Matching in Foster Care

Leaving Foster Care or Local Authority Care

Smash Life

FosterWiki Care Review Response

Care Review – 2022 Independent Report

Online Safety for Children & Young People

Extracurricular Online Activities

Top 10 Tips for Food and Eating

Pupil premium grant 2022 to 2023

Top 10 Tips for Contact and Family Time

Food and foster children

Contact and Family Time

TOP 10 TIPS for Promoting your Professionalism

Independent Review Mechanism (IRM)

Top 10 Tips Reporting and Recording

Birmingham Childrens Trust

The Assessment Process

The Fostering Agreement

Food and Autism

Louise Allen

Respite, breaks and holidays for foster carers

Carolyn Moody MBE

CHARMS

Foster Carer’s Mental Health

Proposed Foster Care Workers’ Bill

SGO – Special Guardianship Order

Benefits – A foster carer’s guide

Kinship Care – An introduction and guide

Disability living Allowance (DLA) and Personal Independence allowance (PIP)

Money Matters a guide to fostering finances

The Personal Advisor

Free bus passes for disabled children

Virtual School – Promoting the Education of Children

Supporting disabled children and young people from 16yrs

Foster Carer’s Education and Continuing Professional Development

Help, I have had an allegation made against me

Social Workers Professional Standards – England

National Crime Agency guide to County Lines

County Lines Tool Kit for Professionals – The Children’s Society

NSPCC – Protecting children from County Lines

County Lines- Introduction, Information and Guidance

So you want to change your Social Worker

Applying for an EHCP, Children with SEND Extra Help

Free Education and Childcare for 2-year-olds

30 Hours Free Childcare

NUPFC The National Union of Professional Foster Carers

TSD Standards Workbook for Foster Carers

Top 10 Tips Your Information and Data

Local Offers for Care Leavers

Local Offer Guidance for Local Authorities

Children and Social Work Act – 2017

When I am Ready Good Practice Guide -Wales

The Education Select Committee’s inquiry into fostering 2017

Independent Report – Foster care in England

Incorrect or False Information

Subject Access Request (SAR) Complaint Example Template

Medicals and your Medical Data

Care Review, England 2021

So you want to… Transfer providers

The Foster Carer’s Charter

Bath and North East Somerset Council

Bedford Borough Council Children’s Services

A Foster Carers Guide to Supervision

Health and well-being of looked-after children

The Fostering Services Regulations 2011

A Guide to Standards of Care Investigations (SOC)

Help and Support for Foster Carers

Pathway Plan

Sarah Anderson

Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council

Children Act 1989: care planning, placement and case review

What is the Convention on the Rights of the Child?

The Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations 2009

The Independent Review of Determinations (Adoption and Fostering) (Wales) Regulations 2010

Data Protection Act

The Care Planning, 2013(Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013

Children Act 2004

So You Want to…be a Foster Carer

National Minimum Standards (NMS)

National Minimum Child’s Allowance

Statutory Guidance – Wales

Scotland – Statutory Guidance

Northern Ireland – Children in Foster Care

Top 10 Tips – For New Foster Carers

What is an Allegation?

Top 10 Tips for Transferring Provider

10 Top Allegation Tips You Need to Know

Prospective Foster Carer Report (Form F)(Scotland) (PAR-S)

Prospective Foster Carer Report (Form F) Wales

Prospective Foster Carer Report (Form F)

Foster Care Workers’ Bill

So you want… to end a placement

So you want… adopt your child through the Local Authority

Hampshire County Council Allowances and Claims

Hampshire County Council information for foster carers

The Rights of Foster Carers -The NUPFC Judgement

Children (Scotland) ACT 1995

Care Standards Act 2000

Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999

The Adoption Agencies and Independent Review of Determinations (Amendment) Regulations 2011

Adoption and Children ACT 2002

So you Want to… do Shared Lives?

So you want to… Accessing Education for your Child or Young Person

Children’s and Young Persons Act 2008

Section 20

DfE Working Together Online

Introduction to Safeguarding Reflective Log Case Study Example

What is Threshold of Need?

What is an Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO)?

So you want to… Staying Put

So you want to… Child Adoption

What is MISPER?

What is a Disruption Meeting?

What is a Placement Planning Meeting?

What is a Smoking Policy?

What is Maslow’s Hierarchy?

What is a Pet Assessment?

What is Contact?

What is a Stability Meeting?

What is TSDS?

What is a Section 47 Enquiry?

What is Reunification

Working Together Online

Assessment and Approval of Foster Carers

Placement Plan Example Template

What is “The Serious Violence Strategy?”