Fostering Stocktake mention
The Fostering Stocktake Report, undertaken by Sir Martin Narey and Mark Owers, has mentioned The Foster Care Co-operative in the Independent Fostering Agencies from the Voluntary Sector section (p.64). The…
Ed Mayo (far left) with staff from The Foster Care Co-operative
Co-operating for the greater good
Ed Mayo (far left) with staff from The Foster Care Co-operative The Foster Care Co-operative was visited by Ed Mayo, Secretary General of Co-operatives UK, on Thursday 1st February. He…
Time to Talk Day 2018
Anyone can suffer from mental health problems at any time. In fact, according to The Mental Health Foundation, one in four people in the UK will experience a mental health…
Understanding your child’s digital world – January 2018
This month focuses on Our Digital World as parents and carers and explores 'sharenting' online. A January blog always feels it should be about something new to mark the New…
Understanding your child’s digital world – November 2017
This month I am writing about the viral #MeToo campaign on social media and asking us to be aware of the impact of this on our children and young people.…
Understanding your child’s digital world – October 2017
This month I have delivered training to Foster carers and staff at our Yorkshire Support groups on Live Streaming and I thought it would be helpful to share a summary…
FCC in the press!
Skyrocket, the organisation set up by The Foster Care Co-operative, The Children's Family Trust and Community Foster Care has made it into our local press (Worcester News and Malvern Gazette).The Worcester…
Skyrocketing to improved foster care
The Foster Care Co-operative has joined forces with The Children’s Family Trust and Community Foster Care in an unprecedented move - to offer unique training that will cut costs and…
Sons and Daughters Month!
Every year, The Fostering Network - one of the UK’s leading fostering charities - launches a campaign called ‘Sons and Daughters Month’. The campaign celebrates the role of ‘birth children’ in the…
From policeman to foster carer
"I knew I was adaptable as most officers are - but my analytical, communication and advocacy skills have always been useful"To become a foster carer, full training is provided. But…
