This year, Foster Care Fortnight runs from 9-22 May. To celebrate, over 20 foster carers joined Slough Children First Independent Fostering Agency (SCF IFA); Councillor Christine Hulme (Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, Lifelong Learning & Skills) and senior managers at a ‘Thank you Brunch’, to celebrate SCF’s foster carers. The brunch was a chance to […]
Proud to be… Supporting the young people within our foster families
As we celebrate Black History Month and recognise the outstanding contribution and achievement people of African and Caribbean descent, often against adversity and challenges, it makes me proud that October is also the month whereby we recognise and celebrate the sons and daughters of our foster carers. The children of Slough Children First foster carers […]
Celebrating the children of foster families
All too often people assume that one of the barriers to fostering is the impact it could have on their own children, but Slough Children First is using Sons and Daughters Month, a national campaign organised by the Fostering Network, to highlight the positive impact fostering can have on the whole family. Children of foster […]
Slough Children First fostering agency rated good by Ofsted inspectors
Slough Children First’s Independent Fostering Agency has been rated good by inspectors from Ofsted following an inspection of the service in July. In a letter published on Ofsted’s website, staff at the agency and foster carers were praised for their success in improving the service, moving it from simply compliance to quality. The inspectors noted […]
Foster carers share their inspiring stories
Foster carers in Slough have been sharing their stories as part of Foster Care Fortnight, a national campaign organised by the Fostering Network to showcase the commitment, passion and dedication of foster carers while highlighting the need for more. The theme for Foster Care Fortnight, which took place over the last two weeks, was ‘why […]
Poem to a parent or carer
How often do children say they’re fine, okay, alright, when asked how they are? When they tell us that all is well, when they put on a smile, do they really mean it? ‘Poem to a parent’ is such a powerful reminder that we need to take the time to actually listen to what our […]
Foster Care Fortnight
Foster Care Fortnight (10-23 May) is an annual campaign organised by The Fostering Network with the aim of raising the profile of fostering, acknowledging the incredible work of our existing foster carers and highlighting the need for more people to come forward as potential foster carers. The theme of Foster Care Fortnight this year is […]
Foster carers in Slough feel supported
The stark impact of lockdown on foster carers was revealed in a recent ITV News poll but the picture in Slough is a lot brighter as 84 percent of foster carers with Slough Children First saying they had been fully supported throughout lockdown. The poll by ITV News revealed that, across the country, 27 percent […]
Help the Easter Bunny decorate our eggs
Our Easter Bunny has been too busy to decorate his eggs this year, so we asked our children to help decorate them. Take a look at the basket of eggs below with such amazing designs, we clearly have some very talented children in our foster families. A very big thank you to everyone who contributed! […]
Celebrating foster carers in Slough, the unsung heroes of lockdown
Slough Children’s Services Trust celebrated the work of their foster carers, the unsung heroes of lockdown, at an online awards ceremony on Friday night. Although they were not able to come together in person as in previous years, it was still very important to acknowledge those who continue to devote their lives to vulnerable children […]
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