Blogs
The way we present ourselves to others, through the way we hold and move our bodies, is known as body language and, together with the tone of our voices, gives many signals about who were are and how we expect to be treated. These non-verbal messages are subconsciously picked up and interpreted by the person we are talking to, who then uses them as a base for his or her attitude and behaviour towards us. If we are positive, then our body language gives this off in hundreds of subtle signals that others subconsciously pick up and react to.
By Cathy Glass on February 4th, 2016
I get back from Calais absurdly happy to see my family and determined to see this fostering thing through to its conclusion, to its beginning.
By Lucy Stevens on February 3rd, 2016
Welcome to the first campaigns blog of 2016. 2015 was a busy year for us, which started with the publication of our State of the Nation’s Foster Care report. Four main themes stood out, and we used these to form the basis of our manifesto for foster care.
By Policy and Campaigns tFN on February 1st, 2016
Welcome to the eighth edition of our Head, Heart, Hands newsletter.
By Freya Burley on January 22nd, 2016
This instalment of the blog should really come with a disclaimer. Somewhere here in bold text should be words to this effect:
*The actions of this blogger in no way constitute a statutory requirement for the fostering of asylum seeking children*
Check.
The objective of this blog is to give a detailed account of the fostering application process and I promise that this is what I’ll do, but I’m taking a little detour this week, a voluntary detour, via Calais…
By Lucy Stevens on January 20th, 2016
Good afternoon members and welcome to the first community round-up of 2016, giving you an overview of posts you may find useful from the past month. We hope that you all enjoyed the festive period and are feeling good about the year ahead.
By Aby Wojcik on January 15th, 2016
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks are more commonly known as police checks. All foster carers have one but what exactly are they?
By Cathy Glass on January 14th, 2016
The assessment is underway and we’re starting from the beginning, or as the form F calls it, the Early Years. Our assessor has sent us a list of questions as homework in preparation for her next visit this weekend.
By Lucy Stevens on January 5th, 2016
It’s Saturday morning and the house is now (reasonably) tidy. This is unusual for any day of the week but particularly for a Saturday. Today, however, is no ordinary Saturday – today is the day our assessor is coming.
By Lucy Stevens on December 10th, 2015
