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More than a quarter of children in care in England are sixteen or over, yet hardly anyone rings up asking to foster a teenager. Here is what the role actually involves, what changes at eighteen, and why plenty of carers find it suits them better than they expected.
“Continuing care” means two different things depending on where you are in the UK, and carers get caught out by it all the time. Here is what it means in England, how the NHS assessment works, and what happens when a young person turns 18.
Most carers who look after a child with a disability began with no clinical background at all. Here is what the day-to-day really involves, who else is on the team around the child, and what Greater London Fostering pays.
Roughly one child in four in care in England comes from a minority ethnic background, and in London the mix is wider still. Here is what the law asks of foster carers, the practical detail on food, faith, hair and skin, and how to respond when a child meets racism.
Getting a young person ready to leave care is the part of fostering carers say they felt least prepared for. Here is what the leaving care system in England sets up and when, what money a care leaver is actually entitled to, and the everyday things that make the biggest difference.
Moves are the part of fostering carers ask about most. An honest look at what happens when a child arrives, what to protect when they move on, and the support GLF puts around you at both ends.
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Remand fostering means giving a young person awaiting court a bedroom instead of a cell. Here is what the role really involves, what the law says, and what GLF pays.
Staying Put lets a young person carry on living with their foster carer after they turn 18, usually until they are 21. Here is who is eligible, what changes on the day, what it means for your income, and how the planning works from age 16.
Short term does not mean a few nights, and long term does not mean adoption. Here is what each kind of fostering actually involves, how a child’s plan decides which is which, and what the difference feels like week to week.
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