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National Minimum Standards for Fostering: Implications for kinship foster care in England

| Clare Seth

This Practice Note considers the National Minimum Standards (NMS) within the context of kinship foster care and how this differs from mainstream foster care. It provides practitioners and panel members with reflections about the interpretation of NMS for kinship foster carers, alongside practice points to ensure that they are supported to meet the NMS within the caring relationship they have for a specific child/ren. It considers the areas most commonly perceived as challenges if trying to evidence how a kinship foster carer meets the NMS, and also the support that could be provided. CoramBAAF’s Form K – Support Plan, which is an integral part of Form K assessment, clearly sets out the support needs of a kinship carer and can be used at the point of annual review to update and highlight additional support needs.

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Recruiting and retaining foster carers

| Helen Wilmot and Mandeep Sahejpal

Foster carer recruitment and retention are huge challenges that have attracted much research and reporting, without leading to widespread positive change. But some key best practice has been learned. What forms of recruitment have proved most useful, and what advertising encourages applications? How have some agencies successfully reached a range of diverse applicants? What do carers value most in a fostering service, making them more likely to stay – and what factors may push them to leave?

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Handbooks for foster carers

| Henrietta Bond, Hannah Smith, Nikki Shepherd, Sarah Alix with Eileen Fursland and Nicola Hill

We've bundled three of our foster carer handbooks for a discounted price. Get your guide about parenting teenagers, health and education for £38 (plus p&p) instead of £42.85

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Fundamentals for foster carers

| Jay Vaughan, Alan Burnell, Kathryn Fenton with Ellie Johnson

For those that are interested in the next step after reading and using the resources in our starter pack for foster carers, or are looking for titles related to parenting, take a look at our bundle of fundamentals for foster carers.

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Starter pack for foster carers

| Jean Camis, Hedi Argent.

We know that starting out as a foster carer can be overwhelming at times. To help you feel confident in your role, and in building relationships with the children and young people in your care, we have designed a bundle to support you in those early stages.

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