The foster carer's handbook on education
Getting the best for your child
£14.95
How can foster carers best support the education of the children and young people in their care? Many children in foster care enjoy school and do well, but some really struggle, their ability to cope with its demands affected by the impact of previous experiences of neglect, trauma and loss. They need understanding and extra support that is not always readily available.
Foster carers are likely to know the child well, and so will know whether they are settling into a new primary school or coping with the transition to secondary education. Teachers and other school staff can benefit from their guidance about how best to help the child feel safe and understood in the classroom. This handbook supports foster carers in that task, to help children to have the best possible experience of education, right up to leaving care.
This guide is a must for any foster carer seeking to support the children or young people in their care through school and beyond.
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Reviews
I found this handbook really useful; it's something I wish I had read when I first became a foster carer because it covers everything you'd need to know.
Katie Jones, foster carer
The practical tips are excellent and empowering, for example I really like the sections on helping children with transitions and with home learning.
Fiona Darlington-Black, Head of Service, Cornerways Fostering Services
An excellent guide showing how to help looked after children achieve…An indispensable resource for foster carers
Educate magazine, National Education Union