Private Fostering Awareness Day 2024

A child who is cared for by someone who is not a close relative for more than 28 days is living in a private fostering arrangement. All local authorities have a responsibility to raise awareness of private fostering in their area. Following the success of our Private Fostering Awareness Day in 2023, we are hosting another awareness day!

Last year we held a breakfast briefing as an introduction to private fostering, and facilitated a lunch and learn session for members who wanted a more in depth exploration of private fostering. We also shared resources for your teams that included posters, guides and social media assets.

Private Fostering Awareness Day: Breakfast briefing

Join Ann Horne and Clare Seth, CoramBAAF's Kinship Consultants, for a free and open access breakfast briefing.

Private Fostering Awareness Day: Private Fostering Practice

Join us for this lunchtime session exploring the needs of children in private fostering arrangements. Listen to the results of CoramBAAF’s first private fostering survey. Hear from local authorities sharing good practice examples of how they are meeting children’s needs in their areas.

Ideas for raising awareness

• Schedule a webinar which introduces your colleagues to private fostering.
• Share written information about private fostering with all new members of staff, including local policies and procedures.
• Share information about private fostering with colleagues in health, education and housing.
• Ensure all safeguarding staff can identify possible private fostering arrangements.

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