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Fostering Manager – with Registered Manager responsibility to Ofsted
Fostering Manager – with Registered Manager responsibility to Ofsted Adoption Matters are looking for a Fostering Manager to help provide local foster families with the support they deserve and need to help children thrive. Foster Care Matters is a new organisation that’s owned and financed by Adoption Matters. The post holder will help build a brand-new therapeutic agency from the ground up as part of a skilled and experienced team with an outstanding Ofsted rating in Adoption. Experienced foster parents, care experienced adults and therapists have already come together to start to develop an agency that will help foster families thrive once we have attained Ofsted registration. Adoption Matters Up to point NJC Scale 39 £45,495, depending on experience Chester, Warrington or Manchester 37.5

Making good use of the ASGSF to support kinship families

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The Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund has been available to children living with special guardians since 2016, and its name was changed in 2023 with the publication of the National Kinship Care Strategy. Although the number of applications made on behalf of children living with special guardians is slowly increasing, the number of applications is still considerably lower than those made for adopted children.

Making good use of the ASGSF to support kinship families

Event--ONLINE

The Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund has been available to children living with special guardians since 2016, and its name was changed in 2023 with the publication of the National Kinship Care Strategy. Although the number of applications made on behalf of children living with special guardians is slowly increasing, the number of applications is still considerably lower than those made for adopted children.

Fundamentals for foster carers

Bookshop product-- 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.

Making good use of the ASGSF to support kinship families

Event--ONLINE

The Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund has been available to children living with special guardians since 2016, and its name was changed in 2023 with the publication of the National Kinship Care Strategy. Although the number of applications made on behalf of children living with special guardians is slowly increasing, the number of applications is still considerably lower than those made for adopted children.