The new Form F (Prospective Foster Carer Report): Focusing on the child’s needs and how carers can meet them
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Form F (2025) has been updated to improve its language and tone, making it more accessible for both carers and assessors. One of the most important changes is the addition of a new section focused on children’s needs—and how prospective carers can meet them.
Looked after children statistics
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Summary statistics on children in care and children adopted from care for each country in the UK
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Foster Care Fortnight: The power of relationships - helping children in care learn to trust and thrive
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In this heartfelt conversation for Foster Care Fortnight, foster carer Paul Calder shares powerful stories that highlight the importance of consistent, compassionate relationships in helping children in care learn to trust and thrive. Through practical examples and emotional turning points, Paul emphasises how small, everyday actions can have lasting impacts on a young person’s sense of belonging and self-worth.
Concern about the cuts in funding to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
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James Bury, CoramBAAF’s Head of Policy, Research, and Development, expresses concern about the cuts in funding to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) and the uncertainty about its future.
Making the case for better mental health support for children in care
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James Bury, CoramBAAF’s Head of Policy, Research and Development, shares reflections on a key report that has been launched this week. ‘Increasing access to evidence-informed mental health service provision for children in care in England – National recommendations for change’ was authored by Professor Rachel Hiller alongside key academic authors and contributors and has been supported by CoramBAAF, UCL and UK Trauma Council.