Saturday, 04, Jul 2009 05:25
Special people become foster carers although many of them don’t think they’re anything special.
TACT’s West Midlands office in West Bromwich, including a fostering and contact centre, officially opens on Wednesday 6 May.
The Adolescent and Children’s Trust (TACT), the UK’s largest charity provider of fostering and adoption services, has recently opened its first Scottish office in Edinburgh.
Today (20 April 2009), TACT welcomed the publication of the Committee’s report into looked after children.
An innovative new training programme has been created by Skills for Justice, to ensure Justice agencies work together more effectively to avoid more tragic cases like the death of Baby P.
Voice: the union for education professionals – which represents nannies alongside other childcare and education staff – has renewed calls for compulsory registration of nannies, following the announcement of a national registration scheme for home educators in England.
Responding to the news that Rt Hon Beverley Hughes MP is to stand down as an MP at the next General Election and will relinquish her role as Children's Minister at the forthcoming Government reshuffle
Almost 40 BASC Young Shot members from across the south of England enjoyed an exciting activity day in Berkshire last Wednesday.
20mph limits are essential to improve road safety and increase quality of life, say Living Streets and 20’s Plenty for Northern Ireland.
As the Whitsun holiday approaches, the trade association for the UK caravan industry, the NCC (National Caravan Council) is reporting a surge in bookings to caravan parks.
The way that mothers talk to their children when they are young has a lasting effect on children’s social skills, according to a research study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.
Julia Unwin, Chief Executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), said: “Today’s figures show that even before the recession began, significant pockets of the population were still experiencing poverty."
Budget will not lift enough children out of poverty to reach government’s target of halving child poverty by 2010. Julia Unwin, Chief Executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, said: "Today’s Budget does not appear to have greatly changed this situation."
We're in for a treat this week, as Peter Mandelson heads to the committee rooms for his grilling by MPs.