You may have heard about an increase in cases of Measles in the UK, with particular concern in London, Coventry and Birmingham. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has now […]
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Applying to university? Tick the box!
It’s Tick the Box week, and The Fostering Network are encouraging all young people in care who are applying to university to ‘tick the box’ on the UCAS form to […]
How to apply privacy settings on Facebook
How Can I Help My Child?
The NWG Network and the Marie Collins Foundation have come together to bring you a guide to helping your child prevent and overcome online harm. Read their guide by clicking […]
Body Issues and Self Esteem
The Child Mind institute have some helpful articles about young people and body image. Please follow the links below to read them: Selfies and self esteem What is an eating […]
IMO Podcast – hear from care leavers
The IMO Podcast: open and honest conversations with care leavers IMO (which stands for ‘in my opinion’) is a spin off website run by the Children’s Commissioner for England, providing a […]
Reporting harmful content online
The UK Safer Internet Centre has a new reporting service, which allows you to report harmful online content/abuse to them if the platform (e.g. Facebook) is not responding to your […]
Social media and photographs of children
It is ISP’s policy that photographs of children in foster care should not be uploaded to any social networking site without the permission of both the child and their Local […]
Advice for young people about sharing ‘nudes’
Childline has a very helpful and detailed guide for young people about sexting and ‘nudes’ including: how to resist pressure to share ‘nudes’ what to do if you’ve shared a […]
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Homelessness Reduction Act 2017
The Homelessness Reduction Act gives care leavers under the age of 21 years the right to claim a ‘local connection’ to the area in which they lived in foster care. […]
