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All About Fostering

The Fostering Network

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All About Fostering Podcast Guide

Listen to All About Fostering, a Government & Organizations podcast by The Fostering Network. Stream 15 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Episodes

15 episodes are available for this podcast.

Episodes

15 episodes

Episode 14 - Foster carer mortgages

We catch up with a foster carer to hear her experiences of securing a mortgage and staff from The Mortgage Brain give us an insight into how...

00:16:49Feb 26, 2020

Episode 13 - Fundraising

We catch up with some windswept walkers and a pair of phenomenal 50k fundraisers who tell us why they have been raising money for The Foster...

00:13:41Dec 2, 2019

Episode 12 - Sons and Daughters Month

We kick off Sons and Daughters Month 2019 by talking to Lydia and Roma Bright about their experiences growing up in a fostering household as...

00:12:56Oct 1, 2019

Episode 11 - Keep Connected

We discuss our Keep Connected campaign and hear from a foster carer about her attempt to keep in contact with her former fostered child as w...

00:11:53Jul 16, 2019

Episode 10 - Walking Tall

We take a look at the impact of our Walking Tall project in Scotland and hear from some of the young people who took part. For more informat...

00:09:39May 16, 2019

Episode 9 - State of the Nation Report

We discuss our State of the Nation's Foster Care report and some of the key findings and recommendations. Read the full report at thefosteri...

00:06:34Feb 7, 2019

Episode 8 - Staying Put

We discuss The Fostering Network's latest report - Staying Put: An Unfulfilled Promise - which looks at Staying Put legislation four years o...

00:05:10Nov 16, 2018

Nominations Clip

We hear about what it is like to receive an award from a previous winner and the person who nominated them. Music: "Heartwarming" Kevin MacL...

00:01:01May 24, 2018

Episode 5 - Stocktake response

Chief executive of The Fostering Network, Kevin Williams, shares the charity's response to the fostering stocktake in England report, publis...

00:10:26Apr 24, 2018

Episode 4 - Post 18 arrangements

We speak to young people in post 18 placements as well as Staying Put carers to find out how recent legislation is being implamented. Read m...

00:11:05Jan 19, 2018

Episode 3 - Mockingbird 2017

Back in 2017 we visited Stockport to hear the thoughts of fostering service staff and foster carers on being a part of Mockingbird. Stockpor...

00:20:10Nov 30, 2017

Episode 2 - Foster Carers' Pay

The Fostering Network recently conducted a survey of foster carers about their pay. This podcast explores the findings of the survey with Th...

00:07:40Oct 20, 2017

Episode 1 - Campaigns

An interview with The Fostering Network's campaign's manager, Vicki Swain, about the priorities for the new children's minister in England a...

00:09:05Sep 15, 2017