FOSTER PARENTS RELECTION ON THEIR EXPEREIENCES WITHIN WIDENING PARTICIPATION

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FOSTER PARENTS RELECTION ON THEIR EXPEREIENCES
WITHIN WIDENING PARTICIPATION

• 2ND JULY 2008

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FOSTERING REGULATIONS

• Office for the Standards in Education Childrens
  Services and Skills has to make sure standards
  are maintained.
• The Training, Support and Development Standards
  for Foster Care developed by the Childrens
  Workforce Development Council

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Childrens Worforce Development Standards

• Stage one pre-approval
• Stage two induction from approval as a foster
  carer within one year
• Stage Three Foster Carers development required
  for completion within two years
• Gaining of Childrens Workforce Development
  Council Certificate

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Workshops

• 15 Afro Caribbean and 5 South Asian Foster
  Carers
• Issues and Expectations around completion of the
  required Standards
• - assessments
• - Evidence based
• - Supervision
• - barriers

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HOW RELEVANT WAS THE IAG SERVICE TO FOSTER
CARERS/

• HOW THE CHILDRENS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
  STANDARDS CAN BE TRANSFERED TO THE NATIONAL
  VOCATIONAL FRAMEWORK AS THE EVIDENCE IS WORK
  BASED.
• LEARNT HOW THE FOSTERING EXPERIENCE AND ABOVE
  COMPETENCY OF SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE CAN HELP THEM
  IN FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION ATTAINMENT.

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FOSTER CHILDREN

• CAN HAVE DISRUPTED EDUCATION HISTORY
• FOSTER CARERS CAN ADVICE AND GIVE INFORMATION
  WHAT IS AVAILABLE AND THE IAG SERVICES WHICH CAN
  ASSIST THEM, APART FROM CONNECTIONS
• HOW CAN THEY HELP THEM WHEN THEY GO INTO SEMI
  INDEPENDENT LIVING

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CONCLUSION

• FOSTER CARERS GAIN BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE
  STANDARDS REQUIRED TO BE ACHIEVED AND HOW THEY
  CAN PROGRESS FURTHER
• FOSTER CHILDREN CAN BE GUIDED ON HOW TO ACCESS
  OTHER EDUCATION ADVISORY SERVICES AND LEARN THAT
  IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO LEARN