This year World Book Day takes place on 3rd March. World Book Day aims to change lives through a love of books and shared reading to ensure that all children can experience the life-changing power of books. Research undertaken by World Book Day shows that reading for pleasure is the single biggest indicator of a child’s future success – more than their family circumstances, their parents’ educational background or their income.
Read MoreWe’re often asked how a looked after child is matched with a foster family and what input you have with deciding placements as a foster carer.
Take a look at our guide to how the matching process happens.
Read More“I would love to foster but I am probably too old”. We hear these words frequently and there are a lot of common misconceptions about fostering. One of them is that there's a cut-off age for foster carers.
Hear first-hand from our Rotherham carers who came to fostering later in life and have never looked back.
Read MoreAfter you’ve had your information call or visit with one of our fostering advisers, your next step will be to have a follow up visit. Unlike your initial chat with our fostering adviser, follow up visits take place face-to-face in your home. We’ve put together this useful guide to help you understand what to expect from your visit.
Read MoreFostering Rotherham is here to help you all year round, including Christmastime when we offer additional allowances to help with extra expenses. With peer support groups and access to discounted activities across South Yorkshire and the UK, our foster carers can make the season magical whatever their budget. We’ve put together this guide to having a simply wonderful Christmastime.
Read MoreYou’ve had your information call and completed your follow up visit. You’re now ready to move into the assessment process - but what does that involve?
We’ve answered some of the most common questions we hear from potential foster carers as they step forward to help Rotherham’s looked after children.
Read MoreFostering Rotherham would love to be able to keep more sibling groups together, because we know what a massive difference having a brother or sister alongside a child to hold their hand makes. To do that, we need more foster carers with the space in their hearts and homes for sibling groups.
Read MoreAs restrictions lift once again across the UK, the summer holidays are set to be much brighter! We know that you may have exhausted your list of go-to activities to keep the kids entertained during lockdown, so we’ve come up with 11 more ideas to help you create some of the memories you may have missed out on last year.
Read MoreWe recognise the vital support of the LGBT+ fostering community and would love to hear from you if you’re considering starting your journey as a foster carer.
Read MoreOur fostering information calls are a great opportunity for you to find out how foster care could work for you. We want to make sure that you are get the most out of your call, so we’ve created this useful guide.
Read MoreDid you know that 29th May to 6th June is Garden Wildlife Week? We’ve come to appreciate our green spaces all the more over the past year or so, but what about the creatures we share those spaces with? Garden Wildlife Week is about encouraging us to think about the wildlife all around us and how we can help it to flourish. With that in mind, we’ve come up with some activities that you might like to try, including ideas for those of us who don’t have gardens.
Read MoreWith the gradual relaxation of lockdown restrictions, this coming half-term holiday will feel a lot more like business as usual than recent school holidays. No more relying solely on craft projects and a bit of football on the field, there’s now a range of activities on offer and day-trips to be enjoyed.
With that in mind, we’ve come up with a list of boredom-busting outings in and around Rotherham to keep the whole family entertained.
Read MoreRotherham has a large and vibrant Muslim community within its population, including within our foster carer community. As a foster carer it is not essential that you share the same religion or cultural beliefs as your foster child, but it is of course key that you can meet their needs and that they are made to feel comfortable, safe and secure.
Read MoreApril is stress awareness month and it’s more important than ever to be aware of our own stress levels and those of the children in our care. We could all use some help after a tough 12 months! This years’ stress awareness month theme is ‘regaining connectivity, certainty and control’.
Read MoreEaster is one of the most important holidays in the Christian calendar and is recognised around the globe. This year celebrations are likely to be a bit different as we once again celebrate Easter at home in order to halt the spread of coronavirus.
We have come up with some ideas and activities to help make the Easter weekend that little bit special during the lockdown and to ensure that those who want to celebrate its true meaning can do so.
Read MoreMother’s Day (Mothering Sunday) is celebrated in the UK this year on Sunday 14th March. For the majority of families it is a happy occasion to celebrate the matriarchs of your family, however it can also be a tricky time for some. In the modern world with the prevalence of social media, such celebrations and events are becoming more commercialised every year, making Mother’s Day hard to ignore.
Read MoreFor young women and girls in particular, International Women’s Day presents the perfect opportunity to inspire confidence. In a world where Hollywood glamour can often steal the limelight, it can sometimes be hard for young people in Rotherham to feel represented in the media. Below we have listed some inspiring women from the North of England who we think could inspire confidence in our young people in foster care.
Read MoreDigital technology has become a part of everybody’s day to day life and whether you love it or not, it is here to stay. Children in particular are accessing the internet earlier and earlier and while it can be a fantastic resource for communication and learning, it is important that as their carers, we know how to keep them safe.
Read MoreIt is Children’s Mental Health Week and there has never been a more important time to express feelings and thoughts about mental health and wellbeing as the number of children affected by mental health issues continue to soar during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreThis year Children’s Mental Health Week takes place between 1st and 7th February 2021 and the theme is “Express Yourself”. The organisers, Place2Be, are encouraging children, young people and adults alike to explore different ways to express ourselves by sharing feelings, ideas, and thoughts through creative activities such as dance, drama, art, music, poetry, writing and film.
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