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Leaving Care

Fostering Blog. I feel so strongly that successful care leavers ( who are emotionally damaged by trauma ) having been nurtured in a secure and loving home have the basic human right to a family life…… and some level of certainty about where they will be...
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Education | Emotions Blog

Emotions Blog. The school term started for Michael ( names changed ) just three days ago . I spoke with Michael the night before the term started and explained that I was sure he was feeling “ fizzy” ( this is the word we have used on a ongoing basis to describe the...
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Staying Put

Fostering Blog I am currently the foster mum for 3 siblings , who came to live with my husband Peter ( Names Changed ) and I  – with another sister over 7 years ago . Alan, now 20 and the Rhiannon who is 18 have places at University. They are both being told by...
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Memories

More Lockdown Blog I have to admit that our cycling  mini-break has gone really well. Amid the Covid 19 Crisis it has been lovely to have just a change of scenery for a few days. We live in a really beautiful area of Britain and after quite a lengthy bike ride,...
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Unexploded Bullet

Summer Break Blog We are preparing for our mini-break, a holiday, squeezed in before the start of term. Friends have always considered me to be highly organised and I have to admit, on reflection, that taking the young people away has often felt like planning a...
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GCSE Blog

GCSE Results Today was GCSE Results day, with significant differences brought about by Lockdown. •Each pupil was given an allotted time to arrive at school, over a period of 5 hours. •There was little shared excitement as friendship groups arrived hours apart....
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