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Really!!
You probably shouldn’t write blog posts when you are angry but today that is exactly what I am going to do. This morning one of our members forwarded me an email where writer had suggested that this foster carer wouldn’t need any support with the lovely but very high spirited 5 year old girl she
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Our New Office
As many of you will know the IWGB opened its first office outside of London at the end of May. The great news for Scottish foster carers is that it is in centre of Glasgow right next to Central Station for very accessible for our members who need help and advice. As I’ve said before
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Foster Care Fortnight
It’s Foster Care Fortnight. It should be our annual celebration to showcase the, highly skilled, all-consuming, heart-breaking, joy-making, hair-pulling, love-giving, outstanding work that we do. To proudly stand and represent the countless ways we have supported the amazing children we love and care for. Instead it seems lip service is barely paid to current and
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Why Join the Scotland Foster Care Workers Union?
When I first started to work as a foster carer I would have never believed that I would one day join a trade union for foster carers, never mind become the chair
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Working to Improve Foster Care in Scotland
Well supported, empowered foster carers cares makes for well supported, empowered fostered children and young people
Foster Care Workers Union 