Tag: Scotland

  • Glasgow foster carers demonstrate outside Town Hall

    Glasgow foster carers demonstrate outside Town Hall

    Foster carers will demonstrate in George Square on Friday after SNP Leader of the Council Susan Aitken cancelled their meeting to discuss the devastating 10-year freeze on carers’ child allowances. Glasgow spends nearly half of its foster care budget on privatised foster care agencies that make up only a quarter of total children in the

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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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  • 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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