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Many foster children go on to be hugely successful in a whole range of careers. In fact, a number of famous stars have spent time in care or the foster system. Here are ten movers and shakers who were fostered or adopted before going on to take the world by storm.
In 2012 taking into account views of children, young people and foster carers Ofsted made improvements to their inspections of fostering services.
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The National Fostering Agency, based in Uxbridge, with offices throughout England, Wales and Scotland has become the first independent fostering agency to be presented with the LILAC award (Leading Improvements for Looked After Children) by the national care leavers' charity, ‘A National Voice’.
For the first time, the National Fostering Agency took the decision to become involved in the ‘Best Companies Survey’ published in the Sunday Times.
Heath Farm has been awarded an Outstanding judgement across all categories in an Ofsted inspection, carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000.
Evidence indicated that the ethos and practices employed by the agency were well developed and well placed to provide good quality care to children and to monitor their progress (findings of CSSIW inspection of Pathway Care, Cardiff) Foster carers and staff of Pathway Care’s South Wales region were delighted to receive a glowing report following an inspection by the Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) in February 2014. Consultation took place with our foster carers, the children for whom they care and staff of the organisation during the three day inspection and the resultant report spoke of our positive contribution to the lives children and young people in our care. The report found our foster carers were subject to comprehensive and well developed vetting and training and were well supported by a robust management and staff team. The children and young people in their care provided feedback for their foster carer’s annual review, were encouraged to communicate with staff at Pathway Care and participation groups were held to consult them on their role in fostering and their support needs. Pathway Care’s Sharon Cavaliere was justifiably proud of the glowing report As regional service manager, I am really pleased with our inspection report. It clearly reflects the quality of care provided by our foster carers and the professional and experience level of support provided by both the social work and management teams. A copy of the full report is available to view Inspection Report 2014
