You're “Just” a Foster Carer & Revolving Door Failed Leadership; They Move Around. So Does the Damage.

You’re “JUST” a foster carer. A word that tells you an awful lot about how foster carers are still viewed by parts of the care system.

This week Sarah and Louise unpack the “just” that diminishes foster carers, the weaponisation of experience, and why carers are expected to behave like professionals while routinely being treated as though their knowledge, qualifications and expertise somehow count for less.

But first, we’re looking at 112 care leavers who died last year, and asking the uncomfortable question: how many more reviews do we need before someone actually changes the system that keeps producing the same outcomes?

Then we turn our attention to the revolving door of children’s services leadership. Leaders move from one authority to another, new strategies are announced, new improvement plans appear, and the language changes… but what happens to accountability when the people who made the decisions simply move on?

Plus, the Naughty Step returns with a first-ever three-way tie for some truly spectacular examples of recruitment marketing that manages to make fostering look easy, fun and apparently requiring little more than a spare room.

Useful Links

JOIN FOSTERWIKI TODAY https://fosterwiki.com/register/

NFCQ: http://education.nfcq.co.uk

Carer Hotline Contact Emails:

info@fosterwiki.com

louise@louise-allen.com

If you'd like to chat about this episode or any of our past episodes, feel free to reach out to us at info@fosterwiki.com. We’d love to hear from you!

All views shared in this podcast reflect the personal opinions of the hosts alone. They are not intended as factual assertions about any person or organisation, nor do they represent the views of any employer or professional body.