Supporting Foster Children Facing Peer Pressure
Learn practical tips and strategies to help foster children navigate peer pressure. Empower them with confidence and resilience through open communication and support.
Why Fostering with a Charity Matters: An Ethical Alternative to Profit-Driven Agencies
The fostering sector is at a crossroads. Recent reports in The Mail have highlighted a troubling trend: private fostering agencies, backed by profit-driven private equity firms, are turning vulnerable children’s care into big business. As the need for foster families rises, charities like Step by Step are stepping in to provide an ethical and community-focused alternative.
A Crisis in Foster Care: Be the Hero Behind Young Heroes
The fostering community in England is facing an urgent crisis. Statistics released in December from the Department for Education reveal a worrying decline in the number of approved foster carers, with a drop of 2% over the past year alone.
Our Guide to Understanding Fostering Jargon
In this guide, we’ll define some of the most common terms used in fostering. Whether you’re just beginning to explore fostering or are already in the application process, this glossary will help you better understand the language used in fostering.
Supporting Foster Children Through the Festive Season
While many of us associate the festive season with joy and togetherness, it can be a difficult time for children in foster care. It’s essential to be sensitive to the emotional and psychological needs of foster children, as their past experiences may influence how they view and react to the season.
How to Support a Foster Child Experiencing Bullying
It’s Anti-Bullying week and this year’s theme is Choose Respect, empowering people to do something positive to counter the harm that bullying causes. Sadly, children in care report twice the level of bullying than other children in primary school and four times the level of bullying than other children in secondary school.
Meet The Team: Sue Collier, Supervising Social Worker
The latest edition of our Meet the Team series features our Supervising Social Worker, Sue Collier. We interviewed Sue to learn more about her busy roles at Step by Step and what inspired her to work with young people.
How Fostering Benefits the Children of Foster Carers
You’ll be glad to know that fostering can have a positive impact on the children of foster carers, providing them with valuable life lessons and opportunities for personal growth. Read on to find out how fostering benefits children of foster carers, and for some helpful advice for those growing up in fostering families.
Why Teachers Make Great Foster Carers
From their vast experience working with young people to their ability to advocate for their needs, teachers possess a unique set of qualities that make them excellent foster carers. In this blog, we’ll explore how teachers’ transferrable skills translate into creating stable, nurturing environments for children in care.
Five signs that it’s time to consider transferring to a different fostering agency
If you find yourself feeling undervalued, unsupported, or frustrated with your current agency, it might be time to consider making a change.