Adoptive Parents & Foster Carers: Useful websites

Save time surfing the net - here are some reference points to explore

Useful Links

Children's Zone
Parents and Carer's Zone
Looked After Children Guidance
Education & Learning
Children's Pledge
Additional Educational Needs & Resources
Kent Children's Centres
Education of Looked After Children
Health & Safety Documentation Index
Kent Youth & Community

Document links (the following documents all open in a new window)

Information and Resource Guides for Foster Carers

Bereavement and Loss and children and young people in care 
Accidents and Child Development
How Safe is Your Child at Home
Counselling - Talking about bad experiences in school - Advice for pupils
Raising Attainments in Literacy - The Sounds-Write literacy programme
The Practice Framework for Educational Psychology in Kent
Catch it Bin It Kill it
NHS Handwashing Technique with Soap and Water

External Internet Sites - All links will open in a new window

Home Office -Drugs Advice
Recipes for Fostering
Family Reading Matters 
Research Autism
Child Bereavement Charity
Mental Health
Kent Drug and Alcohol Action Team
Early Support
Youth In Mind
Cyberbullying
Preventing Child Accidents in the Home
Child Accident Prevention Trust
Teen LifeCheck
Sing Up
Kent Resource Directory for Children's Services
ToGoGo - A site for young people
Care Matters Time to Deliver
Kent Sports Development Unit
British Association for Adoption & Fostering (BAAF)
Fostering Network
Every Child Matters - Foster Care
Kent Foster Care Association KFCA
Direct.Gov - Adoption & Fostering
Parents Centre - Helping you to help your child
ParentLine Plus
BBC Parenting website
Kent Children's Information Service
DCSF Young Peoples Gateway
Family and Parenting Institute   
Safeguarding Children
Surestart
Bookstart
Link Volunteering
Minority Communities Achievement Service
CWDC
Who Cares?Trust
Kent Choices for U
Youth Information
KSCB Newsletter
Cybermentors
Beat Bullying