Latest news
Ministers thank foster carers for their role in protecting the NHS
Yesterday, 12 May 2020, the Education Secretary and the Under Secretary of State for Children and Families wrote a letter to foster carers to thank them for their role in protecting us all.
Fostering news-
Fostering news
Foster Carers needed
A child comes into care every 20 seconds in the UK. Away from their families, they need a safe and loving family to care for them. This is fostering.
-
Fostering news
-
Latest news
Trust Resource Hub throws a valuable lifeline to vulnerable families and care leavers
Find out what we are doing to support vulnerable families and care leavers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
-
Information for children and young people news
-
Information for families and carers news
Home learning and structuring the day
If you find yourself at educating and/or working from home with children for the first time, Adoption UK has some tips on how to structure your family's day.
-
Adoption and fostering news
Parenting a traumatised child whilst living through COVID-19
Clinical Psychologist Dan Hughes and Child Psychotherapist Sarah Morse discuss parenting and caring for children who have experience trauma during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.
-
Information for families and carers news
Keeping children busy and active at home
We've made a list of free activities to help keep children busy and learning at the home.
-
Information for families and carers news
-
Ofsted news
Ofsted highlights Continued Improvements in Birmingham Children’s Trust
Ofsted have reported continued improvement in the services delivered by Birmingham Children’s Trust, following a focused visit that took place in February 2020.
-
Opportunities news
-
Latest news
Festive fun for Birmingham’s biggest family!
More than 600 Birmingham children and young people, along with their families and carers, enjoyed a free morning of fun in the city thanks to a generous local business.
-
Fostering news
Advice and support for fostering families at Christmas
Christmas can be both magical and challenging for fostering families. We share our top tips for foster carers through the festive season.
-
Latest news
Trust secures over £1m funding to support families
We are delighted to announce the Trust is the only West Midlands organisation to secure two DfE Innovation Programmes to better support families.
-
Latest news
Commissioner no longer required for Birmingham’s children's services
The Department for Education has said that a commissioner for Birmingham’s children's services is no longer required.
-
Latest news
SEND Joint local area SEND written statement of action
Birmingham was inspected by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in June 2018.
-
Latest news
Help us to change a future this Foster Care Fortnight
Help us change a child's future this Foster Care Fortnight.
-
About the Trust news
New Director of Commissioning and Corporate Parenting announced
Birmingham Children’s Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of David Stringfellow as Director of Commissioning and Corporate Parenting.
-
Latest news
-
Latest news
Eggciting school holidays for our children
Thanks to the generosity of our corporate partners, hundreds of our children have enjoyed some eggs-tra Easter fun!
-
Ofsted news
Adoption inspection provides positive outcome
Birmingham Children’s Trust Adoption Agency received a positive outcome from their first adoption inspection, held in February this year.
-
Adoption and fostering news
Fostering, it’s not about the hello, it’s about the whole journey
Watch our new film to find out more about the challenges and rewards of fostering.
-
Latest news
Birmingham gets £485,845 to help families vulnerable to the effects of knife crime and gang culture
Birmingham Children’s Trust and Birmingham City Council are proud to announce they have secured £485,845 to help families vulnerable to the effects of knife crime and gang culture.
-
Ofsted news
Children’s services in Birmingham showing sustained improvement
For the first time in over ten years children’s social care services in Birmingham have been judged as ‘requires improvement to be good’.
-
Fostering news
-
Latest news
-
Latest news
-
Latest news
-
Latest news
-
Information for children and young people news
Birmingham Children's Trust's offer to care leavers goes live
The Trust's 'Local Offer to Care Leavers' is now live!
