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Boost to foster carers’ pay

Boost to foster carers’ pay

Foster carers are to receive increased payments and allowances in recognition of the valuable work they do in giving children a home.

Screen shot from film, foster family spending time together

National fostering film project launches in Bury

Fostering services across the country are joining together for the national release of a new short film commissioned by the largest collaboration of local councils and children’s trusts from all over England.

​Fostering could be just the job

​Fostering could be just the job

As we head towards Work Life Week 2020 (12-16 October), which is an opportunity for both employers and employees to focus on wellbeing at work and work life balance and with the economy and job market in flux at the moment due to the coronavirus pandemic, now could be the perfect time to think about fostering as a career.

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Bury Council consists of six towns, Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich. Formed in April 1974 as a result of Local Government re-organisation it was one of the ten original districts that formed the County of Greater Manchester. The Borough has an area of 9,919 hectares (24,511 acres) and serves a population of 187,500.

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