(pdf, 1255KB)Richmond fostering community
Welcome to the fostering community, an area for news, events and training for existing foster carers, or those just starting out after their approval by panel. Details on this page will be updated regularly by the fostering team.
Panel feedback form
If you have attended panel recently, please let us know your thoughts on your experience.
Meetings
Fostering Forum
Next meeting Tuesday 16 April 11am – 1pm and 6.30pm – 9pm at Grimwood Road.
Fostercare Association
Quarterly meetings will be held at the Twickenham Club in Church Street, starting at 7.30pm.
Training
| Date | Course title | Time / venue |
|---|---|---|
| 9 January | Gypsy Roma Traveller Cultural Awareness | 10am - 11.30am, Norman Jackson Centre |
| 12 and 13 January | Paediatric First Aid | 9.30am - 4.30pm, Curriculum Training Centre |
| 15 January | Brain Development in the Early Years | 9.30am - 3.30pm, Curriculum Training Centre |
| 17 and 18 January | Paediatric First Aid | 9.30am - 4.30pm, Curriculum Training Centre |
| 19 January | Behaviour Consequences and Discipline | 9.30am - 3pm, Curriculum Training Centre |
| 2 February | Equality and Diversity | 9.30am - 4pm, venue TBC |
| 5 and 6 February | Paediatric First Aid | 9.30am - 4.30pm, Curriculum Training Centre |
| 7 February | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) | 9.30am - 4.30pm, Grimwood Road |
| 13 February | Autism: Play, Friendship and Social Understanding | 9.30am - 3.30pm, Grimwood Road |
| 15 February | Safer Caring | 10am - 2.30pm, Grimwood Road |
| 16 February | Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) | 9.30am - 4pm, Grimwood Road |
| 20 February | First Aid for Foster Carers | 10am - 3.30pm, Grimwood Road |
| 21 and 22 February | Total Respect | 9.30am - 4pm, Grimwood Road |
| 22 February | Coaching and Mentoring Skills | 9.30am - 3pm, Grimwood Road |
| 27 February | E-Safety and Cyber Bullying | 9.30am - 1pm, Grimwood Road |
| 28 February | Attachment and Loss | 9.30am - 4.30pm, Grimwood Road |
| 28 February | Briefing: Sex Offenders and the crimes they commit | 9.30am - 12.30pm, Grimwood Road |
| 2 March | Attachment | 10am - 2.30pm, Grimwood Road |
| 2 March | Brain Development in the Early Years | 9.30am - 3.30pm, Grimwood Road |
| 2 March | An Introduction to Makaton | 9am - 4pm, Grimwood Road |
| 4 March | Physical Intervention and the Law - Managing Challenging Behaviour | 9.30am - 4pm, Grimwood Road |
| 6 March | Understanding Autistic Spectrum Disorders | 9.30am - 3.30pm, Grimwood Road |
| 6 March | ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis) Awareness | 4pm - 5pm, Grimwood Road |
| 7 March | Using CALMS to cope with ADHD and other behavioural disorders | 9am - 3pm, Grimwood Road |
| 7 and 8 March | Paediatric Frist Aid | 9.30am - 4.30pm, Curriculum Training Centre |
| 11 March | Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) | 9.30am - 4pm, Grimwood Road |
| 12 March | Drugs Refresher | 9.30am - 4.30pm, Grimwood Road |
| 15 March | Including Children with Down Syndrome | 12.30pm - 4.30pm, Grimwood Road |
| 16 March | Behaviour Consequences and Discipline | 9.30am - 3pm, Grimwood Road |
| 16 March | Including Children with Down Syndrome | 9.30am - 1pm, Grimwood Road |
| 20 March | Behaviour Consequences and Discipline | 9.30am - 3pm, Grimwood Road |
| 20 March | Child and Adolescent Mental Health | 9.30am - 4.30pm, Grimwood Road |
| 22 March | Impact of Parental Mental Health on Children and Young People | 9.30am - 4.30pm, Grimwood Road |
| 23 and 24 March | Paediatric First Aid | 9.30am - 4.30pm, Curriculum Training Centre |
| 26 March | Basic Drugs and Alcohol Awareness | 9.30am - 4.30pm, Grimwood Road |
Call: 0800 085 7072
Email: fostering.info@richmond.gov.uk