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Code: SGC/25/0329 Virtual School Keeping in Touch Days with Foster Carers

The Virtual School value the time they spend with carers, and to enable this to be an even more successful partnership between school and home, have arranged four sessions to take place over the school year.




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1 02 September 2025 10:00 - 11:00 Webinar: Microsoft Teams Map

Code: SGC/25/0333 Foster Carers Coffee Morning (Patchway)


The Purpose for the support groups



We realise that fostering can be really difficult at times. Perhaps the only people who really understand it are other foster carers and so therefore we want to give you a place to meet up.

There will be biscuits and/or cake, coffee, tea, and an opportunity for an informal chat at all of the meetings.

Although these will be informal meetings, each session will have a brief agenda, attendance list, and agreed group rules. This is to help those who don’t know anyone and feel awkward about coming along to a new meeting, to feel that they won’t be left alone on the side-lines.

Sometimes there will be speakers and topics as requested by the group, this will hopefully make it as relevant to your fostering as you like.

These sessions should be recorded on your Personal Development Plan (PDP).

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Session Session Date Session Time Session Venue Map
1 08 September 2025 10:00 - 12:00 Patchway Children's Centre Map

Code: SGC/25/0108 FCSG: Support Group for carers caring for children with additional needs.

The Purpose for these Support Groups: 

6pm-6.30pm Share The Care discussion group with Jakie Dyer *ONLY FOR SHARE THE CARE CARERS*

6.30pm-8pm *OPEN TO ALL Carers* - Topic TBC


We realise that fostering can be really difficult at times. Perhaps the only people who really understand it are other foster carers and so therefore we want to give you a place to meet up.

Although these will be informal meetings, each session will have a brief agenda, attendance list, and agreed group rules. This is to help those who don’t know anyone and feel awkward about coming along to a new meeting, to feel that they won’t be left alone on the side-lines.

These sessions should be recorded on your Personal Development Plan (PDP).

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1 10 September 2025 18:00 - 20:00 Microsoft TEAMS Map

Code: SGC/25/0335 Coaching and NLP Training for Foster Carers

This session is designed to equip foster carers with essential basic coaching techniques and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) strategies to effectively support children in their care. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how patterns of thinking, body language and the words we use can impact on how effectively we communicate with others. This practical training will equip carers with tools to enhance their communication, understand and respond to children's needs, build trust, and create stronger, more supportive relationships. Whether you're new to fostering or looking to deepen your skills, this session offers techniques to help carers navigate the complexities of communication with confidence and compassion.

Our tutor Rachel McCoubrie is a Doctor, coach, NLP Master Practitioner, author, aspirational poet

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1 11 September 2025 10:00 - 13:00 Kingswood Civic Centre Map

Code: SGC/25/0161 Foster Carers Coffee Morning (Yate)

The Purpose for the support groups


We realise that fostering can be really difficult at times. Perhaps the only people who really understand it are other foster carers and so therefore we want to give you a place to meet up.

There will be biscuits and/or cake, coffee, tea, and an opportunity for an informal chat at all of the meetings.

Although these will be informal meetings, each session will have a brief agenda, attendance list, and agreed group rules. This is to help those who don’t know anyone and feel awkward about coming along to a new meeting, to feel that they won’t be left alone on the side-lines.

Sometimes there will be speakers and topics as requested by the group, this will hopefully make it as relevant to your fostering as you like.

These sessions should be recorded on your Personal Development Plan (PDP).

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Session Session Date Session Time Session Venue Map
1 18 September 2025 10:00 - 12:00 Yate Children's Centre (Cranleigh Court) Map

Code: SGC/25/0334 SGO Coffee morning

Cadbury Heath Children’s Centre

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Session Session Date Session Time Session Venue Map
1 18 September 2025 10:00 - 11:30 Patchway Children's Centre Map

Code: SGC/25/0332 Managing Allegations (South Glos only)

This course aims to enable participants to develop their understanding of abuse allegations and complaints made against foster carers, and of the procedures used to manage such allegations and complaints.

This is being ran by the Fostering Network

Please Note: By booking onto this course, you are consenting to your contact details being passed onto the trainer. This is so they can send the MS TEAMS/Zoom invitation to you.

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1 23 September 2025 10:00 - 12:00 Microsoft TEAMS Map

Code: SGC/25/0139 Mental Health Awareness -Children and Young People For Foster Carers

  • What is mental health?
  • What are the specific challenges for children and young people?
  • What are the inequalities relating to mental health for children and young people?
  • Mental Health v's Mental ill Health
  • Models of Mental Health
  • What impacts Mental Health?

This session will also offer information and signposting to further support.

Space for questions and answers

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Session Session Date Session Time Session Venue Map
1 09 October 2025 18:30 - 19:30 Microsoft TEAMS Map

Code: SGC/25/0105 FCSG: Support Group for carers caring for children with additional needs.


The Purpose for the support groups

*Topic TBC*

We realise that fostering can be really difficult at times. Perhaps the only people who really understand it are other foster carers and so therefore we want to give you a place to meet up.

There will be biscuits and/or cake, coffee, tea, and an opportunity for an informal chat at all of the meetings.

Although these will be informal meetings, each session will have a brief agenda, attendance list, and agreed group rules. This is to help those who don’t know anyone and feel awkward about coming along to a new meeting, to feel that they won’t be left alone on the side-lines.

These sessions should be recorded on your Personal Development Plan (PDP).

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Session Session Date Session Time Session Venue Map
1 14 October 2025 10:00 - 12:00 To Be Advised Map

Code: SGC/25/0140 Bitesize Resilience and Self Care For Foster Carers

This session supports participants to learn and develop resilience strategies and tools for themselves, and the children and young people they work with, as well as signposting to further support.

  • What is resilience?
  • How do we build resilience?
  • Resilience strategies
  • Helpful Tools

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Session Session Date Session Time Session Venue Map
1 26 November 2025 18:30 - 19:30 Microsoft TEAMS Map