– Regular placement opportunities – Children matched that best suit your skills and experience – Competitive fees and allowances – Extensive support network – Excellent training opportunities – Be part of the local authority team working together to ensure that goals and  aspirations for all Portsmouth looked after children are achieved

Are you already fostering and considering a move from your current independent fostering agency or local authority? If you are thinking of transferring to Foster Portsmouth get in touch and we will arrange an informal chat with you and together we will go through what is involved and discuss if transferring to Portsmouth City Council … Continued

As a foster carer for Portsmouth City Council you will receive free membership to The Fostering Network and all of the perks that come with it. Below are just some of the fantastic benefits that you will be able to access: – Legal protection insurance that covers the whole fostering family – Access to a legal helpline … Continued

At Portsmouth we recognise that support is vital to help you really help a child. Foster carers have access to a range of support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. As a Portsmouth foster carer you can expect: – Support throughout your fostering assessment by an assessing social worker … Continued

As a Portsmouth foster carer you will be offered a wide range of training to help you support the children in your care and to enable you to progress and develop as a foster carer Training is an important part of the support we provide and Portsmouth is committed to your on-going professional development. Training … Continued

An important consideration in placing children is to try and keep them, where it is safe to do so, in a familiar environment. A child will be better able to cope with the stressful change of moving to live with a new family if they are able to continue their education in familiar surroundings and … Continued

When a child is looked after, they are taken into the care of their local authority who is responsible for making sure that the child receives the care that is appropriate. As part of the local authority Portsmouth Fostering Service works closely with the child’s social worker to place the child with the best match … Continued