CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Some reel difference-makers

Dozens of local authorities are investing modest sums in a fostering film project that could potentially save millions of pounds, as John Cooper explains.

© Sandwell Council

Fostering is vital for the most vulnerable children. Of more than 6,500 children in foster care who responded to an Ofsted survey last year, 99% said they ‘always felt safe' in their fostering family.

The award-winning short film Any of Us, released in October last year in conjunction with CAN Digital, is the story of Chloe and three potential foster parents. It powerfully demonstrates how more children would enjoy this feeling of safety if more adults could see the attributes to be a good foster carer in themselves.

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