UK foster carers undoubtedly open their hearts and homes to some of the most socially ‘in need’ and educationally disadvantaged children and young people in society. With an estimated 90 children a day being taken into public care, the impact of their…
Read More

A survey carried out by children in care charities Become and Voices From Care Cymru for their report Teachers Who Care calls for better training for school staff to improve their understanding of the distinct needs of children in care,…
Read More

Read More

Missing Return Home Interview Training (MRHI) 17th, 18th & 19th September 2018 Wolverhampton University Campus, Telford, Shropshire. Bookings Open: 2nd - 31st July 2018 Limited Training Places Available Are you a qualifying practitioner? For entry requirements please click HERE SALT are…
Read More

SALT are pleased to introduce the U.K's first Level 3 Qualification, carefully designed for Safeguarding Interview Practitioners (SIP's) who meet directly with Children that run away or go missing from home or care. NOCN Level 3 Award in ‘Undertaking Independent Missing Return…
Read More

Many children across the UK have suffered, and continue to suffer the effects of early childhood adversity, due to stressful and traumatic events in their early years and beyond. As a qualified teacher, head teacher, school improvement partnership adviser and…
Read More

 Connecting Schools and Education Practitioners Are you a classroom-based practitioner looking for an interim, fixed term or substantive employment contract within Shropshire Schools, within the Independent and/or Maintained sector? As a locally-based Trust, we are increasingly being contacted by schools…
Read More

Talking Pants The Talk PANTS campaign helps parents of 4-11-year-olds keep their children safe from abuse. Like the Green Cross Code, it takes a potentially tricky subject and gives parents and schools the language and tools to talk about safety…
Read More

Many residential childcare providers, fostering families and kinship carers look-after some of our most vulnerable, complex and often traumatised children, not just at Christmas time, but throughout the whole year. Their commitment, care, support and dedication will no doubt provide…
Read More

Fostering Advice for Christmas (and all year round) We decided to share our Christmas writing thoughts with some truly amazing children, who have often suffered extreme adversity with much loss, rejection, trauma, sadness and separation. Our humble words seemed insignificant…
Read More