Knowledgeable about the commissioning & procurement of foster care & children's homes. Not posting on X any longer. Can be found on Bluesky and LinkedIn.
Oct 15, 2020 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
THREAD: My brother & I grew up in Zambia in the 70’s & 80’s coming to live in the UK in our mid teens. Remaining in contact with loved ones was hard. There was no internet back then and phone lines were terrible in central Africa. Using the postal service was a gamble. 1/
Years later and Facebook arrived. My brother set up a group for the town we had grown up in whilst in Zambia. People started to reconnect, sharing stories and catching up. Over the last 10 years the group has grown to 27,000 members, most of whom live in the town. 2/
Jun 1, 2020 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
A really helpful article about placing children in care, good matching, outcomes, smart spending and collaborative relationships. Some key excerpts to follow: 1/ cypnow.co.uk/other/article/…
"there is a shortage of foster carers with the skills and experience to look after the growing number of children with high levels of trauma. The National Association of Fostering Providers has also warned that Covid-19 could compound the shortage." 2/
Feb 19, 2020 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
To explain why I’m passionate about enabling RITBG homes to be considered for a child, Ive written a more detailed explanation here: linkedin.com/posts/marie-tu…#puttingchildrenfirst#smartmatching
Some folk not on Linkedin so I've been asked to copy this on here. Here goes: "Successfully managed to get my RITBG point across to a new commissioner last week. Used this theoretical scenario:
A Child who is deaf needs a placement. They need a children’s home environment 1/
