Statement of Purpose

Sandwell Children’s Trust has a clear vision for Children and Young People living within the Borough, which informs the development of all our services and practice and will permeate this Handbook. We are a ‘learning organisation’, and have taken regular opportunities to reflect on and learn from the improvements suggested by our peers and regulatory bodies through review and inspection. This is reflected throughout the Foster Carers Handbook which will provide a clear direction for our Foster Carers and help them to deliver the highest quality services to children and their families.

Our vision is for Sandwell’s children and young people to have the best start in life and for them to be nurtured and supported by those who care for them so that they will develop into healthy, socially responsible and achieving adults who, in turn, show the same level of care when raising their own families.

For those children who need our help and support, we aim to deliver the right service, at the right time. This is being achieved by taking a whole system approach to improving outcomes for children and families and through ensuring child centred practice is at the heart of what we do.

Our Foster Carers are a key part of our team and we hope that this Handbook will give you guidance on how we can help and support you to provide excellent care to our children and young people.

We have a statement of purpose which is available on  our Fostering Sandwell Website.

The Statement of Purpose is kept under review and revised as appropriate on an annual basis.