We were deeply saddened to hear of the death of Cllr Shabnum Sadiq who we knew very well from her time as lead member for education and children’s services at Slough Borough Council. Although only lead member for a short period of time, Cllr Sadiq will be remembered fondly for the close interest she showed […]
Students step up to help Slough vulnerable children
Slough Children’s Services Trust has welcomed five new students who are set to become the social workers of the future. The group has come on board through the Step Up to Social Work programme, a national initiative where students spend 14 months gaining hands on experience, alongside academic learning at Bucks New University, and come […]
Toy appeal to help create more smiles in Slough
Slough Children’s Services Trust has just launched its Christmas Toy Appeal to ensure that every disadvantaged child across the borough receives a gift on Christmas day and gets to experience some of the magic of Christmas that other children do. The Trust is asking people in Slough to add just one extra gift to their […]
Could you give a child their forever family?
Slough Children’s Services Trust (SCST) is highlighting the need to find ‘forever families ‘ for some of the children it works with, as part of National Adoption Week. This year the annual campaign, which runs across the country from October 14 – 20, is aiming to help those children who’ve been waiting the longest for […]
Foster children thrive in the Mockingbird nest
An innovative programme which offers a network of extra support to local foster carers has just celebrated its first year of success. The Mockingbird Programme, which is offered by less than 20 organisations nationwide, was rolled out by Slough Children’s Services Trust last September. Using an extended family model, it works by building a supportive […]
Two years of Pause Slough changing the lives of vulnerable women
Pause Slough is celebrating two years of changing the lives of some of the area’s most vulnerable women. The innovative programme, which is a national initiative, is run locally by Slough Children’s Services Trust and works to support women who have experienced – or are at risk of experiencing – repeated pregnancies that result in […]
O2 working together with Slough Children’s Services Trust
Supporting young people has always been really important to us here at O2, whether that’s in developing their early careers with us or through the work our youth programme, Go Think Big, does to help them get the experience and opportunities they need for the future. We all know that young people have very different […]
Peter’s story: My only regret is that I didn’t start fostering 20 years earlier
My partner Annie and I started fostering 13 years ago after closing down our temporary staffing agency. I suppose the decision to foster was based on a feeling of trying to do something more altruistic other than just trying to earn a crust, and, as we had both raised families, fostering seemed to be an answer. We […]
Connie’s story: We’re still fostering in our 60s but the children keep us young
It’s more than 30 years since I started fostering. 30 years! When I took on my first child, I didn’t think my husband and I would still be fostering in our 60s but it’s really become a way of life for our family. I’m proud to say we’ve helped over a hundred children and it’s […]
Denise’s story: Being part of a foster family makes my kids the amazing little people they are
I started fostering when I was 24. It might seem quite young but having not had a ‘normal’ upbringing myself (my grandparents raised me), I knew from early on that having stability and someone to believe in you were everything and I really wanted to give that to others. I’ve been fostering for 14 years […]
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