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What’s been going on at Ascent Fostering

What’s been going on at Ascent Fostering

It may seem like we’ve been very quiet over the last few months, but that’s because we’ve had a lot going on behind the scenes. So we thought we would use this blog to share all that’s been going on at Ascent over the last few months.  Brand new look! You may have...
Tips for Carers: Exam Season

Tips for Carers: Exam Season

Exams – who doesn’t remember the nervous wait outside the gym hall, queuing up recounting a the last minute revision session on the bus that morning, clutching your pens and pencils ready sharpened and trying to ignore the nervous feeling in your stomach? Exams...
Tips for Carers: How to keep a young person safe online

Tips for Carers: How to keep a young person safe online

In our latest Tips for Carers blog we take a look at internet safety. The internet can be an amazing resource that enables children and young people to learn, connect, communicate and express creativity in a number of different ways and on a range of devices. However,...
Child Sexual Exploitation

Child Sexual Exploitation

“Child sexual exploitation (CSE)  is a hidden crime . . .people don’t want to talk about it”, says Kendra Houseman the founder of Out the Shadows, a training and consultancy service that provides support on understanding gangs and child sexual exploitation. Most child...