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Fostering in Scottish Borders

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Fostering information.

We provide comprehensive information about foster care and help you to reduce the risk of you choosing the wrong fostering agency.

Finding fostering agencies.

One of our social work experts will match you and your situation with the most suitable fostering agencies in the Scottish Borders, on our UK Independent Agency Database.

Difference of Fostering Agencies.

Just like people, Fostering Agencies are not all the same. They have different support, allowances, quality of training, and access to respite care and support groups.

Not all agencies foster babies, some prefer to look after teenagers, some agencies expect you to be at home full time, others are happy if you have another job.

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To find out more and to take the next step towards a career as a foster carer, use our no obligation, free agency matching service by completing our online fostering eligibility quiz, and get fostering right the first time!

Fostering Statistics: Scotland

Total Children in Care, Scotland 2020
Foster Care Placements, Scotland 2020

The following statistics are from the total number of children in care in Scotland, and not exclusively those in Foster Care.

Children with disability : 1381
10%

No Data Found

No Data Found

Popular placement types: Scotland does not keep statistics on the number of asylum seekers it supports. A large proportion of children have a white ethnic background. However, many childrens’ ethnic background has been recorded as unknown.

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Did you Know - Scottish Borders?

Berwick-upon-Tweed changed hands between Scotland and England 13 times, the Coldstream Guards claims to be the oldest regiment in continuous existence in the British Army, and Scott’s View in the Eildon Hills, is named after Sir Walter Scott who described Kelso as ‘The most beautiful, if not the most romantic village in Scotland’.

Melrose is the home of sevens rugby, Duns was the home of Jim Clark, a world champion in Formula 1 racing driver and Hawick produced two motorcycling champions Jimmy Guthrie and Steve Hislop and Melrose was the home of the Pringle clothes factory.

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