Fostering in Scotland
Supporting foster families across Dundee, Aberdeen, Perth, Fife, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Becoming a foster carer in Scotland
We are delighted you would like to find out more about becoming a foster carer. Our team live and work in the Scottish communities we serve, from Edinburgh to Aberdeen, Dundee to Glasgow.
We are extremely proud to be rated as ‘Very Good’ by the Care Inspectorate across all areas of our service, so you can be assured you’ll receive the very best support from our friendly and enthusiastic team.
We hope you find all the information you need to get a real flavour for our local team and what we can offer, but we are here to help, if you’d like to ask us any questions, just give us a call.
Why foster with Fostering People in Scotland?
There is currently a shortage of foster families across Scotland, to meet the needs of 12,596 children who are currently looked after, with just 3,261 approved fostering families. Because of this we are continuously recruiting amazing people, just like you, who want to make a real difference to children’s lives.
We work with every local authority in Scotland providing great fostering placements for children of all ages from babies to young adults and we receive many hundreds of requests for family placements each year as there is a real shortage of foster carers in Scotland.
Fostering People Scotland is a not-for-profit independent fostering agency, and we are actively recruiting foster parents from Aberdeenshire to the Lothian’s as well as the West of Scotland, to care for children of all ages. Nationally across Scotland there is a particular shortage of foster parents who can care for siblings and for foster parents who are able to commit to a child on a permanent basis to bring stability and a forever family to a young person until they reach independence.
As a foster parent in Scotland you’ll be a member of a close knit, supportive and child-centred team. Our foster parents are never just a number, we know each and every one of them all personally. We always listen to what our families tell us. Here at Fostering People Scotland we are small enough that our families can influence how we operate whilst having the larger support of the wider Fostering People organisation.
Our experienced team not only know fostering professionally, we have members of our team who know what it’s like from personal experience too, either as foster parents themselves or because they have lived in a fostering family, enabling them to be able to support you with knowledge and compassion.
As a foster parent with us, you’ll be invited to attend our events and activities designed for the whole family. Previous activities have included trips to the zoo, baking competitions, parties, picnics, trampolining, go karting and bowling.
We offer one of the best fostering allowances.
Alongside our outstanding support, we offer one of the highest fostering allowances available. Our allowances range from £454 – £488. Our standard rate for a child over the age of 10 years is over £486.60, per child (£2,114 per month). Additionally, foster carers pay no tax on their fostering allowance.
On-going Training
You don’t need to be experienced to foster with us, we offer training right from the start and throughout your assessment and beyond.
Very Good Support
We have been rated as Very Good by the Care Inspectorate since 2013 across all areas of our organisation. You can be confident that you’ll be given excellent support any time of the day or night.
A Friendly Welcome
You’ll be a member of a friendly local team, where everyone knows each other and meets up regularly for support and fun activities alongside other great perks.
Could you foster in Scotland?
We welcome applications from anyone interested in fostering regardless of your sexuality or gender, whether you’re single, married or living with a partner, as long as you have been living together for a year or more. All that we ask is that you:
- Are over 21 years old
- Have the legal right to live and work in the UK
- Have a spare bedroom that’s always available to a child
- Can offer a stable, loving home to a child
Call us on 01382 787480
Please email us on [email protected]
Meet our foster care Scotland team
Our team is headed up by Registered Manager, Cassie Yeaman. She has worked in fostering for over 30 years and been part of the Fostering People team since Fostering People was established in 2012.
She is supported by a team of dedicated support staff and social workers who live in different areas of Scotland, who live in different areas of Scotland, to provide truly local support to our foster families.
I have been a qualified social worker for over 20 years and I have always worked with children, young people and foster carers. I began working with Fostering People in 2012, at that time we were just a new organisation with no foster carers, staff or even an office! I am really delighted with what we have achieved over the years and how we have been able to grow and develop the service. We now have a really experienced and hardworking staff team and many wonderful and committed fostering families providing outstanding care to children and young people. I feel very privileged to work with such amazing dedicated people!
Cassie Yeaman
Registered Manager
Amber Mann
Keep the Promise Change Officer
Debbie Lane
Education, Administration and Recruitment Manager
Paula Moore
Senior Supervising Social Worker
Marie Morrison
Supervising Social Worker
Freya Cummings
Apprentice Administrator
Amey Dalton
Senior Supervising Social Worker
Charlie Dudum
Senior Supervising Social Worker
Nicky Bruce
Senior Supervising Social Worker
Abbie Glennie
Administrator
Download our free Finance Guide
We offer one of the very best fostering allowances available alongside other great perks.
Our finance guide is designed to provide you with all the information you need to understand what impact fostering will have on your household income.
Our Pledge
Our commitment to ‘The Promise’ for Scotland’s children and young people.
“At Fostering People Scotland, we have always been committed about ensuring all children and young people in our care feel loved, valued and respected, whilst also being ambitious for all our children’s futures. As such we support the recommendations to achieve lasting and positive change for children and young people in Scotland. We are committed to doing all we can to #KeepThePromise for Children and Young People in Scotland and are working hard to find ways we can implement and deliver the recommendations of the Independent Care Review within Fostering People Scotland”. Cassie Yeaman – Registered Manager.
Care Inspectorate Report
Duty of Candour Report
Statement of Purpose
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Areas we cover in Scotland
We are recruiting foster carers in these areas to ensure that all children across Scotland have a safe place to call home:
