News & Blog

Memories are Safe in a Kids Step

Published on: 2015-04-24 11:32:00

Regular Support Groups are an invaluable opportunity for our foster carers to get together and share ideas and experiences. After all, there’s no one better equipped than a fellow carer to understand the tremendous rewards and the occasional challenges that fostering brings!

Keeping their independence – The positive effects of Long Term Fostering

Published on: 2015-04-22 13:26:00

Long term fostering is different to adoption but can still provide stability and security for the foster child. Discover more about the benefits and positive effects of long term fostering.

Our founding director Grace Wyatt becomes Chair of the NAFP

Published on: 2014-10-28 10:07:00

We are delighted and proud to announce that Grace Wyatt, director of Nexus Fostering, has been elected/appointed to the position of Chair of the Nationwide Association of Fostering Providers.

Investors in People re-awarded to Nexus Fostering

Published on: 2014-10-28 10:06:00

Nexus Fostering had its’ second review of the Investor in People (IIP) award in January 2012 and is delighted to retain the award that it originally received in January 2006. IIP is a national standard of best practice with a focus on strategic planning, culture and communication, developing people, effective management and managing performance. Our re-award highlights our commitment to our staff, because we know that staff who feel valued can offer outstanding support to our valued foster carers, and, in turn, to the children and young people in their care. It’s great to have our professional ethos recognised for a second time by IIP.

Nexus Fostering rated Outstanding by Ofsted

Published on: 2014-10-28 10:06:00

Ofsted is an inspection arm of the Government’s Department for Education, inspected Nexus Fostering in July 2011, and rated us ‘Outstanding’, the very highest level of service excellence

Nexus Fostering receives LILAC award

Published on: 2014-10-28 10:06:00

In Spring 2011, care-experienced young people, using standards devised by their peers to reflect what is important to them, inspected Nexus Fostering. The standards relate to the involvement of young people in the planning and evaluation of services and in planning their own lives, and the effectiveness of complaints and advocacy processes.

A new look for Nexus Fostering, but the same outstanding service!

Published on: 2014-10-28 10:05:00

You may have noticed a few changes recently. We felt it was time to freshen up our look, so this summer we hired some professional marketing expertise and the most obvious changes will be those which everyone can see just by visiting our revamped Facebook page, our revitalised Twitter account, and, of course, our new, modern looking logo.

ISW Form F Assessors needed in East Midlands

Published on: 2014-10-28 10:05:00

We are expanding our outstanding service provision so if you are suitably qualified and can provide high quality, professionally intuitive fostering assessments then please call us on 0121 427 2500 for details. We are offering cash bonuses for high quality work completed within agreed target timescales.

New premises and the launch our new fostering service, Nexus Care+

Published on: 2014-10-28 10:04:00

We are delighted to announce the launch of our office base for the Ofsted-rated ‘Outstanding’ Nexus Fostering Midland Team who has moved to refurbished premises in Edgbaston, Birmingham. Now based within a beautiful period building, with landscaped grounds and stylish office space, from here we will continue to offer our looked after children and young people high quality placements and support.

Nexus Youth Council

Published on: 2014-10-28 10:04:00

We recently held our first youth council. This was an opportunity for our young people to meet with Grace and the senior managers to discuss the services and support we offer, what they value and their suggestions for improvements.