Devon County Council sent this bulletin at 04-05-2018 01:57 PM BST
Fostering Devon Newsletter 04/05/2018
Update From HMRC
HMRC is hosting a live
webinar for foster carers, explaining the important tax issues you need to know
about. During the webinar you’ll
learn about qualifying care relief and how to record this on your online tax
return, National Insurance and other important issues, such as the records you
need to keep for tax purposes.
Because it’s interactive you
can get answers to your questions and you won’t need a microphone or webcam.
Wednesday 16
May – 11am to middayBook
here
There is a useful online
guide, 'Tax for foster carers'. Why not take a look
at HMRC’s YouTube channel, which has short videos on
your ‘need to knows’ for tax? Follow HMRC on Twitter @HMRCBusiness, to make sure you’re kept up to
date with what’s going on.
You can ask questions
whenever you need to on HMRC's Small Business Forum by clicking here.
Please circulate this
message to your network of foster carers and give them
theopportunity to benefit from advice they can trust.
Clare's Law
This is a new leaflet produced by the Police and the Home Office explaining the Clare’s
Law process (Domestic Violence disclosure scheme). We are asked to share it with all DCC social work teams. It will be
helpful for professionals as well as the families we work with.
Enterprise Day For CiC In Years 9, 10 & 11
'Want to make
yourself more employable? Want to develop those important employ-ability
skills? Or just want to be confident when talking to people. Then why not come
along to our Work Preparation day delivered by CSW Enterprise, and learn all
the skills and qualities you will need to create a CV, prepare for an interview
and ask the right questions.
The day will
take place at County Hall on the 30th May 2018 starting at 10am and will finish
at 3pm, lunch will be included.
During the day
you will get the opportunity to work alongside people from business helping you
prepare and improve your career planning.
You will work
in small groups looking at what employers look for in their new employees. We
will cover employer expectation in terms of CVs, letters of application,
appropriate dress and inter-views.'
Please discuss
this with your Year 9, 10 and 11 CiC pupils and encourage them to attend.
Exeter
University are holding a Year 6 Taster Day for Children in Care on Friday 8th
June 2018. Please see full details and booking form here.
Any
queries should be directed to Natalie Bracher @ Exeter University by emailing outreach@exeter.ac.uk
Are You Interested?
We
are looking to set up a sibling support group for foster carers' children.
If
you have young people who would be interested in this please notify
amy.crebo@devon.gov.uk or samantha.holliday@devon.gov.uk
Refer A Friend Scheme - up to £500 when you refer a
friend to foster
As you are a foster carer you will know how personally rewarding it is to
help shape a child’s future. So if you are passionate about what you do, and
can think of a friend or family member who would be a great foster-carer, why
don’t you tell them about our Refer A Friend Scheme?
You could receive up to £500 for every person you refer if they become
an approved foster carer for Fostering Devon – click here to read more.
