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Slough Children First’s Breakaway ready to welcome guests

A grand opening ribbon celebration event took place at Prior’s Close, Slough, on Monday 25 April to welcome the newly refurbished Breakaway children’s respite care home. “On behalf of all staff working at Breakaway, I would like to extend a warm welcome to children and hope they have a quality time accessing our improved service. […]

Slough Children First launches annual Christmas Gift Appeal

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Slough Children First has just launched its Christmas Gift Appeal by inviting residents, businesses and community groups across the borough to spread a little festive cheer by giving a gift to a disadvantaged child who may otherwise receive none. Given the disruption we have all experienced over the last two years, especially children and young […]

National Adoption Week champions the voices less heard

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National Adoption Week launches on Monday 18 October continuing through to Sunday 24 October. The campaign will focus on modern adoption by raising awareness and generating a better understanding of the different experiences in the adoption process. This will be done through an honest exploration of the many voices of those whose lives have been […]

National Adoption Week

Green calendar page with a red heart next to it. Text reads National Adoption Week

This year’s National Adoption Week campaign (18-24 October) aims to celebrate adoption by raising awareness and generating a better understanding of the different experiences shared in the adoption process. This will be done by highlighting and championing all the voices of those whose lives have been impacted by adoption and involved in finding loving and […]

Slough Children First fostering agency rated good by Ofsted inspectors

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Slough Children First’s Independent Fostering Agency has been rated good by inspectors from Ofsted following an inspection of the service in July. In a letter published on Ofsted’s website, staff at the agency and foster carers were praised for their success in improving the service, moving it from simply compliance to quality. The inspectors noted […]

Slough children in care celebrating positive GCSE results

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Slough Children First has been celebrating the incredible achievement of the children in their care who received their GCSE results on Thursday. After what has been an incredibly challenging year for all children, those who Slough Children First is responsible for have gone beyond all expectations. On the Attainment 8 scale, the measurement of a […]

GCSE results not what you expected?

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If your GCSE results weren’t what you expected then find out more about your options and get additional support to access the right opportunities. What do I do next? What are my options? Where do I find information? Come along to The Curve, William Street, Slough SL1 1XY on Thursday 12 and Friday 13 August […]

New Board of Directors at Slough Children First

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Slough Children First is pleased to announce its Board of Directors for the newly council-owned company. The clear ambition is to take the organisation forward in close partnership with Slough Borough Council in order to continue the improvement programme started by the previous Trust. The Board met for the first time on 29 July, and […]

New home hampers for Slough care leavers

Aaliyah Shah and Jeanette Duncan from Slough Children First with a selection of hampers for care leavers

Staff at Slough Children First have been putting together special hampers to give to care leavers as they prepare to enter their own home for the first time. Each of the hampers contains tea, coffee, cleaning products and various other things that will help them on their way as they begin a new chapter in […]

Comfort Cases bringing dignity to children in care

Carol Douch, Reshma Bessesar and Jeanette Duncan with a selection of bags from Comfort Cases

When Rob Scheer was 12 he moved into his first foster home with all his belongings packed into a bin bag. As an adult he became a foster carer himself and when the children he fostered arrived at his home they also had their lives packed up inside a bin bag. No child deserves the […]

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