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Black History Month: Did You Know?
Black History Month is a great time to stop and take stock of some of the contributions made by black people throughout history. With that in mind, we look at twelve milestones along the way, including astronauts, Grammy winners and BAFTA nominations.
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Black History Month Recipe: Jamaican Rice and Peas
As part of our Black History Month celebrations, we are looking at some delicious recipes from around the world. Serve rice and peas as a side with Caribbean-style jerk chicken, or other barbecued meats. The 'peas' are actually kidney beans!
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Black History Month: Meet Joanna Adeyinka-Burford
As part of our Black History Month interview series, we were thrilled to be able to talk to Kids TV star, Joanna Adeyinka-Burford, who told us about her early identity formation, the process of finding herself and the power of being encouraged to dream big.
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Foster with Bucks supports Black History Month with a series of Special Newsletters
Every October is Black History Month in the United Kingdom - a month to highlight the achievements and successes of the Black community, to celebrate their contributions to the UK and a great opportunity to focus on and learn about the important Black historical figures who helped make Britain what …
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Meet the Team: Recruitment Assistant Team Manager, Andy Turner
In the first of a new series, we get to know the team at Foster with Bucks. In this first episode, we meet Andy Turner, who is the Assistant Team Manager in the Recruitment Team.
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Black History Month Recipe: Jollof Rice
Jollof Rice is a colourful rice dish that originates from Ghana and Nigeria, but is celebrated across all of West Africa, and is a sure hit with family and friends.
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Buckinghamshire Council appoints a new Director of Children's Services
Buckinghamshire Council has appointed a new Corporate Director for Children’s Services. John Macilwraith will join the Council, from Sheffield City Council, later this summer.
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Fostering while working Full-Time as a Teacher – This is How I Manage to do Both!
Sarah and her husband Rich both work full time and have been fostering for nearly 3 years. Sarah is a primary school teacher and spoke to us about how she juggles a full-time career with caring for two sisters long-term.
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Jenson (9) and Frankie (7) spoke to us about what it is like to live in a fostering family
Jenson and Frankie’s parents, Dee and Charlie, are foster carers for Buckinghamshire Council. We spoke to them about their experience looking after Amelie, a 10-month-old little girl who came to live with the family at 9 weeks old. They have been supported by our fantastic Child and Family workers, Jackie …
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Short-term Foster Carer Jo shares her experiences fostering with Buckinghamshire Council
We asked Jo how she juggles being a single foster carer with having a social life and what advice she’d have for anyone considering fostering.
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