Polaris Community

It gives us great pleasure to be able to launch our Polaris Community Annual Quality Report for 2023. The report gives just a snapshot of just some of the fantastic work that happened across our community in 2023 and because we continue to work at being the best we can be, remaining focused on providing the very best outcomes for our children and young people, we shall look forward to sharing even more inspirational moments and achievements from 2024 in our next Quality Report. View in browser: http://bit.ly/PolarisAQIR

Polaris Community is proud to support #IWD2025 to #AccelerateAction for gender equality. We stand together as a community in our commitment to foster an inclusive workplace where women thrive, lead and innovate and are united in helping to drive meaningful change for our future generations.  #diversityandinclusion #InvestInWomen #IWD2025

Today marks our community-wide Staff Appreciation Day and whilst we strive to ensure that every single team member knows they are appreciated all year round, it does give us the opportunity to remind every single one of our team members just how much we value and appreciate their unwavering commitment, exceptional talent and tireless dedication. We do this by sending cards to every single colleague with a hand written personal message just for them. Thank you to every single team member for the extraordinary impact you make each and every day in transforming the lives of our children and young people. We are exceptionally proud of such an inspirational team! If you're looking to join an extraordinary team of people where your work really makes a difference, see our latest vacancies here: https://lnkd.in/eukWMsPX #Employeeappreciationday #ThankYou #postiveculture

Theresa and her husband Clive started their fostering journey in September 2018. Their foster son has been placed with the family long term, which means he will live with them until he’s 18 years old and beyond. Read their fostering story: https://lnkd.in/eHgPAG2u Fosterplus - UK | #PolarisCommunity #fosterparents #fostercare

“I think people have false expectations about what people who grow up in care are like.” 19-year-old Erin shares her experience with a foster family, Staying Put past 18, and her university success. https://lnkd.in/ekS3E4hE

Lesley has been fostering for 22 years, providing care to almost 200 children through various types of fostering, including long-term and short-term care. Read her story 💜 https://lnkd.in/egrqKsyN

"Fostering is by far the best and most rewarding thing I’ve ever done." FCA foster parent Alice shares how her fostering journey has unfolded, the positive impact it continues to have on her daughter, and why fostering as a single parent is the most rewarding thing she’s ever done. https://lnkd.in/eS9H8CzC

Meet Andrew and Karen who have been fostering with Foster Care Associates Scotland since 2013 after both working as mental health professionals. Read their story 👇 https://lnkd.in/gPfStcfB

What better day than Celebration Friday, as part of National Apprenticeship Week 2025, to congratulate our colleagues across the Polaris Community who successfully completed their #apprenticeships in 2024. You should have all received some gifts in the post as a way of showing our appreciation and to say a huge WELL DONE for all your hard work in completing your apprenticeship. #skillsforlife #NAW25 | Apprenticeships

Today is Safer Internet Day 2025, an opportunity for us to talk about keeping children and young people safe online. 💻 Mark Briggs, Team Manager at Fostering People, one of the fostering agencies in the Polaris Community, is an Ambassador for the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Command and trains foster parents on keeping children safe online. 📲 You can see his top tips below and read his full blog here: https://lnkd.in/e_DarMqS Keeping the conversation going at home, whether you're a foster parent or parent of any kind, is crucial to ensuring online safety. 👨👩👧👦 Let us know if you'd like any more information or have any top tips of your own! ℹ️