Supporting the Social Care workforce
Programmes and resources for those working to support children in foster care, kinship care and adopted children.
Sharing stories supports attachment and can help children feel secure and loved.
We know something profound happens in those magical moments when an adult and child share a story together: shared attention, emotional availability, reciprocity, mutual calm, enjoyment, and so much more.
BookTrust partners with organisations and practitioners working daily with families. We ensure our programmes are part of the wider support to increase life-chances for children from vulnerable family backgrounds.
Fundamentally reading in the early years makes an enormous difference, not just to educational attainment but to resilience and happiness. I want to reach people who we never really talk about in this context: … kids in care, looked-after children. They’re the people that it’s really important to reach because they’ve got the lowest life chances, and we can make the biggest impact by bringing life chances to them.
Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Waterstones Children’s Laureate
Our research
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This briefing provides insights into the role reading and sharing stories can play in kinship care families’ lives and the types of support they find most meaningful.
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This research briefing outlines why reading is important for children experiencing vulnerability and the learning that underpins how BookTrust is encouraging reading habits.
Foster Care Magazine article – More than words
Useful downloads
Programmes and support
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Join hundreds of schools and local authorities using Letterbox Club to bring the magic of reading and numeracy to pupil premium and vulnerable learners age 3–13
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A book subscription service for ages 0–7+ that embeds sharing stories at home to strengthen bonding and attachment for foster, kinship and adoptive families.
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Sharing stories helps build emotional connections.
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At BookTrust, we provide support for kinship care families, which can be used by our local authority partners, including virtual schools, as part of their local kinship care offer.