The Relational Social Work Podcast
Fostering reforms - will these help the drive for 10,000 new foster carers? Niketa Sanderson-Gillard & Luke Rodgers
Aug 02, 2026
Season 6
Episode 12
Matt and Hannah
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We might be officially out of a season but this episode was too important to wait, so we thought we better have a summer special! This week we are joined by Niketa Sanderson-Gillard (Founder and CEO of Why Care) and Luke Rodgers (Founder and CEO of The Care Leaders) to discuss the Department for Education’s consultation on updating Fostering Standards and Guidance, for which Niketa is the lead drafter and Luke is the engagement lead. This episode explores why fostering reforms are needed, what this means for children and for foster carers, and how relationships are being put at the centre of these reforms. The consultation is open now and this episode explains what is being proposed and how you can be part of the consultation. So have a listen and then head over to https://consult.education.gov.uk/looked-after-children/updating-foster-care-standards-and-guidance/ to get involved!
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