We would like to thank all of our partners in this project and the staff, carers and children who shared their views and experiences and who helped design these resources. Thanks too to our funders xxxx (ESRC grant number this has to go in).

This resource was written by Ruth Emond, Carol George, Ian McIntosh and Samantha Punch, School of Applied Social Science, University of Stirling and was devised in collaboration with our partners: Core Assets, Aberlour Child Care Trust, Perth and Kinross Council, Centre for Excellence in Looked After Children in Scotland (CELCIS) and Iriss (Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services). The Food for Thought project was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

Acknowledgements

The Food for Thought partnership would like sincerely to thank all the children, foster carers and residential staff who took part in the original FaCS study as well as the Food for Thought project. We are so grateful that you were willing to share your experiences with us. The academic team would also personally like to thank the Steering Group members: Stuart Eno, John Kelleher, Jane Alcorn, Ailsa Brannan (Fosterplus), Ian Watson, Claire Lightowler and Laura Steckley. Your advice, energy, ideas and commitment has been outstanding throughout the project and we could not have done it without you.

This interactive introduction to Food for Thought was built by Iriss. © 2013 Iriss.