20th April 2025
Rory* is a 14 year old boy with brown hair and brown eyes. He is tall, broadly built and is a gentle giant at heart. He is thoughtful and considerate. He has a very dry sense of humour, is funny and can really make you laugh. He is lovely company, especially one-to-one.
Rory is a lover of nature and the natural world. Rory has a great affinity with animals and is very at ease in the company of animals. He is gentle around animals. Rory would benefit from a rural home with outdoor space and animals preferably dogs, horses or goats. Rory has an allergy to cats if he strokes their fur but he has a genuine fondness for them.
Rory loves spending time in nature and appreciates the smell of rain, a beautiful sunset or the profile of a tree. Rory enjoys taking his mountain bike on forest trails, going for hikes, rock climbing, coasteering and bushcraft. Physical activity assists Rory greatly with dealing with his emotions and emotional expression. He is very ’at home’ in nature and in physicality and both have a calming effect on him. Rory would have attended a boxing club weekly and feels the benefits afterwards. He enjoys playing basketball at school with his peers and staff and plays football with other young people at his current residence.
Rory is good with other children and especially when he senses there is an atmosphere of transparency, equality and fairness. Rory has a fear of rejection and any slight hint of being rejected can trigger an automatic fight survival response which manifests as impulsivity, hyperactivity or attention deficits. A calm, nurturing environment with attuned adults can mitigate this issue.
Rory is interested in reading and has a varied collection of books ranging from motivational autobiographies to science fiction. He reads mostly at night to assist settling. Rory loves listening to music and has a colourful range of music interests from ‘The Eagles’ to ‘Led Zeplin’ to ‘The Futons.’ He says his previous foster carer inspired some of his tastes in music. Rory likes to talk about the artists and will philosophise on the meaning of lyrics. He is a sensitive boy who thinks deeply about matters. Rory particularly enjoys one-to-one time on his Play Station, or watching a film or a good Netflix series with staff members.
Rory is a healthy boy with no medical conditions or needs. He enjoys his food and will assist with breakfast or lunch preparation and has good independent kitchen skills. He is easily pleased at mealtimes but is delighted to get a piece of steak!
Rory attends a nurture room in secondary school five days a week. His attendance record is excellent and he enjoys the social aspect of school. His favourite subjects are PE, environmental science and IT. Rory receives exceptional support and encouragement from classroom assistants and his teachers and is doing well in school currently. He receives one-to-one support in the classroom and has physical activity and movement breaks throughout the day to aid concentration. He is entering Year 11 in September and is hoping to attend courses at the Southern Regional College concurrently with school. He has a special interest in all matters pertaining to technology and hopes to pursue a career in IT in the future.
Rory has a twin brother, younger sibling and his mother. He sees his mum and younger sibling twice weekly and is very kind, gentle, caring and patient towards him showing a great understanding of his young needs. He plays imaginatively with him and they also enjoy physical play together. He sees his twin brother once a week and sometimes at the weekend. He has not lived with his twin brother for the past three years. Rory sees his aunt and grandparents regularly when he visits his mum.
As his foster carer/s, you will receive an annual fee provided monthly, alongside fostering allowances to cover the cost of day-to-day expenses as well as ongoing social work support.
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*Name changed and stock image used to protect child’s identity.