The TCJ ‘My Home’ Creative Media Competition

We are offering a competition open to all adults and the children and young people you live and work with. The theme of the competition is ‘My Home’, and we invite you to capture in any medium – a drawing, photograph, short story, poem or reflective piece about what it is that you value in … Read more

Vacancy: Director of Care and Well-Being at Oasis Restore

Oasis Charitable Trust is a ground-breaking group of charities that have been pioneering models of sustainable and holistic education and community development over the last 35 years. They are now seeking a dynamic and transformational leader as the Director of Care and Well-Being for Oasis Restore – the UK’s first secure school. This is a … Read more

IRCT Best Practice Forums – ‘Recovery through Enrichment’

Friday 25th September 2020, 9.30am – 11.30am, online (Zoom) Former Virtual School Head and Co-Director of training and consultancy company, Aspiring for Children, Bernadette Alexander is also Enrichment Coordinator on behalf of John Lyon’s Charity for the Virtual Schools of Barnet, Brent, Ealing and Harrow. She believes that the use of specific enrichment activities, focused … Read more

IRCT Best Practice Forums

‘Looking Back Looking Forward: Insights through COVID and Beyond’ is a series of two webinars organised by IRCT. Both sessions will feature two speakers and include time for discussion and questions. IRCT Best Practice Webinar – Health & Social Care Friday 17 July 9.30 – 11.00 Speakers: Dr Lin Graham Ray (Designated Nurse Looked After … Read more

Frontline Work in Turbulent Times – Therapeutic Care during Coronavirus

An online event for all front line staff to reflect on the issues they face working with challenging people in a complex time This event will create space to reflect on the issues faced when working with challenging people in a complex time, through a series of dynamic, facilitated group sessions to explore recent experiences … Read more

University of Essex Foundation Degree in Therapeutic Communication and Therapeutic Organisations

Introducing the University of Essex Foundation Degree Therapeutic Communication and Therapeutic Organisations We’d like to let you know about this innovative degree programme, specially designed for people who work in social care, education or mental health settings and want to progress their careers. We think the programme is special because:- It is tailored for people … Read more

Safeguarding Children in the Digital Age conference

Safeguarding Children in the Digital Age

Early bird rate expires Friday 14th February 2020 – book your places today! The 4th national conference on Safeguarding Children in the Digital Age will provide essential learning for the entire children’s workforce. B bringing together leading online safety experts and safeguarding professionals to equip you with the understanding, skills and confidence to ensure children … Read more

Kindle, iBook and Kobo versions of our e-book now available

We recently self-published an e-book of the memoirs of Alan Wendelken, who attended and subsequently became a staff member at Finchden Manor (you can read a review of the book here). It is now available to buy for your Kindle, Apple device or Kobo Reader:   Buy the book for Amazon Kindle   Buy the book for … Read more

Learning From Action International Conference

The 9th International Working Conference LFA 2019 will be held at Ostello al Deserto, Chiavenna, Italy on the 18th to 20th October, offering an opportunity for direct learning, through living together in a temporary community, with the aim of understanding actions that influence and mobilise individuals and groups and which are not usually expressed either because they … Read more

What is the real value of play?

Children will always have accidents. It’s what they do, how they grow up and how they understand what risk they are prepared to take Creators of adventure play spaces CAP.Co explain the real value of play, as they see it. The value of play