Published by The International Centre for Therapeutic Care
A wide range of articles, book and film releases and general interest items that we hope will be of interest to families, carers and all those involved in looking after children.
‘Developing Research for the Children’s Residential Care Sector’ Where: The Mulberry Bush School, Linden House Annexe. Click here for map link When: Tuesday 31st January 2017 Time: 10.00 – 15.00 (registration from 09.30) Cost: £45.00 including lunch For: Residential practitioners, providers, researchers and academics This event is CPD accredited. The day will offer talks and workshops … Read more
Father Christmas (or Santa Claus if you’re the other side of the Atlantic from us in the UK) is known by a multitude of names throughout Europe, from The Gift-Giver to The Christmas Goat! A recent article looks at the meaning behind those names. You can read the full article here.
‘Sausage and Chips in Space’ and ‘Underwater’ are the first two children’s books of a planned ten-volume series written by Rick Joyce and illustrated by Cassie Gregory. Sausage the excitable Dachshund and Chips, an intelligent Siamese Cat, become guides for uplifting adventures into the jungle, at the zoo, at a party and more. This first … Read more
A Conference in London: Saturday, 21st January 2017 Sign up here: http://www.confer.uk.com/unseen.html Developing models for working with marginalised people who rarely have access to therapy through the usual channels requires considerable thought, flexibility and cultural sensitivity. This conference is about how as a professional community we can extend our practice to people who may never otherwise … Read more
Set sail and join an epic adventure in the breathtaking British countryside when the enchanting family adventure film SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS lands on Blu-ray, DVD & digital download from December 12th, 2016. Featuring a fantastic British cast including Rafe Spall (The BFG, Life of Pi), Kelly Macdonald (Brave, Anna Karenina), Andrew Scott (Spectre, Sherlock), Jessica Hynes (Harry … Read more
Lionsgate Films is proud to announce the release of MOLLY MOON AND THE INCREDIBLE BOOK OF HYPNOTISM, a family adventure film that follows Molly Moon’s rise to childhood stardom after discovering the hypnotic powers contained in a secret book. The film is based on the hugely successful series of Molly Moon children’s novels by Georgia … Read more
AARDMAN and STUDIOCANAL today announce SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE 2 Directed by Richard Starzak (Shaun the Sheep Movie, Creature Comforts)and Produced by Paul Kewley (Shaun the Sheep Movie, The Farmer’s Llamas). Pre-production will commence January 2017. The world’s favourite sheep returns to the big screen in SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE 2, the sequel to his … Read more
From animation Studio Laika, creators of the Academy Award®-nominated movies Coraline, Paranorman, and the Boxtrolls, comes an all-new epic quest adventure KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS Available on digital 2nd January, 2017 and on Blu-ray™ and DVD 16th January from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment “THE BEST ANIMATED MOVIE OF THE YEAR. A WILDLY INVENTIVE, MAGICAL ADVENTURE. EXTRAORDINARY, … Read more
Join the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in London this October half-term for a range of activities for all the family. All the learning events are inspired by the RIBA’s current exhibition ‘We all Live in the Office. A commission by artist Giles Round’ and are led by professional educators. Chose from Design Quest workshops … Read more
Looking for somewhere to take the kids this October half term? Zip World (zipworld.co.uk) has 11 adventures across three sites in the stunning area of Snowdonia. Easy to get to, treat your family to an adrenaline day like no other and with a mixture of underground and overground activities, you can have fun whatever the weather! … Read more
‘He has 24 hours to save New York City.’ The official UK trailer for upcoming animation PHANTOM BOY has been released. The highly anticipated latest from filmmakers Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol, whose previous animation A CAT IN PARIS was nominated for an Academy Award, PHANTOM BOY is a stylish noir caper set in the … Read more
Anthony Hamilton, father of Lewis, turns his hand to football and launches revolutionary football training tool – KickTrix™ The revolutionary KickTrix™ system is designed to improve performance of one of the most crucial skills in football – the keepy-uppy. This time-tested technique improves ball control, fitness, strength, focus and confidence, but is hard to practice … Read more