About us

Specialist physiotherapy

We are a UK charity and specialist treatment centre

We're dedicated to improving the lives of children with movement disabilities through specialist physiotherapy provision.

Vacancies

Join The Movement Centre

See below for the exciting opportunities we have available to join the dedicated team at The Movement Centre.

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Trustee Role

Description

We are looking for three new Trustees who can bring their experience, ideas and enthusiasm to help shape our next chapter, strengthen our Board and support us to reach even more children and families. If you are passionate about making a real difference and would like to use your skills to help an ambitious, growing charity, we would love to hear from you.

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Community Champion

Description

Are you looking for a fun, flexible volunteering role that makes a lifetime of difference to a small but mighty children’s charity? As a charity, fundraising is the engine that allows us to keep providing this support completely free to families. Our Community Champions are the heartbeat of that engine.

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Grants and Bid Writing Volunteer

Description

Are you a wordsmith with a passion for storytelling? Looking for a flexible, home-based role where your writing skills can directly unlock life-changing therapy for children?

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Our mission

Maximising potential through physiotherapy transforming the lives of children and young people.

We provide specialist physiotherapy for children and young people with Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, acquired brain injuries and genetic disorders. Our incredible specialists help these wonderful children to develop more strength and control of their movement. This can transform their lives.

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To Empower Independence

Targeted Training Therapy helps children gain the skills, strength and control they need to find some independence.

To Work With Families

We work closely with families, helping you all to reach your full potential and transforming your lives.

To Provide Fully-Funded Training

Providing the best care is not cheap, but we don't think it should cost families anything to help their children reach their full potential. We provide fully-funded care, thanks to generous support.

To Change Lives

We work tirelessly to raise money and provide fully-funded training because changing lives for the better is the best feeling in the world.

Our approach

How we do it

We have a committed team who work closely with families. Our Physiotherapy provision can enable children to develop new skills and become far more independent.

Specialist Physiotherapists

Our team are truly exceptional. They deliver expert care and services which help to transform lives.

Measuring Our Impact

We are incredibly proud of the impact we have, and each of our success stories is a life transformed.

Fully-Funded Care

Our lifechanging work can only be fully-funded with the generous support of trusts & foundations, corporate support, individuals fundraising and community groups

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Our Therapies

The Movement Centre is a charity and we aim to make our services as accessible as we can. We do not receive any statutory funding, and all therapy is funded through fundraising efforts from our small team, and all the kind supporters we have.

Targeted Training Therapy

Targeted Training is a highly specialised form of physiotherapy for children with movement difficulties. It has been developed to help children gain active control of their movement, rather than relying on compensatory strategies.

Hydrotherapy

Hydrotherapy can be a powerful complement to land-based physiotherapy, particularly for children who find movement difficult or tiring.

DMI Therapy

DMI therapy focuses on encouraging children to actively respond to movement challenges, helping them develop control, confidence, and independence.

Our partners

Our values

The basis of our culture

Our four main values determine how we act, as individuals and as an organisation. They form the basis of our culture and they are at the core of everything we do.

Creativity

To be leaders in a collaborate way showing passion and innovative whilst building strong partnerships

Compassion

We are advocates who listen and support each other within a caring environment.

Commitment

A dedicated team of professionals who are conscientious, loyal, and demonstrate accountability.

Credibility

We are data driven, challenging ourselves to deliver best practice with honesty and integrity.

Meet the team

Our experienced team are read to support you. If you are a parent wanting to learn more about our therapy provision, or a supporter wanting to fundraise for us, we would love to talk to you.

Helen Kight

CEO

Claire Keers

Physiotherapy Lead

Lynne Ford

Children’s Therapy Coordinator

Ann Norwood

Children’s Therapy Assistant

Curtis Langley

Strategic Partnerships Manager

Nicky Morris

Community & Individual Giving Manager

Jess Humphreys

Finance Officer

Our trustees

Trustees provide the Board with a mix of skills necessary to run the charity, including physiotherapy, marketing, finance and business management. No member of the Board receives any remuneration for their role. The Movement Centre is a registered charity (1075549) as well as a limited company (03713213) and the trustees of the charity are also directors of the company.