Makaton Signing for Babies and Families - Gedling Library - Family Learning

About this course

Makaton Signing for Babies and Families (MSBF) is for parents, family members or carers who would like to sign with babies and children in their care and have no previous experience of Makaton. These sessions are designed for you and your child to have fun and learn together. 

Makaton is a communication system that uses speaking, signing and symbols. Before children speak they use gestures, pointing and facial expressions to communicate with us. Makaton helps to develop those natural skills. 

The course is a fun and easy way to learn to sign with your baby. Signing while speaking has been shown to encourage the development of communication and language skills. It can help reduce frustrations and help you to understand your baby needs and wants. 

Makaton Signing for Babies is provided as a series of sessions for you and your baby. Together you will learn up to 100 signs and have fun practising them in songs, games and activities. 

Why not have a go and enjoy the benefits of signing with your baby. 

Content 

• Flexible, fun sessions 
• Training designed to encourage development of communication and language skills 
• Learn 100 signs (and symbols) specifically selected for use with babies/toddlers 
• Use signs and symbols in songs, games and activities 

What will be covered on the course?   

• You will learn approximately 100 signs and symbols using songs, games and activities. 

What will learners achieve by the end of the course? 

• How to use Makaton to encourage the development of communication and language skills in babies and toddlers. 

There are 8 adult and 8 child tickets

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course  please visit our webpage for further information  https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

• Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
• Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking.  If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield 
• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
• Greater London
• Greater Manchester
• Liverpool City Region
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
• Tees Valley
• West of England
• West Midlands
• West Yorkshire

Any questions?

Check the FAQs page, or get in touch:

• By phone: 01623 677 200
• By email: learning@inspireculture.org.uk

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