Makatots for Early Years - Gedling Library - Family Learning

• Date: 10 September - 15 October 2024
• Sessions: Tuesdays: 10:30am - 11:30am
• No. sessions: 6
• Venue: Gedling Library, Nottingham
• For ages: 19+
• Group size: 5 - 16
• Cost: FREE - £21

Makatots is a new course from the Makaton Charity. It is designed to help you encourage language development with your baby or toddler. These sessions are designed for you and your little one to have fun and learn together. This course is taught by a licensed Makatots Trainer. This course is ideal for those completely new to Makaton or those who want to practice their signing.

Makaton is a communication system that uses speaking, signing and symbols. Makatots is focussed on language development and the course is a fun and easy way to learn 5 – 8 signs per session with curriculum topics. You’ll also receive a Makatots’ Pocketbook to help you and support your at-home learning.

By the end of the course, you will:

Have a range of strategies and activities for supporting your baby/child/ren with fun and interactive learning.

Please bring:

• Bubbles to blow.
• A blanket to sit on.
• Water and snack.

Suggested Reading for the course:

• Play and Learn with your Baby (The Baby Club) by Sally Smith ISBN 9780241410219
• My first Makaton symbols and signs book by Tom Pollard ISBN 9781907864056
• Website of the Makaton Charity: Makaton.org

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 furtherinformation 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

Check the FAQs page, or get in touch:

• By phone: 01623 677 200
• By email: [email protected]

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