Join our growing community of Makaton Aware and Makaton Friendly organisations. Visit our Makaton Places webpage to find out how you can make your setting more inclusive and …

Makaton is a communication programme that uses symbols (pictures), signs (gestures) and speech to enable people to communicate. It supports the development of essential …

Children and adults can use Makaton to let others know what they want, make choices, share information and understand more. This helps build and develop important communication and …

Today, over 100,000 children and adults use Makaton symbols and signs, either as their main method of communication or as a way to support speech.

Delivered directly by The Makaton Charity, our group workshops offer a practical and engaging way for teams to learn Makaton. Available online or at your workplace, these sessions equip …

Free resources All our downloadable free resources are stored in the Makaton Library...

Welcome to the Makaton shop. We have a wide variety of resources to help you learn Makaton, develop your skills, and have fun!

All Makaton training provides you with information about what Makaton is and how it can be used in different settings. You also learn signs and symbols from the Core Vocabulary to an …

Over 2.2 million people in the UK have speech, language and communication difficulties. Over 400,000 people support them by using Makaton. The Makaton Charity aims to ensure that …

Makaton is the UK's leading language programme for adults and children with learning or communication difficulties. It is also used by everyone who shares their lives, for example, …