Charity news
Dwylo'r Enfys nominated for a worldwide Rockie Award
S4C's Makaton children's programme Dwylo'r Enfys has been nominated for a prestigious Rockie Award at the 2013 Banff World Media Festival.Dwylo'r Enfys (Rainbow Hands), which is produced by Ceidiog, has been nominated in the Children Programmes (2+) Non-fiction category.
The Autism Show
Come and see us at The Autism Show. It's on 14th and 15th June at the Excel Centre, London. We will be on Stand A15.The Autism Show is a national event for autism, dedicated to the two million people in the UK who live and work with autism on a daily basis.
Do you sell on eBay?
You can now support us every time you sell an item on eBay. Select The Makaton Charity as your favourite charity, then whenever you list an item, simply choose a percentage of the sale price you would like to donate.
The Makaton Charity - Out and About
We are going to be out and about at various events over the next few months.
The Better Communication Research Programme
The Department for Education has recently published the outputs from the Better Communication Research Programme (BCRP). The research programme ran for three years and was designed to investigate the progress of children with speech, language and communication needs over time.
The story of our advent calendar
The story of The Makaton Charity's 2012 advent calendar...
Vacancy: Training Services Manager
An experienced practitioner, you will provide creative input to continuous professional development of our network of over 1100 tutors and trainers, work to identify new opportunities for skills development and training, and work with our partners to meet users’ needs.
Enfys reaches out across the rainbow
Dwylo'r Enfys (Rainbow Hands), a new TV programme for young children and families in Wales, is the first Welsh language programme to use Makaton.
Justin wins third BAFTA
Justin with Alesha Dixon, whopresented him with the award(Photo: BAFTA/ Richard Kendal)Congratulations to Justin Fletcher, who has won a BAFTA in the Presenter category for Something Special in the British Academy Children’s Awards.
Mr Tumble wins outstanding award for good communication
Children’s television presenter Justin Fletcher, aka Mr Tumble, from CBeebies Something Special programme, has received an Outstanding Achievement Award at the Shine a Light Awards 2012 for helping and supporting children in developing good communication skills.
Award-winning Christmas card design
Makaton Champion Andrea, from The Grange in Bookham, is one of the award winners in Mencap's National Christmas Card Competition.
Call for Trustees
PLEASE NOTE: THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS WAS 23RD NOVEMBER 2012.The Makaton Charity is looking for 4 - 6 individuals to join and expand our dynamic board of Trustees.Unusually for a charity, we're largely self-funding, which means your 'day job' skills could prove highly valuable.
The Makaton Charity receives supermarket donation
A new Tesco Express store in Blackwater has celebrated its launch with a donation to The Makaton Charity.
Free Quick start guide for MyChoicePad
For those of you who have the MyChoicePad Makaton app, you can now download and print this free Quick Start guide to remind you how to use all the features of MyChoicePad.MyChoice: Quick Start (pdf file, 3.2Mb) Don’t forget there are also tutorial videos online www.mychoicepad.com.
CBeebies launches new website
To mark the occasion of the 100th episode of Something Special, CBeebies has created a fantastic new website, embracing the same inclusive approach as the Something Special TV programme.
Apple event
In November we were very excited to work with Business Team of the Apple Store, Milton Keynes, in organising an event to showcase how people are using iPads with children and adults with communication needs. Guests included Makaton Tutors, local schools and communication specialists.
Something Special wins two BAFTAs
The Something Special team has scooped two awards at the 2010 British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA).The Producer Allan Johnston and Directors Helen O'Connell and Anna Perowne were winners in the Pre-School Live Action category for Something Special.
Boogie 9000: Makaton Robot
Boogie 9000: Makaton Robot is a short film by students of Beacon Hill Film Project in North Shields that highlights the importance of Makaton.
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