They use the sign language Makaton, and BBC News NI was invited to their first performance. Their performance of Avicii's Wake Me Up and Ben E King's classic Stand by Me brought the house down at the ...

Teach your child to communicate their needs using this system of signs and symbols as used by Mr Tumble on Something Special Makaton is the sign and symbol language used in the CBeebies show ...

Makaton is the sign and symbol language used in Something Special. The aim of Makaton is to help people communicate through speech, so when someone is able to say the correct words, they’re ...

A graduate of Information Technology from the University of Derby in the United Kingdom, Omotayo Omoyemi, has developed an ...

This accredited activity helps students learn signs and symbols from stages 1-4 and the additional stage of the Makaton Core Vocabulary. This workshop is delivered through four modules and is both ...

Thirteen-year-old Isabella Evans has set up a petition for Makaton, a sign communication tool, to be taught in all schools in Wales. The teenager, from Bridgend, learned Makaton to communicate ...

A Makaton choir for people with Down's Syndrome is set to perform at a Renfrewshire festival. Choir 21, made up of singers aged 12 and above, will take to the stage at the Paisley Book Festival. The ...

An inspirational choir will bring a South Lanarkshire singer's uplifting musical memoir to life when they take to the stage at a top book festival. Choir 21 comprises performers aged 12 and above ...

They use the sign language Makaton, and BBC News NI was invited to their first performance. The Fleming Fulton and Boys' Model joint choir performed at the Boys' Model school concert Their ...