Client/participant feedback
"I just wanted to say a huge thank you for your
time over the Level 3 and 4 workshops. It has been
amazing and I have learnt so much as part of such a
lovely group of people. I can't wait to start using
the new signs I have learnt to support my children
with their communication and to upskill the staff."
SEN
Co-ordinator for a Private Network of Nurseries.
November 2024
“Just wanted to email and say A VERY BIG THANK
YOU for your wonderful presentation and effective
teaching of our Level 1 - 4 Makaton training.
I have thoroughly enjoyed it and am quite
excited for what the future holds for me using and
teaching Makaton to others“
SEN Teacher
November 2024
"I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for being such a fabulous
tutor, if it wasn't for you and you're engaging
workshops over the years , I never would have been
inspired the way I have to push through to become a
Makaton tutor."
Workshop participant - January 2024
“Helen was amazing and made it feel like I could do it and in the end I could and I feel so confident using Makaton."
Teaching Assistant - Sept 2023
“Helen was a fantastic tutor. She made the
sessions engaging and inclusive, ensuring that
everyone felt confident and able to participate.”
Teacher June 2023
"I would just like to say thank you for a very interesting and engaging workshop. I very much enjoyed every session, the group and yourself were very friendly and I really feel I have learned a lot that I can now share with others. Teacher- May 2022
"I would like to say thank you for the Makaton training, we really enjoyed it. We now are more confident in communicating with our service users. It really was not only interesting but delivered so well by yourself. Thank you." Registered Manager- Learning Disability, Residential Service - May 2022
“Thank you so much for your time and your amazing
Makaton tuition this week. All the staff have been
raving about how well you facilitated the sessions
and how much they have learned. We can’t wait to put
it into practice.”
Deputy Manager, Children’s home - February 2022
"Excellent training
delivered in a friendly
way, offered lots of
opportunity to practise
in the group and in
pairs"
Teacher - November 2021
"Very well run, when
we did run into
technical issues via
wifi, Helen remained
calm and waited for the
issue to resolve and
then recapped bits that
had been missed.
Helen is a very
competent tutor"
Teacher - November 2021
“Helen deliverd the
online training
confidently and created
an inclusive and
welcoming atmosphere,
even in Zoom!"
Freelance Multi-Sensory
Artist - July 2021
"The training was
excellent and worked
well on Zoom. The
use of breakout rooms
was really good as was
the small number of
participants. The
mixture of short talks
and practical sessions
helped the flow of the
session really well."
Speech and Langiuage
Therapist - November
2021
"Very informative
and well presented.
Felt comfortable in
asking questions , with
help if unsure of
anything."
Teachiung Assistant -
September 2021
"I thoroughly
enjoyed the training.
I thought the content
was relatable to our
setting, I can now see
staff using Makaton in
school daily, and I know
our children will really
benefit from our
enhanced communication
methods."
Special Educational
Co-ordinator - April
2021
Helen is a great teacher and she has really
improved my signing and accuracy “
(Family Learning Tutor - October 2020)
“Training was very well delivered considering it was
via teams due to lockdown measures. I thought it was
made fun and enjoyable and involved everyone on the course.
(Special Needs Support Assistant - June
2020)
“Helen is a great Tutor
(Parent
- October 2020)
“ It was a great opportunity to learn Makaton. Helen
was a great tutor, very patient with us all and made
sure we were all happy and confident before continuing onto
the next section. I'd recommend the course to the rest of my team.
(Community and Events Fundraiser - September 2020)
“ It was an excellent session, unfortunately due to
the circumstances it had to be delivered on line.
However, Helen was excellent in how she checked all
participants understood and could do the sign
accurately. (Specialist Teacher/District
SENCO - September 2020)
“Fantastic two days with a brilliant trainer. Very
encouraging “ (Face to Face training
- Dental
Nurse - September 2020)
“All staff found the training invaluable - both
equipping them with practicable knowledge and
understanding - as
well as the confidence to begin to embed it within
their practice either a class teacher, learning
support assistant or 1:1 practitioner.
(Inhouse
Level 1 Training - Early Years Team October
2020)
“ The training was excellent; Helen was a brilliant
tutor and she made the sessions motivating and fun.
She was calm, approachable and extremely pleasant. I would
recommend her training highly!
(Teacher/Senco
-
Makaton Taster - October 2020)
“Helen provided a really enjoyable workshop which
was engaging and interactive. It was well balanced
between informative and practical content. Helen was
understanding of our varying roles and pitched her
teaching accordingly, personalising the course.
(Team Leader
- Support work for children with disabilities-
Charity - October 2020)
“Thanks again for all your help with regards to
these courses. They are fantastic and have really
improved our practice with the young people we work
with.“
(Assistant Unit Manager, Nottingham 2016)
“The word “ education” literally means “ to draw out” someone’s potential. This tutor did this masterfully, drawing out the best in each individual. Thank you very much!”
( Beginners workshop 2016)
“This was an excellent and inspiring workshop! I had
come to help deliver signs in songs…., however I
would now think about applying its multi-modal
approach to my general music teaching from Early
Years to Year 6.”
( Teacher following Foundation workshop February
2016)
“I really enjoyed the course and felt that I learnt loads! I think the lessons were delivered really well and I felt so confident with the signs after such a short time that I feel that they'll really stay with me. I particularly appreciate how you worked with each of us individually to ensure we were able and aware of how to use the signs and symbols for our own individual purposes. Thank you very much again.”
( Beginners workshop Stockport December 2015)
“Many thanks for an excellent Makaton session on Monday. I can’t remember a course that captivated the entire team so completely. You took us up a notch. Brilliant!
( In-house Beginners workshop Nottingham City Council. December 2015)
“Since being on the Foundation workshop in
November, it has given me the confidence to be
stronger with my signing. From September
, I was put in the children's room ages 1 to 2 years
old at the nursery. Through using Makaton and
preparing my own Makaton group sessions within the
classroom, the nursery are now allowing me to come
in to provide a Makaton group session to the
children.”
( Nursery nurse 2014)
“I would like to thank you for an excellent
experience over the two days. I am getting plenty of
opportunity to use many of the signs covered in the
sessions. I have had a formal observation since the
training course and I was commended on the use of
signs and how well it engaged the learners in the
lesson. I am overjoyed at how much information the
students are retaining over the weeks and I am sure
the use of signing is helping this. A member of
staff said I make it so clear when I introduced new
signs – something I have learnt from your excellent
example. I am sure when I have more time next year I
will want to continue with Makaton training to a
higher level.”
( Trainee teacher on placement in Special Needs
school)
“
Helen’s standard of teaching is at a very high
quality. I will recommend more training in my
setting. Thank you for supporting me with my
learning”
( Teaching assistant
2014)
“I just wanted to let you know that 7 of our cohort plus 1 second year student
attended the Makaton Taster course today and that it was fabulous.
Helen Adams is an excellent tutor and supported us all really well with the
signs covered. She has even offered to run an additional two-day foundation
course in the summer holidays at Abacus in Stockport, subject to room
availability.”
(Third year Primary Education Undergraduate Manchester
Metropolitan University June 2014)
“Fantastic course. Helen is a great trainer. The
course was well presented and Helen made the content
relevant to working practice”
(Speech and Language
Therapist, Nottingham 2014)
“Truly excellent! Helen has engaged me from the
first second we started and has been an excellent
teacher. I feel so much more confident and able to
start communicating with my daughter. I have a much
greater understanding of how Makaton will help her
to communicate and understand. I am so grateful and
will definitely be booking on the Follow-up!!
(Parent following Beginners workshop March 2014)
“ This course has been amazing and I wish I had
known Makaton a lot of years ago. Helen is a lovely
lady and very easy to talk to and understand. I have
got loads out of the course and very interested in
next course”
(Parent following
Beginners workshop March 2014)
"A hugely successful training experience which
everyone has thoroughly enjoyed – thanks a million!”
(Primary School Headteacher , Stockport, following an in-house
Enhancement workshop , December 2013)
“The teachers really enjoyed the session you did
at school and got a lot out of it. In fact my
Reception class are singing Silent Night using Makaton in their Christmas play!”
(Primary School
Headteacher, Nottingham following an in-house
Makaton Taster session, November 2013)
“Hi
Helen I just wanted to let you know how useful I
found the course yesterday. I went home buzzing
about all the new signs that I had learnt. I have
also started using them in my session today”
(Childrens Centre Teacher, The Meadows Children's
Centre)
“I have found this course not only beneficial but
extremely interesting. It is refreshing to be taught
by an animated and enthusiastic tutor who is
passionate about what they teach. This has been
passed on to myself and I am excited to use Makaton
in my setting immediately!”
(Nursery Nurse and Speech and
Language
Intervention
Practitioner)
“I was really worried about having to speak in front
of a group of strangers but you made me feel
comfortable and confident – thank you”
(Student)
“Many thanks for all the wonderful tutoring, it has
been really life changing in a positive way!"
(Parent who hopes to go on to become a Local Makaton
Tutor)
“I felt quite inspired by the
training last week (and I know speaking to John’s
wife that he got loads from the day too!) I am
genuinely looking forward to day 2 on Friday and
more of the same….."
(Musician
who attended Foundation workshop with the father of
a child with communication difficulties)
“It has made my job as a key worker much easier and
hopefully I can now start to help our young people
develop further too”
(Residential Key worker )
“Hi Helen, I just wanted to thank you for the
fantastic workshop yesterday. I was totally
exhausted by the end but I felt really excited by
the amount I’d learnt and the possibilities for
using it.”
(Student on Health and Social Care degree course)
"We asked Helen for help when our son was
experiencing delayed speech development in terms of
the formation of certain sounds. I would not
hesitate to recommend her skills. Helen has a calm
and professional approach and has been excellent at
maintaining his attention in sessions. She has
put a huge amount of effort into providing him with
interesting and bespoke activities for each session
which have, in turn, maintained our focus and
interest in assisting him. Consequently, we are
delighted with the results, his speech has developed
and he has become more confident."
(Parent)
“The training will provide me with ideas to discuss
with the LSA and structure a programme for specific
children”
(SENCO)
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