As a Speech and Language Therapist and qualified Early Years Teacher, if I were to choose a communication tool that enhanced the learning environment for all children, it would be Makaton. Let me set the scene and explain why!

News of the second lockdown has done nothing to ease the mental health crisis in schools. At Mable Therapy we’re helping schools in every way we can to support students’ wellbeing. In this blog, read how self-care, communication and building resilience are the key to helping your pupils’ through this difficult time.

ACEs are traumatic experiences that occur during childhood and have a large impact on a person’s entire life. Continue reading to learn about how ACE’s can also affect Language Development.

When we have a student in our class with a known hearing impairment, we are quick to provide technological and environmental solutions. But, we don’t always think about the listening environment for the average pupil. We assume that all healthy children can hear and have a fully developed listening system. Unfortunately, this is not always the case.