Alison Pennington-Malik
Professional Makaton Training Across the UK
In-person training across the South West Online training across the UK
Helping people communicate with confidence
Makaton can help make communication more accessible for children and adults with speech, language and communication needs.
My training is practical, interactive and designed to help you take what you learn and use it confidently in everyday situations.
Whether you're looking for training for a whole staff team or a specialist workshop for your business or organisation, I can help.
Training for organisations
Give your team the skills and confidence to communicate inclusively.
Private Makaton training can be tailored to your organisation, your setting and the people you support.
I work with organisations across:
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Education and Early Years
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NHS and Healthcare
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Social Care and Supported Living
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Charities and Children's Services
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Universities and Colleges
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Emergency and Frontline Services
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Businesses and Corporate Organisations
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Community Organisations
Training can be delivered online or in-person across the South West.
Why train with Alison Pennington-Malik?
Experience you can trust. 30+ years of professional and personal experiences.
My background spans Health & Social Care, Early Years and Primary Education, giving me a broad understanding of communication needs across different settings.
Experienced across sectors
I deliver training for schools, NHS teams, care organisations, charities, universities, businesses and community sectors and the corporate sector.
Practical and engaging
All training is designed to be interactive, enjoyable and relevant to real-life situations.
Online or In-person
Choose the format that works best for your organisation.
What people say about the training
"Enthusiastic, engaging and incredibly knowledgeable."
Alison was a very enthusiastic and engaging trainer. She has a huge amount of knowledge which made the course flow easily. From starting with no knowledge of Makaton, I found this course was excellent. I highly recommend this course and hope that Lloyds brings you back to teach us more. I can clearly see the value of colleagues learning this to help our more vulnerable customers.
Lloyds Banking Group, Bristol
"Kind, approachable and extremely professional."
Alison is a pleasure to work with, she is kind, approachable yet extremely professional and is the best at what she does. She is quick to respond and gives clear, specific planning and follow-up correspondence. She has patience and understanding when interacting with parent carers and professionals and always goes the extra mile to ensure they get the most out of learning Makaton with her. We are proud to work alongside Alison and promote Makaton, she really is doing amazing work for those who need it most.
Training Coordinator, NSPWCT
"Excellent trainer, excellent training!"
Excellent trainer, excellent training! Being completely new to the benefits of Makaton in my skill set, this course was delivered expertly. As a supported living team member, I am now able to communicate effectively with those who I support, the course was EYE-OPENING! Thank you so much Alison.
Support Worker, Achieve Together LTD
Meet Alison
Hi, I'm Alison,
I'm a licensed Makaton Tutor with more than 30 years of professional and personal experience across health & social care, education and early years.
I love helping people to discover how Makaton can make communication more accessible and seeing the confidence that develops when people have practical tolls they can use straight away.
I deliver training throughout the South West and online across the UK
