Safeguarding Adults Board Communications

Safeguarding Adults Board Communications

Makaton sign of the week – 3 to 9 November 2025

As part of the Safeguarding Adults Board commitment to communicating in an inclusive and accessible way, we would like to share with you Makaton.org’s Sign of the Week! Makaton.org is a national organisation promoting the use of Makaton. Their website contains a number of free resources, help sheets and videos to help you to learn Makaton. Previous Makaton signs of the week can be found on their website:
Sign of the Week – Makaton.org

This week’s sign is…  Fire / Blaze

You can see someone sign the phrase in Makaton on YouTube – here If you sign up for a free account you can access the Makaton library and download the Sign of the Week as symbols and line drawings on PDF. Instructions on how to do this can be found here –  How do I download the Sign of the Week? : The Makaton Charity

Please disseminate across your organisation

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