Our colleagues at Newcastle University are interested in how sign systems such as Makaton and British Sign Language are used by practitioners working with 0-5 year olds in Early Years settings.

Sign systems are thought to be commonly used in the Early Years, but there is no research yet to document this. We also don’t know who uses sign in the Early Years, or how practitioners feel about the use of sign. The Early Years Sign Survey aims to fill these gaps in our knowledge. This is the first stage in building an evidence base for the use of sign in early years education.

The survey takes less than 10 minutes to complete and does not ask for any personal details. Click here to take part in the survey. Click here to download the flier.