We are delighted that we can introduce some more in-person ABC Songs, Stories and Signs sessions for children aged 3-6 years (up to 6th birthday).
Come along to our face-to-face event on Saturday 22nd August at 11.30am (session ends at 12.15pm).
This session will be at Watch us Grow, Palacerigg Country Park, Cumbernauld, G67 3HU. The Session will be hosted by Katy Lironi, ABC Development Lead and Makaton Tutor, from our Achieving Better Communication (ABC) team.
To attend this event please complete the form below, once your booking is confirmed, we will be in touch to confirm your place. We will then email a reminder of the details of the event (usually a few days before from abc@dsscotland.org.uk).
Event information:
A £5.00 charge (per session) applies and is available to all families with a DSS Membership (Membership is free, join here!)
The sessions will take place once per month (usually last Saturday of the month) and will feature lots of familiar aspects of our First Steps sessions – songs, Makaton signs, stories and early communication activities. Face-face sessions also provide a great opportunity for meeting other parents.
Face-to-face First Steps sessions will be in addition to weekly online First Steps or ABC Anytime First Steps, which will continue weekly throughout term time.
Each event can accommodate a maximum of 6 children plus a parent/carer and will be on a first come first served basis. Please book only one ticket per family. (Usually both parents and a sibling can attend, but please be mindful that the sessions are structured to meet the communication needs of children with Ds.)
Each event needs to be booked on an individual basis, but more than one session can be booked by each family.
We are delighted that we can introduce some more in-person ABC First Steps sessions for children aged 0-2 years (up to 3rd birthday).
Come along to our face-to-face event on Saturday 22nd August at 10.30am (session ends at 11.15am).
Each event can accommodate a maximum of 10 children plus a parent/carer and will be on a first come first served basis. Please book only one ticket per family. (Usually both parents and a sibling can attend, but please be mindful that the sessions are structured to meet the communication needs of children with Ds.)
We are delighted that we can introduce some more in-person ABC Songs, Stories and Signs sessions for children aged 3-6 years (up to 6th birthday or older depending on communication stage)
Come along to our ABC Songs, Stories and Signs face-to-face event on Saturday 28th November at 11.30am in Glasgow (session ends at 12.15pm).
Sessions take place at Platform, The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse, Glasgow, G34 9JW and will be hosted by Katy Lironi, ABC Development Lead and Makaton Tutor, from our Achieving Better Communication (ABC) team.
To attend this event please complete the form below. We will then email a reminder of the details of the event (usually a few days before from abc@dsscotland.org.uk).
The sessions will take place once per month (usually last Saturday of the month) and will feature lots of familiar aspects of our ABC online sessions – songs, Makaton signs, stories and communication activities. Face-face sessions also provide a great opportunity for meeting other parents.
Face-to-face ABC Songs, Stories and Signs sessions will be in addition to weekly online ABC or ABC Anytime sessions, which will continue weekly throughout term time.
Come along to our ABC Songs, Stories and Signs face-to-face event on Saturday 19th September at 11.30am in Glasgow (session ends at 12.15pm).
Come along to our ABC Songs, Stories and Signs face-to-face event on Saturday 31st October at 11.30am in Glasgow (session ends at 12.15pm).
Come along to our face-to-face event on Saturday 28th November at 10.30am in Glasgow (session ends at 11.15am).
This session will be at Platform, The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse, Glasgow, G34 9JW. The Session will be hosted by Katy Lironi, ABC Development Lead and Makaton Tutor, from our Achieving Better Communication (ABC) team.
Come along to our face-to-face event on Saturday 31st October at 10.30am in Glasgow (session ends at 11.15am).
Come along to our face-to-face event on Saturday 19th September at 10.30am in Glasgow (session ends at 11.15am).
We are delighted to introduce our in-person ABC First Steps summer sessions for children aged 0-5 years (up to 5th birthday).
Come along to our face-to-face event on Saturday 25th July 2026 at 11.00am (session ends at 12.00pm).
This session will be at Watch us Grow, Palacerigg Country Park, Cumbernauld, G67 3HU and will be hosted by Katy Lironi, ABC Development Lead and Makaton Tutor, from our Achieving Better Communication (ABC) team.
There is no additional cost for ABC First Steps Summer Sessions for those who subscribe to our ABC programme as it includes face-to-face sessions throughout the year. A £5.00 charge (per session) applies to families who aren’t signed up to the ABC Programme.
Our First Steps Summer Sessions will hopefully take place outside at Watch us Grow, however, if the weather isn’t great we will be indoors! We will be singing, signing and taking part in lots of fun summer and outdoors themed communication activities. Siblings are welcome and we ask you to let us know how many people will be attending on the day. There is lots of space to run around and explore at Watch us Grow before or after the event.
This event can accommodate a maximum of 15 children plus families and is bookable on a first come first served basis. Please book only one ticket per family. (Usually both parents and a sibling can attend, but please be mindful that the sessions are structured to meet the communication needs of children with Ds.)
We are delighted to introduce some more in-person ABC First Steps summer sessions for children aged 0-5 years (up to 5th birthday)
Come along to our face-to-face event on Saturday 27th June 2026 at 11.00am (session ends at 12.00pm).
We are delighted that we can introduce some more in-person ABC Songs, Stories and Signs sessions for children aged 6-12 years (up to 12th birthday or older depending on communication stage)
Come along to our ABC Songs, Stories and Signs face-to-face event on Sunday 24th May at 11.00am in Seafield, West Lothian (session ends at 12noon).
Sessions take place at Cill Mhanach Wellness Studio, Redhouse Road, Seafield, West Lothian, EH47 7AL and will be hosted by June Flynn, ABC Tutor, from our Achieving Better Communication (ABC) team.
There is no additional cost for those who subscribe to our ABC programme as it includes monthly face-to-face sessions throughout the year. A £5.00 charge (per session) applies to families who aren’t signed up to the ABC Programme.
The sessions will take place once per month (usually last Sunday of the month) and will feature lots of familiar aspects of our ABC online sessions – songs, Makaton signs, stories and communication activities. Face-face sessions also provide a great opportunity for meeting other parents.
Each event can accommodate a maximum of 8 children plus a parent/carer and will be on a first come first served basis. Please book only one ticket per family.
Come along to our ABC Songs, Stories and Signs face-to-face event on Sunday 26th April at 11.00am in Seafield, West Lothian (session ends at 12noon).