Word list of symbols and signs in People: Public Services Abbreviations Key: (CV) Also appears in the Core Vocabulary * Signs Only + Symbols Only A & E Nurse Abuser Accused (1) + Accused (2) + Acupuncturist Administration / Office Skills Tutor Administrator (general) + Advisor Advocate (1) Air Steward Air Stewardess Air Woman / Man (CV) Airman (male) Airman / Woman (CV) Airwoman (female) Alcoholic Ally Ambulance Driver Ambulance Man Ambulance Person (CV) Ambulance Woman Anaesthetist Animal Behaviourist Anybody / Anyone Anyone / Anybody Appropriate Adult Aromatherapist Art Teacher Art Therapist Assembly Assistant (school) / Helper (1) Assistant Head Teacher (1) Assistant Head Teacher (2) + Assistant Psychologist Au Pair Audiologist Audiology Technician Baby Sitter Basic Skills Lecturer / Tutor Basic Skills Tutor / Lecturer Beauty Therapy Tutor Behavioural Nurse Benefits and Grants Officer Biology Teacher Blackmailer Board / Meeting (2) (specific) + Board of Governors (school - specific) + Board of Governors (school) + Board of Governors* Board of Trustees Board, the / Meeting (2)* Boards of Trustees (2) (specific) + Both / Together BSL Interpreter BSL Interpreter (2)* Buddy The Makaton Charity 2011 www.makaton.org 1
Bully Bus / Coach Driver Bus Conductor Bus Escort Business Studies / Economics Teacher Captain (ship) Car Driver Car Park Attendant Car Washing Person Cardiologist Care Assistant Care Co-ordinator / Care Manager Care Manager / Care Co-ordinator Careers / Work Experience Teacher + Careers Advisor* Carer Caretaker / Janitor Chair of Governors* Chairperson of Committee Chairperson of Governors (school specific)+ Chairperson of Meeting / Board Chairperson of Partnership Board Chairperson of PTA Meeting Cheat Chemistry Teacher Child Care Worker Child Minder Children s Guardian Chiropodist / Podiatrist Chiropractor Citizen Class (1) Class (2) + Classroom Assistant Clinical Psychologist Coach / Bus Driver Coach / Instructor / Trainer Coach Party Coach Tour Guide College Student Council Committee Committee (specific) + Community (1) Community (2) (specific) + Community / District Nurse Community Support Worker Conference (specific) + Conference / Congress Congress / Conference Construction Tutor Consultant Consultant Cardiologist Consultant Orthopaedist + Consultant Paediatrician Continence Nurse / Advisor Convict / Prisoner Cookery Teacher / Food Technology Teacher Counsellor County Council County Council (specific) + Court Hearing Crane Driver Creative Arts Tutor Crowd Day Care Manager Day Care Officer / Worker Day Care Worker* Defendant (1) Defendant (2) Delegate Delegates Demonstration Dental Hygienist Dental Nurse Dental Technician Dentist Deputy Head Teacher (1) Deputy Head Teacher (2) + Deputy Prime Minister Deputy Principal Dermatologist Design and Technology Teacher Detective Diesel Train Driver Dietetic Assistant Dietician Digger Driver Dinner / Meals Supervisor District / Community Nurse The Makaton Charity 2011 www.makaton.org 2
Doctor (female) Doctor (general) (CV) Doctor (male) Doctor / Foundation House Officer Year 1 Doctor / Foundation House Officer Year 2 Dog Beautician Drama Teacher Drama Therapist Driving Instructor Drug Addict Duty Doctor (general) Duty Officer ECG Technician Economics Teacher / Business Studies Economics Teacher + Educational Psychologist Enemy Engine / Train Driver English Teacher ENT Doctor ENT Doctor (2)* Epilepsy Nurse Escort (general) Estate Agent European Parliament Everyone Family Doctor Family Planning Doctor Fire Fighter (CV) First Aider Fitness Instructor Flying Doctor Food Technology Teacher / Cookery Teacher Foundation House Officer Year 1 / Doctor Foundation House Officer Year 2 / Doctor French Teacher G.U. Nurse / Sexual Health Nurse Gastroenterologist General Physician + General Practitioner Geography Teacher Geriatrician (elderly care) German Teacher Government GP Administrator GP Practice Manager Graduate Gynaecologist Hairdressing Tutor Hand Therapist Head Boy (1) Head Boy (2) + Head Girl (1) Head Girl (2) + Head of Department (technology) Head of Department* Head of Parliament Head of Playgroup / Playgroup Leader Head of Services (1) Head of Services (2) + Head of State (specific) / President (2) + Head of State / President (1) Head of Year (year 6) Head of Year* Head Teacher (1) / Principal Head Teacher (2) Head Teacher (3) + Head Teacher (4) (personalise) + Health Care Worker Health Inspector Health Team Manager Health Team* Health Visitor Hearing Therapist Helper (1) / Assistant (school) Helper (2) / Parent Helper (female) Helper (2) / Parent Helper (male) Highway Maintenance Worker History Teacher HIV / Transmitted Diseases Doctor HIV / Transmitted Diseases Nurse Home Care Worker Home Help Home Owner Home Tutor Homeless Person Horticulture Tutor Hospital Administrator Hospital Doctor Hospital Manager The Makaton Charity 2011 www.makaton.org 3
Hospital Teacher Hospital Technician Hospital Visitor Hospitality and Housekeeping Tutor Hospitality and Housekeeping Tutor (2)* House Father House Mother House Parent Housing Officer Humanities Teacher ICT / IT Teacher Independent Living Skills Tutor (1) Information Co-ordinator (1) Information Co-ordinator (2) + Inspector (1) (general) Inspector (specific) + Instructor / Trainer / Coach Intensive Care Nurse Intermediary (professional) Interpreter (1) Interpreter (2) IT / ICT Teacher Janitor / Caretaker Job Coach Judge (1) Judge (2) Jury Keyworker KS1 Teacher KS2 Teacher KS3 Teacher KS4 Teacher Landlord Lawyer / Solicitor LD Team LD Team Manager Leader of Political Party Learner / Trainee Learning Disability Nurse Lecturer / Tutor Leisure Activities Tutor (1) Leisure Activities Tutor (2) (sport) + Letting Agent Liar Life Skills / Practical Skills Tutor Life Skills Instructor Lifeboat Person + Lifeboatman* Lifeboatwoman* Litter Collector Locum (doctor general) Locum Social Worker Lodger Lorry Driver Macmillan Cancer Nurse Magistrate, A Magistrates Magistrates Court Hearing Makaton Interpreter Makaton Peer Tutor Makaton Sign and Symbol User Makaton Sign User Makaton Symbol User Makaton Tutor Marie Curie Massage Therapist Maths Teacher Matron (1) Matron (2) + Mayor Meals / Dinner Supervisor Media and Entertainment Tutor Medical Secretary Meeting (1) Meeting (2) (specific) / Board + Meeting (2) / The Board* Member of Board / Meeting Member of Care Staff Member of College Student Council Member of Committee Member of Governors (school specific)+ Member of Meeting / Board Member of Partnership Board Member of PTA Member of School Council Member of Staff (college) Member of Staff (school) Member of the House of Commons / MP Members of Boards / Meeting Members of Committee The Makaton Charity 2011 www.makaton.org 4
Members of Governors (school specific)+ Members of Governors* Members of Meeting / Boards Members of Partnership Board Members of PTA Midwife Modern Foreign Languages Teacher Motorcyclist Moyoress MP for Disability MP for Education MP for Health Music Teacher Music Therapist Myself + Nanny Neighbour Neurologist No One Northern Ireland Assembly Nurse (CV) Nurse (female) Nurse (male) Nursery School Teacher Nursery Worker Nursing Auxiliary Nursing Manager Obstetrician Occupational Therapist Occupational Therapist (2)* Occupational Therapy Assistant Offender (1) (criminal) Offender (2) + Office Skills / Administration Tutor OFSTED Inspector Ombudsman Oncologist Oneself Ophthalmologist Orthodontist (1) Orthodontist (2) + Orthopaedist Orthoptist Other People / Others Other Person Others / Other People Paediatric Nurse Paediatrician Panel / Tribunal Paramedic Parent / Teacher Association (PTA) Meeting Parent / Teacher Association (PTA) Meeting (2)* Parent Helper (female) / Helper (2) Parent Helper (male) / Helper (2) Parliament (UK) Partnership Board Passenger (bus / coach) Passenger (car) Passenger (train) Passenger (tram) Passenger (underground train) Pathologist Patient (1) Patient (2) (day / outpatient) Patient Advisor PCSO PCSO (female) PCSO (male) PE Teacher PE Teacher (2)* Performing Arts Tutor Person with Communications Difficulties Person with Disabilities Person with Learning Disabilities Person with Mental Health Problems Personal Development Tutor Pharmacist (2) (hospital pharmacist) Physics Teacher Physiotherapist Physiotherapy Assistant Pilot Plaster Technician Plastic Surgeon Play Therapist Playground Supervisor Playgroup Leader / Head of Playgroup Playgroup Worker Podiatrist / Chiropodist Police Officer (2) (mounted) Police Officer (CV) Policeman (1) (CV) The Makaton Charity 2011 www.makaton.org 5
Policeman (2) (CV) + Policewoman (CV) Political Party (general) Porter (hospital) Porter (railway / airport) Post Officer Worker Postman (male) Postman / Woman (CV) Postwoman (female) Practical Skills Tutor / Life Skills Practise Nurse Prefect (1) Prefect (2) (female) Prefect (3) (male) President (1) / Head of State President (2) / Head of State (specific) + President (board) Prime Minister Principal (1) (college) Principal (2) (college) + Principal / Head Teacher (1) Prison Officer Prisoner / Convict Probation Officer PSHE Teacher PSHE Teacher (2)* Psychiatric Nurse Psychiatrist Psychiatrist in Learning Disability Psychologist Psychology Assistant Psychotherapist Public, The Pupil Pupil Helper Pupils Queue Radiographer Radiologist Radiotherapist Rapist RE Teacher RE Teacher (2)* Rebound Therapist Receptionist Reflexologist Refuse Collector Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages Rent Collector Resident (1) (house) Resident (2) (flat) Respite Carer Retail Skills Tutor Riding Helper Riding Instructor Road Safety Officer Road Sweeper (1) Road Sweeper (2) Rough Sleeper Safe Person Sailor (1) (CV) Sailor (2) + Sailor (female) Sailor (male) School Cleaner School Council School Crossing Operative School Doctor School Leaver School Nurse School Secretary Science Teacher Scottish Parliament Secretary (2) (of committee) Self* Seminar / Tutorial Group Senior Social Care Worker Service Manager Service User Service User Group Sewing Tutor Sex Offender Sexual Health Doctor Sexual Health Nurse (2)* Sexual Health Nurse / G.U. Nurse Sister (1) Sister (2) Social Care Manager Social Care Worker Social Worker Soldier (CV) The Makaton Charity 2011 www.makaton.org 6
Soldier (female) Soldier (male) Solicitor / Lawyer Some Body / Someone Someone / Some Body Spanish Teacher Speciality Registrar Speciality Registrar (general practice) Speciality Registrar (ophthalmology) Speciality Registrar (surgery) Speech and Language Therapist (1) Speech and Language Therapist (2) Speech and Language Therapist (3) + Speech and Language Therapy Assistant Sports Lecturer* Sports Teacher Staff (4) (medical) Staff (5) (college) + Staff (6) (school) Staff (7) (care) Staff (8) (health team) Steam Engine Train Driver Student Student (college)* Student Group / Students + Students Students / Student Group + Substance Misuser (1) Substance Misuser (2)* Support Worker (day centre) + Support Worker* Surgeon (general) Swimming Instructor Taxi Driver Taxi Escort Taxman Teacher Technician Technology Teacher Tenant (1) (house) + Tenant (2) (flat) + Tenant* Terrorist Textiles and Design Tutor The Board+ The Makaton Charity Trustees Therapist Thief Together / Both Tractor Driver Traffic Warden Train / Engine Driver Train Guard / Manager Train Manager / Guard Trainee / Learner Trainer / Coach / Instructor Tram Driver Transmitted Diseases / HIV Doctor Transmitted Diseases / HIV Nurse Travel and Tourism Tutor Treasurer (of committee) Triage Nurse Tribunal (2)* Tribunal / Panel Trustee Tutor / Lecturer Tutorial Group / Seminar Underground Train Driver Vet Veterinary Nurse Victim Vulnerable Witness (1) Vulnerable Witness (2) Walking Bus Ward Manager Ward Sister* Welsh Assembly Witness (1) Witness (2) Witness Service Volunteer Work Experience / Careers Teacher + Work Experience Tutor Year 1 Teacher Year 2 Teacher Year 3 Teacher Year 4 Teacher Year 5 Teacher Year 6 Teacher Yoga Instructor The Makaton Charity 2011 www.makaton.org 7