Concept Cat on demand courses

For settings, schools and individual professionals

  • Free

1. Free overview of Concept Cat

  • Course

This 15 minute video provides an overview of Concept Cat: what it is, research results and what schools and settings need to be able to deliver Concept Cat well.

  • £200

2. Concept Cat training for small schools and settings with up to 35 children

  • Bundle

This bundle consists of two courses: 1. Lead practitioner: for class-based staff who plan and lead on Concept Cat 2. All staff The two work together. Accessible for 365 days. This bundle is for small settings where the total number of children who will be using Concept Cat is 35 or under. If you have more children than that please purchase a different bundle.

  • £400

3. Concept Cat training for schools and settings with up to 36 to 70 children

  • Bundle

This bundle consists of two courses: 1. Lead practitioner: for class-based staff who plan and lead on Concept Cat 2. All staff The two work together. Accessible for 365 days. This bundle is for intermediate settings where the total number of children who will be using Concept Cat is 36 to 70. If you have more or less children than this please purchase a different bundle.

  • £600

4. Concept Cat training for schools and settings with more than 71 children

  • Bundle

This bundle consists of two courses: 1. Lead practitioner: for class-based staff who plan and lead on Concept Cat 2. All staff The two work together. Accessible for 365 days. This bundle is for large settings where the total number of children who will be using Concept Cat is 71 or more. If you have less children than that please purchase a different bundle.

  • £80

5. Concept Cat training for visiting professionals- 1 user

  • Course
  • 7-day access

This training provides professionals such as Speech and Language Therapists/Pathologists and specialist/advisory teachers with an insight into Concept Cat. Accessible for 7 days. This training is for one person to watch. If there are more people watching, please buy a different package. The video time is 2 hours but you also need a bit of thinking time. Don't forget to print or download the worksheets.

  • £200

6. Concept Cat training for visiting professionals - 2-5 users

  • Course
  • 30-day access

This training provides professionals such as Speech and Language Therapists/Pathologists and specialist/advisory teachers with an insight into Concept Cat. Accessible for 30 days. This training is for 2- 5 people to watch. If there are more people, please buy a different package. The video time is 2 hours but you also need a bit of thinking and discussion time. Don't forget to print or download the worksheets.

  • £300

7. Concept Cat training for visiting professionals - 6+ users

  • Course
  • 30-day access

This training provides professionals such as Speech and Language Therapists/Pathologists and specialist/advisory teachers with an insight into Concept Cat. Accessible for 30 days. This training is for 6 or more people to watch. The video time is 2 hours but you also need a bit of thinking and discussion time. Don't forget to print or download the worksheets before you start.

Thinking Talking

We think about spoken language

Founded by Anna Branagan and Stephen Parsons, we use our experience of real practice to develop approaches that develop children and young people's spoken language.

Our approaches are available to purchase in book form via Speechmark/Routledge.

Concept Cat: Teaching concepts in the Early Years

Word Aware 1: Teaching vocabulary across the curriculum (primary age range)

Word Aware 2: Teaching vocabulary in Early Years

Word Aware 3: Teaching vocabulary in small groups

Language for Thinking

Language for Behaviour and Emotions (with Melanie Cross)

Word Aware Concepts Assessment (WACA) due early 2026

Note: currently only Concept Cat courses are available online. For Word Aware, Language for Thinking and Language for Behaviour and Emotions, and Concept Cat Coach training go to our website:

https://thinkingtalking.co.uk/finding-a-word-aware-or-language-for-thinking-course/