Category: CBeebies
Date: 15.06.2005
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CBeebies programme Something Special has been given an RTS Educational Television award.
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The Early Years Award was for the episode Garden, said by the judges to be "warm and engaging. It fulfilled its educational goals and was superbly presented. The jury wished to commend it for portraying children with learning and communication difficulties as heroes."
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Using a signing system called MakatonT, the series helps pre-school children or children in the early years of primary school learn how to communicate as well as developing their language skills in an enjoyable and exciting way.
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It is particularly focused towards meeting the needs of children with learning difficulties.
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The series invites all children - and their parents and carers - to learn how to sign and join in the fun.
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Presented by Justin Fletcher (Tikkabilla) and incorporating songs, rhymes and visual humour the series focuses on common themes that appeal to children such as toys and the seaside.
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Kay Benbow, Executive Producer, CBeebies Production, said: "We know from the huge amount of feedback we get how this programme is helping children with learning and communication difficulties. It has given them a voice. We are thrilled to receive this recognition from the RTS."
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New episodes of Something Special are currently being planned.
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Notes to Editors
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Something Special transmitted on CBeebies in August 2004.
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Other nominees in the category for Early Years were The Roly Mo Show (Novel Entertainment for CBeebies and Â鶹Éç TWO) and Watch - Barnaby Bear Goes to Mexico City (CÂ鶹Éç for Â鶹Éç TWO).
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Other Â鶹Éç category winners at the RTS Educational Television Awards 2004 were:
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Primary Arts and Language - Primary Arabic - Life and Language (CÂ鶹Éç for Â鶹Éç TWO);
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Primary Humanities -
Coping with Anger, Emotional Literacy (CÂ鶹Éç for Â鶹Éç TWO);
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Primary and Secondary Science, Maths, Design and ICT -
KS2 Science Clips - Micro-organisms (CÂ鶹Éç for Â鶹Éç TWO);
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Primary and Secondary Multimedia and Interactive
- L8r - What Am I Gonna Do? (Hi8us South/APT Films for Â鶹Éç TWO);
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Lifelong Learning & Multimedia - Transit of Venus (Screenhouse Productions for Open University and Â鶹Éç TWO);
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Campaigns & Seasons - RTS/NIACE Award - Who Do You Think You Are? (Â鶹Éç/Wall 2 Wall for Â鶹Éç TWO/Â鶹Éç FOUR);
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Single Programme - Breast Cancer - The Operation (Â鶹Éç Specialist Features and Business for Â鶹Éç THREE).
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