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 91Èȱ¬ TWO) and Watch - Barnaby Bear Goes to Mexico City (C91Èȱ¬ for 91Èȱ¬ TWO).
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Other 91Èȱ¬ category winners at the RTS Educational Television Awards 2004 were:
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Primary Arts and Language - Primary Arabic - Life and Language (C91Èȱ¬ for 91Èȱ¬ TWO);
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Primary Humanities -
Coping with Anger, Emotional Literacy (C91Èȱ¬ for 91Èȱ¬ TWO);
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Primary and Secondary Science, Maths, Design and ICT -
KS2 Science Clips - Micro-organisms (C91Èȱ¬ for 91Èȱ¬ TWO);
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Primary and Secondary Multimedia and Interactive
- L8r - What Am I Gonna Do? (Hi8us South/APT Films for 91Èȱ¬ TWO);
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Lifelong Learning & Multimedia - Transit of Venus (Screenhouse Productions for Open University and 91Èȱ¬ TWO);
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Campaigns & Seasons - RTS/NIACE Award - Who Do You Think You Are? (91Èȱ¬/Wall 2 Wall for 91Èȱ¬ TWO/91Èȱ¬ FOUR);
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Single Programme - Breast Cancer - The Operation (91Èȱ¬ Specialist Features and Business for 91Èȱ¬ THREE).
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