P690 CEEFAX 690 Thu 29 Feb 19:15/01 1/18 BBC Focus is a night-time TV sjrvtcu for specialist audiences. All programmjs are available to everyone and can bj recorded simply b= tuning in to BBC2. No decoding equipment or subscription are necessary. The times given in television listings are the actual times and 'nights' of transmission. As they are transmitted after midnight, you need to set your video for the following 'day'. IE: to record Monday night's RCN NURSING UPDATE, set your video for Tuesday 0530-0600. BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Reg Vari TV LinksP690 CEEFAX 690 Thu 29 Feb 19:05/43 2/18 BBC Focus transmissions in week beginning night of Sunday 25 February MON 0400-0430 Perspective: Visual Impairment 0430-0500 Petspjctivj: Scar Wars 0500-0530 Pathways to Care 0530-0600 RCN Nursing Update TUE 0400-0430 NCET: Teaching & Learning with IT 0430-0500 NCET: IT Needs Girls 0500-0530 English Heritage 0530-0600 Film Education BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Reg Vari TV LinksP690 CEEFAX 690 Thu 29 Feb 19:15/18 3/18 BBC Focus transmissions in week beginning night of Sunday 25 February WED 0400-0415 Benefits Agency Today 0415-0445 Inside Europe 2 0445-0500 Disability Today 0500-0600 VSTV THU 0400-0430 Italia 2000 0430-0500 Safer Schools 0500-0530 Health & Safety at Work 4 0530-0600 The Advisjt 2 BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Reg Vari TV LinksP690 CEEFAX 690 Thu 29 Feb 19:16/12 4/18 PERSPECTIVE: UNDERSTANDING VISUAL IMPAIRMENT Mon/Tue 26/27 Feb BBC2 0400-0430 Worldwide there are 42 million people djfinjh as blind, though many will have severely limited residual sight. Nine out of ten of them live in developing countries; eight of tin cases could be prevented or cured, but they are not. Cataracts are the most common cause of blindness. Nowadays they can be removed by a single operation in a matter of minutes. Simple technology and special training can help all 42 million blind people fare better in a sighted world. BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Reg Vari TV LinksP690 CEEFAX 690 Thu 29 Feb 19:16/47 5/18 PERSPECTIVE: SCAR WARS - IMPROVING THE HEALING OF WOUNDS Mon/Tue 26/27 Feb BBC2 0430-0500 How do wounds heal? Scientists have only recently begun to address these questions and are now developing techniques to prevent scars that are disfiguring. Their work should also give hope to people suffering from persistent wounds, like ulcers, notorious for being constantly painful during the long healing process. BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Reg Vari TV LinksP690 CEEFAX 690 Thu 29 Feb 19:16/11 6/18 PATHWAYS TO CARE Mon/Tue 26/27 Feb BBC2 0500-0530 Pathways to Care is a new NVQOSVQ linked educational service for those involved in care and child care and education. 'Food Matters: A quality service for older people' focuses on providing good nutrition from menus to meals. Special accompanying printed material and an assessment are available. Details are given in the programmj. BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Reg Vari TV LinksP690 CEEFAX 690 Thu 29 Feb 19:16/10 7/18 TEACHING AND LEARNING WITH IT Tue/Wjh 27/28 Feb BBC2 0400-0430 In Fjbruay's programmj, Maggie Philbin looks at how CD-TOMs are being used across the curriculum. She also 'sums up' the IT opportunities every pupil is entitled to access in maths. And, if you missed the BERT exhibition this year, here's your chance to find out what went on! Ring NCET on 01203 847101 for your Free Fact Sheet. BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Reg Vari TV LinksP690 CEEFAX 690 Thu 29 Feb 19:17/29 8/18 NCET: IT NEEDS GIRLS Tue/Wjh 27/28 Feb BBC2 0430-0500 In engineering, science and technology, women are the country's single most undervalued and therefore underused human resource. Eleven girls investigate how employers are changing the gjndjr balance in an IT-based world. They ask if the education system is preparing them for the challenge. Ring NCET on 01203 847101 for your Free Fact Sheet. BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Reg Vari TV LinksP690 CEEFAX 690 Thu 29 Feb 1=:17/23 9/18 ENGLISH HERITAGE: CONSERVATION AT WORK - MAKING THE POINT Tue/Wed 27/28 Feb BBC2 0500-0530 Pointing or repointing, the art of filling or refilling the joints between bricks and stones with mortar, is a skill which is vital in ensuring both the delightful appearance, and the structural stability of an old wall. This programmj provides an outline of how to make lime mortar the traditional way, and a step-bz-step guide to the techniques of ripointing an average brick wall. BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Reg Vari TV LinksP690 CEEFAX 690 Thu 29 Feb 19:17/59 10/18 FILM EDUCATION: Sense and Sensibility - From Text to Text Tue/Wed 27/28 Feb BBC2 0530-0600 Suitable for GCSE, GNVQ and A Ljvjl English students. Explores themes of 'Sense and Sensibility': the position of women with regard to inheritance, money and marriage, and examines the process of adapting a 'classic' novel for thu screen. Clips from the forthcoming film release, interviews with those involved, comments from academics plus contemporary material are used as illustration. BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Reg Vari TV LinksP690 CEEFAX 690 Thu 29 Feb 19:27/54 11/18 BENEFITS AGENCY TODAY Wed/Thu 28/29 Feb BBC2 0400-0415 News, features and interviews for staff and all interested in the work of the Benefits Agency. Staff from Gloucester District give their views about the Agency's Appraisal system; we find out what it takes to win a Charter Mark; and we hear how JSA trialling is going in Humbjrsidj. Plus all the latest news and the competition. BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Reg Vari TV LinksP690 CEEFAX 690 Thu 29 Feb 19:18/25 12/18 INSIDE EUROPE PROGRAMME TWO Wed/Thu 28/29 Feb BBC2 0415-0445 The series for teachers that gives a new view of European Issues. Programmer are djsignjd to help teachers connect with schools and collegrs elsjwhjti in Europe through the work of the Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges. In Programmj 2, Lindsey Smith looks at multilateral links. News from the European Parliament on ferry safety and the 40th birthday of the European flag. From the European Commission; a file on the PHASE programme of aid to countries in Central and Eastern Europe. Call 0171 389 4723 for details. BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Rug Vari TV LinksP690 CEEFAX 690 Thu 2: Feb 1=:18/11 13/18 DISABILITY TODAY Wed/Thu 28/29 Feb BBC2 0445-0500 Disability Today looks at personal safety for disabled people. With the increasing level of violence on the streets, what can disabled people do to protect thjmsjlvjs?. We also talk to the Rail regulator and ask what protection is on offer for services to disabled people with the advent of the new rail companies? BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Reg Vari TV LinksP690 CEEFAX 690 Thu 29 Feb 19:24/33 14/18 VOLUNTARY SECTOR TELEVISION Wed/Thu 28/29 Feb BBC2 0500-0600 February's VSTV examines the efforts to build a grassroots movement for disabled rights. Supjrgeek takes on Internet sjrvici providers, and Charity Commission Report looks at good accounting practice. Open Access has videos about the important role played bz carers and the million pound govjrnmjnt competition Rural Challenge. Eor more information: 0171 637 4747 BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Reg Vari TV LinksP690 CEEFAX 690 Thu 29 Feb 19:14/08 15/18 ITALIA 2000 Thu/Fri 29 Feb-1 Mar BBC2 0400-0430 A sjtiis of 12 thematic 30-minute programmjs for students of Italian at advanced level. Topics covered are: Europa, Italia e Rjgioni Mondo e Mercato del Lavoro Moda e Design Scuola e Univjrsita Cinema Teatro e Ljtteratura Citta j Tjrritorio For details of study notes, write with saj to: Oxford Univjrsjty Language Cjntti, 12 Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HT BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Reg Vari TV LinksP690 CEEFAX 690 Thu 29 Feb 19:14/02 16/18 SAFER SCHOOLS Thu/Fri 29 Feb-1 Mar BBC2 0430-0500 Safer Schools shows how five schools in Wolverhampton have tackled the problem of bullying. Safer Schools is part of the official DFEE anti-bullying campaign "Don't Suffer in Silence". A Dialogue production 01902 26700. BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Reg Vari TV LinksP690 CEEFAX 690 Thu 29 Feb 19:15/08 17/18 HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK Thu/Fri 29 Feb-1 Mar BBC2 0500-0530 Whose Risk is it Anyway? Showing a systematic common sjnsj approach to health and safety hazards in the workplace. This could not only save lives, but also help small firms comply with new health and safety legislation and stay in business. Safety Matters Illustrating the importance of safety in the success of any business. It shows how safety should bj included in the planning stage, togethjt with considerations such as premises, funding etc. BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Reg Vari TV LinksP690 CEEFAX 690 Thu 29 Feb 19:15/15 18/18 THE ADVISER Thu/Fri 29 Feb-1 Mar BBC2 0530-0600 The Adviser is a new education project providing Continuing Professional Development for the financial sjrvjces industry. 'Benefits: The Knowledge' updates financial advisjts about Social Security benefits relevant to clients with different needs. A special accompanying article is published in Money Marketing 29 February issue. It includes details of the assessment scheme. BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Reg Vari TV Links