Educators, Parents and Learners - Important Numbers for you to note for Formal Schooling Support

• To fax SABC Education School TV dial (011) 714-6687
• To fax Beyond The Classroom dial (011) 477 0029

• Learner's Hotline call 086 22 22 00 5
• Beyond the Classroom Educator's Hotline call 086 22 22 00 6 - For information (24 hours) or talk to an advisor at the call centre 8 am to 4 pm Monday to Friday. After Hours you can leave a message.
• Parent's Hotline call 086 22 22 00 7

• For Free Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Info sheets call Beyond the Classroom's Educator Resource Fax Line on 086 712 2694 from a fax phone
• For Free School TV Worksheets call 086 712 2693 from a fax phone
• The Homework Helpline is available on schooldays Monday to Thursday, 6pm to 9pm; call 086 22 22 22 5. Learners and parents can talk to an Educator about homework problems.
• For Video Sales call (011) 714-6767

Learning Road Safety with Space Worm and School TV

School TV and the Department of Transport have embarked on an exciting and informative series of inserts to bring the message of road safety to young children on School TV.

Each of the 2 minute inserts is hosted by the Pezoolie Space Worm. Space Worm finds himself, along with his learner friends, in a potentially life threatening situation, from simply walking on the pavement to trying to cross a freeway. But help is always close at hand in the form of Joshua Raborifi and friends from the National Department of Transport.

With careful and encouraging guidance from "Bra Josh", Space Worm and the children learn to safely negotiate their way around South African roads, to steer clear of dangerous situations and to always Arrive Alive.

These inserts offer road safety rules that our viewers can learn from and practical tips and techniques that are easy to remember and presented in a fun and interesting way.

Key phrases are repeated throughout the series, such as, "Stop saves lives", "Stop look and listen", "If you can't see the traffic, the traffic can't see you" and "Look right, left and right again and only cross when it is safe to do so".

Topics covered, include, but are not limited to, being safe on the pavement, crossing a road at a stop street, pedestrian crossing, pedestrian robot, scholar patrol crossing and from between parked cars, as well as the dangers of a freeway and being visible on the roads at night.

Watch out for the road safety inserts every weekday, on SABC 1 during School TV from 06h00-07h00, on SABC 2 during School TV from 09h30 - 11h00 and on SABC 2 in the afternoons