...“To what extent is the British education system fair?” The British education system has positives and negatives. A positive being that in A/level courses you can re-take exams for example you can do an exam in January and be able to re-take in June, this gives students a better understanding of the exam and they become more familiar with the exam and can improve for next time. Also a course can include coursework and exam for example a course could have 60% coursework and 40% exam this means for people whom aren’t very good at exams can put a lot of effort into their coursework to ensure a high grade like and A and then try in the exam get a C and overall they’ll come out with a B giving them a chance to up their grade. In my opinion I don’t believe private schools have an unfair advantage, as they do the same courses and exams as public schools, they just have better teachers and facilities as most liking a more secure building, I believe u can afford for your child to attend a private school then they should go, but if you can’t you shouldn’t stress about it, because if your child wants to learn they can if they have the mind set saying they can’t then they won’t because they’re already dough ting themselves. But its not only down to the students its also about the school and its reputation, you do come across bad teachers who don’t explain work properly or rush things but before sending your child to a school its your job to do research into that school and see how man A*-C...
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...1. What is your personal definition of politics? My personal definition of politics is a system (tacit, explicit or both) by which a subset of a population represents or governs the population (or both). I think it is only applications of this definition that vary widely. 2. What do you think are examples of political behaviours? To what extent do you engage in these behaviours in your own life? How different are these types of behaviour from what you perceive to take place in our municipal, provincial, and federal institutions? Political behaviours are essentially the private citizen stepping outside of their personal or professional life to engage in a behaviour, activity, instance or process that will affect or factor into the policy making process of the community, city or country, to whatever very small extent. In my opinion political behaviour may also amount to the expression of a view with a situation or a view regarding a suggested change or action in the decision making of the political establishment. In our democracy, the right, even the moral responsibility to participate in elections is an example of this. Speech making, volunteer work, participating in electoral campaigns, writing to the newspapers or even leaving comments on the Internet sites of newspapers, may all be considered political behaviours. I do not engage in political behaviours to a considerable extent; my extent is negligible. Often it is all I do to leave comments on the Internet regarding...
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...How successful were the Liberal Reforms of 1906-1914 in meeting the needs of the British people? Before the turn of the twentieth century, the government and people of Britain commonly believed in the policy of laissez-faire – the policy of non-intervention in relation to social problems. Due to this, the majority of those in poverty received no help whatsoever. However as time passed, people’s attitudes were changed by the publishing of various findings and the government seeked to help not only the poor but also other groups. The young were helped by aiding their nourishment and inspecting their health. The elderly were helped by supporting them with pensions. The sick were helped by creating insurance which would come to their help during times of sickness. The unemployed were assisted by funding which supported them at times during which they looked for work. Finally, the employed were helped by making their wages fairer and shortening working hours. In 1906 the School Meals Act was passed. This Act addressed the problem of children being undernourished in school as this made them incapable of learning as much as they were expected to. A year later the Medical Inspections Act was passed which made it mandatory that a child goes through at least 3 medical inspections throughout their school career. Finally, in 1908 the Children’s Charter was passed. The Charter protected children in all aspects of life, making sure they were protected from abuse and neglect by making these...
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...MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS PLAN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Acreditation UK operates as a client funded full cost recovery business. In 2004-05 and again in 2005-2006, the Scheme unusally experienced a surplus totalling of £38,633 as a result of a surge in applications to the Scheme in the latter half of the year. This fund has been forward accrued to 2006-07 and the Accreditation Scheme Board has requested that a costed plan be prepared, outlining an option for the use of these funds. At the June 2006 meeting of the Executive Board, £15k of these surplus funds were earmarked for an inspection allocation software project leaving £23,633 for a marketing and communications project. In light of the significant changes (outlined in the body of this plan) which have recently and will in the near future take place and which impact on the accredited and non-accredited UK ELT sector, this report sets out a comprehensive and strategic marketing and communications plan for the relaunch of the Accreditation UK offer in 2006-2008 using as budget the £23,633 accrued from 2005-06. The proposed marketing and communications programme encompasses above, through and below the line media and includes a comprehensive timetable, budget and mechanisms for effectiveness monitoring. PART 1: Marketing Plan 1. KEY TARGET MARKETS 1.1 The non-accredited UK ELT sector . Our main objective for marketing and communication should be to increase membership of the Scheme, focussing on the private...
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...Trade is the only way a country can develop. To what extent do you agree with this statement? Trade involves the transfer of the ownership of goods or services from one person or entity to another in exchange for other goods or services or for money. Trade is seen by many as a way to promote economic and development, with the future aim of increasing the Human Development Index (HDI- composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and income, indices used to rank countries into four tiers of human development) and thus moving further along the development continuum. With expert leg-growth has been the main approach to development, trade may not be the only panacea for development. Other approaches to development such as aid and political avenues also have to be explored. However, the main process to development is industrialisation (manufactured goods create more income than raw materials/primary products) with this we see countries moving through the Clark Fisher model; moving from primary through to tertiary sectors. This increased revenue would promote wealth and improving living standards. In turn, this would make way for the 'trickling down' effect, the increased wealth means surplus money would be available for new industry to be established. Furthermore, this surplus of money may be reinvested into vital infrastructure and increasing the indices needed to value the HDI. Exploring and analysing approaches to development will form the basis of my conclusion. Over...
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...The differences in travelling preferences between postgraduate students in Poland and United Kingdom Module name: Research Methods Word count: 4978 January 2014 1. Abstract The purpose of this report is to determine the differences between travelling preferences among British and Polish postgraduate students. Moreover, the report aims to establish the patterns in which a cultural background influence travelling and to detect similarities between British and Polish attitudes. Therefore, the research is a comparative, cross-cultural study. In order to achieve the purpose, 5 structured interviews were carried out that helped to construct a questionnaire. The analysis of qualitative and quantitative data shows that the cultural background has an effect on postgraduate students' travelling preferences and that there are certain differences between British and Polish travelling tendencies. The particular aspects that affect those preferences are: language, socioeconomic status, geographic area and customs. However, owing to the global phenomena, the cultural backgrounds are disappearing and students' travelling preferences become more and more convergent. The author believes this research will form a valuable asset for tourism industry and it will be a base for future research. 2 2. Table of contents 1. Abstract ......................................................................................................................................................
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...Northern Consortium United Kingdom – Politics Past paper questions for June exam < Module 1 > Section A 1a What are the differences between Public Bills Committees and Select Committees? [5] Public Bills Committee is part of legislative process, whereas Select Committee is part of scrutiny process. In the former committee, the bill is examined by line by line to ensure that its wording and language is clear to allow any amendments on the bill. In the latter committee, there are two departments – governmental and non-governmental. They examine government departments’ expeditures , policies and policies. There are between 16 to 50 members in the PBC who are selected by Committee of Selection whose 7 out 9 members are ships. On the other hand, there are 11 members in the SCs and to eliminate “the conflict of interest, all the members are backbench members who are elected using the Alternative vote system. 2a What are the main functions of Parliament and how well does it perform them? [5] < This question is a 20-mark question > 3a What are the differences between direct and representative democracy? [5] In direct democracy, people are directly involved in decision-making processes, whereas in representative democracy, people elect MPs who will represent and form a government in Parliament. For instance, some qualified members of Athenian society were involved in decision-making and a referendum is a limited form of direct democracy. Also general elections...
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...Unit:1 Business Environment Class Room Rules • • • • Take responsibility for your education Attend every class Come to class on time Mobile phone-Silent mode • Do not dominate other students’ opportunities to learn by asking too many questions. • Your classmates deserve your respect and support - Others may have different ideas and opinions from yours, they may ask questions you perceive to be “stupid,” but they deserve the same level of respect from you as you wish from them. • Do not, under any circumstances, indulge in clownish or disrespectful behavior whose primary purpose is to draw attention to you. LO1 Understand Organisation Purposes in Business P1.1 Identify the purposes of different types of organisations. P1.2 Describe the extent to which an organisation meets the objectives of different stakeholders. P1.3 Explain the responsibilities of an organisation and strategies employed to meet them. CATEGORIES OF BUSINESS Think about who these businesses might be owned by and how they raised the finance and run the business. Cactus Symphony Restaurant Gadir Salon Amana Takaful-Maldives Maps College Burger King-Maldives Flyme Mazlan and Murad Law Associates Public and Private Sector Private Sector: Organisations set up for personal gain and are funded by share issued, loans, from banks etc. Public Sector: Organisations set up in the interest of the community and are funded wholly or partly by the government Types of Organization Sole Traders • Sole traders...
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...The following essay addresses the issue of fair trade and basic fair trade business strategies of 50 sampled companies which operate around the world. The main emphasis is to assess which fair trade strategies and actions can be found in company reports and to identify best practice approaches. Based on these findings, I will be dealing with the question if the strategies can be worth adapting by German retailers. "Never before have had so many people so much in common, but never before have the things that divide them been so obvious.” Due to the fact that profit maximization and long-term maintenance of a business company are still the main business objectives global trade, free markets and globalization are the talks of today. At the same time organizations, institutions and governments share a vision of people of different nationalities and cultures which are able to trade resources across boundaries. However, it is not easy to maintain that when globalization does not favor those who want to trade fair-minded and reasonable. Besides there is a need for regulations when nation´s own global trading policies together with international corporations´ desire to increase their profits result in manipulated international trade pacts and agreements. Nevertheless fair trade is an effective way of development cooperation and for that reason millions of famers around the world symbolizes this way of participation in global trade relations, kids in school, healthy environment...
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...“Examine the relationship between sociology and social policy” Social policies are the actions of governments, such as legal laws. They have a direct impact on citizens, for e.g. may provide them with services or income. Social policies are created after Sociological research identifies social problems of society, for e.g. policies put in place to help vulnerable children (adopted/abused), as they are highly likely to end up in gangs, as drug addicts or prostitutes. According to Worsley (1977) a social problem is some piece of social behaviour that calls for collective action to solve it. In turn, policies help tackle social problems e.g. increasing payment for foster/ adoptive careers to reduce vulnerable children getting involved with crime. The founding fathers of sociology believed that sociology had a central part to play in society – in reforming social institutions, solving social problems and improving human condition. Comte (1798-1857) saw sociology as a practical subject, not confined solely to universities, but being applied to wider society to gain social progress. Emile Durkheim believed sociology contributing to social policy can solve question of order in society. Sociologists such as Giddens place a great emphasis on the practicality of studying sociology. The most significant outcome of sociology is that it allows us to understand the world around us, providing us with knowledge and insights. This understanding can take the form of factual knowledge which...
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...information has been gathered from the British Virgin Islands jurisdiction from sources such as Financial Services Commission, British Virgin Islands Government and internationally, from the International Monetary Fund, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and the text, International Compliance Training Ltd. The research is basically theoretically driven to ascertain if the industry would be better off with regulation or left for participants to operate freely. Introduction: Scandals (such as Enron, WorldCom), the September 11 attack and financial crisis of 2007 and 2008 brought attention to loopholes of legislation that market participants have been taking advantage of for years. It was never the intention of regulation to cause market abuse, insider dealings or loss of investments or tangible properties. This paper details the shortcoming of legislation but also highlights how an effective regulatory environment can be achieved. What is Regulation? Regulation is defined according to the International Compliance Training Ltd as a set of binding rules by a public or private body with the necessary authority to supervise compliance and apply sanctions, penalties etc. for non-compliance (International Compliance Training, 2015). All financial services industry operates within a regulatory environment at many different levels. Different countries maintain their own financial services industries, for example in the British Virgin...
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...26 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION OF THE STUDY 1.1 Introduction The right to quality education is one of the basic human rights stipulated in the universal declaration of human rights 1948.In Kenya this right was be recently livened through the launch of free primary education program by the National Rainbow Coalition government (NARC) when it took power in 2002. Compulsory free primary school education for Kenyan children was one of the key pre election promises that made the government of President Mwai Kibaki to ascend to power in December 2002. Since then an estimated 1.5 million children who were previously out of school have turned up to attend classes. Though education is normally considered the responsibility of the state, the community should also realize their role in development of education (sifuna 1999).This section of the chapter aims to introduce the topic under study in an explicit manner. To achieve this, it has been divided into the following sections: background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, significance of the study, limitations of the study and finally scope of the study. 1.2 Background of the Study Primary education in Kenya begins at the age of 6 or 7 years after completion of kindergarten commonly known as pre-unit. The first class or year of primary school is known as standard one and the final class or year as standard eight. Primary school children are known as pupils. The schooling year for...
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...What is diaspora? - To scatter - Bringing together old ideas – about diaspora - with new notions of ‘transnationalism’, ‘hybridity’ and ‘integration’ - And language. - What are the ‘traditional types’ of diaspora – victim, labour and imperial, trade and business, deterritorialised diasporas - what other (newer) forms are there? Economic, political (EU border issues). More modern notions that might not ‘fit’ traditional ideas of ‘diaspora’. Even the word seems rather outdated now? - Diaspora/transnational communities – relationships in the ‘hostland’, relationships with the ‘homeland’ – transnationalism and integration in the homeland TYPES Victim Labour Imperial Trade Deterritorialised New ideas Characteristics of diaspora: key features they have in common - Dispersal: - Or – Expansion - Memory of homeland – idealisation of home. - Idealisation of the ancestral homeland – - Development of a return movement to the homeland – transnationalism. - A strong ethnic group consciousness – based on distinctiveness, common history, common cultural and religious heritage - ‘troubled’ relationship with host societies – integration – suggesting a lack of acceptance: Mazzucato research below. - empathy with co-ethnic members in other countries of settlement. Aided by electronic communication, Skype, email, facebook, cheap phone calls, cheap flights. - possibility of a distinctive...
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...Education in Ireland Ireland has a long and prestigious tradition in education, dating back to the middle ages when it held the position of the principal education providers to the western world (International Education Board - Ireland, 1997). Ireland requires that all children from six until sixteen years of age, or until the child has completed 3 years of secondary education, attend school by law. Due to Ireland’s emphasis on education and literacy, 99 percent of the population aged 15 and over can read and write, according to the Central Intelligence Agency World Fact Book. The Department of Education and Science direct the educational system; however overall responsibility for education in Ireland lies with the Minister for Education, who is a member of the Irish Government and responsible to the National Parliament (International Education Board - Ireland, 1997). Ireland’s education system is technically classified by three levels of education: Primary, Secondary and Tertiary. As stated earlier, although children aren’t required to attend school until the age of 6, many enroll into the Early Start Programme at the age of 4 with almost all children enrolled but the age of 5. The pre-primary education is not State funded, with the exception of the Early Start Programme and the Rutland Street Project. These programs are specifically designed for children who live in areas of urban disadvantage and have the risk of not succeeding in education. Throughout Ireland, there are...
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