THE BALANCED SCORECARD 1 Why businesses need a balanced scorecard The balanced scorecard was developed by US academics Robert Kaplan and David Norton in response to the shortcomings of traditional financial measures. Traditional financial measures are one-dimensional. By definition‚ they only look at the financial aspects of a business. Traditional financial measures are historical. They tell us nothing about what may happen to the business in the future. There are many examples of businesses
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven‚ by Mitch Albom‚ is a story about an old man‚ Eddie‚ who dies from saving a little girl. He goes to heaven and meets five different people. Each of them gives life lessons that change Eddie’s view about life‚ love‚ and people. Every time he meets a different person‚ he perceives his previous mistakes and finally finds out that he is a powerful‚ influential person. Three of the lessons learned are about sacrifice‚ forgiveness‚ and meaning of existence. All the lessons
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Learning outcome 1: 1.1 Describe the expected pattern of children and young people’s development from birth to 19 years. As a teaching assistant it is important to acknowledge different aspects of child development. Babies and children may reach significant milestones at different ages‚ for example some babies will learn to crawl earlier than others‚ which are less advanced and often require nurturing. Therefore it is important to remember that development is a holistic process and that each child
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Australian director‚ Jennifer Kent‚ made her debut with the psychological horror film ’The Babadook’‚ starring Essie Davis as a mother ’Amelia’ and Noah Wiseman as son ’Samuel’. The theatrical poster for the film depicts the photography of the two actors surrounded by the illustration of a huge creature. Directly upon observing the image‚ viewers can already assume the code of the film to be horror or thriller. An eerie‚ chilling vibe can be felt instantly upon the first look. A large humanoid
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Mu 2.8 contribute to the support of the positive environments for children and young people 1.2 An positive enviroment has requirements.The early years foundation stage requires all prodivers to keep some written records e.x a recored of all medicines administered to children and a record of complaints received from parents and their outcomes.This is to keep the child safe and let the teachers know how to impove the enviroment.Most school are vist by Ofsted once a year to check if th are meeting
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025.1 Safeguarding children in Wales the Children Act 1989 legislates for England and Wales. The current guidance for Wales is Safe guarding children: working together under the Children Act 2004 (Welsh Assembly Government‚ 2006). The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Act 2001 created the first Children’s Commissioner post in the UK. The principal aim of this position is to safeguard and promote the rights and welfare of children. In June 2010‚ the Welsh Assembly Government laid down the Proposed
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CYP 3.6/CU1523 – Working together for the benefit of children and young people 1.1 Explain the importance of multi agency working and integrated working ------------------------------------------------- As an early years setting I have a responsibility to help the children in my care achieve the 5 outcomes of the UK Governments Every Child Matters (ECM) – Be Healthy‚ Stay Safe‚ Enjoy & Achieve‚ Make a positive contribution and Achieve economic well-being. Whilst we as practitioners do
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safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety? The current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures are there to protect and keep the children safe from being harmed or by any type of risk. The 3 main policies which i am going to talk about mentioning the children’s act 2004; children act 1989 which is every child matters. Children act 1989: This act was brought to simplify the law to keep away any harm from the children and young people and to protect them. This
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Effective communication or positive communication‚ is ensuring a person/people feel comfortable in your presence/enviroment‚ it is a good beginning in forming any type of relationship‚ whether it be with children/young people/adults. The way we conduct ourselves can be by ensuring we act as a role model and our own communication uses good inter-personal skills. Communicating should be in a manner that is clear‚ concise and appropriate to the age group‚ need and/or ability of the person/s. This will
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom is a story about the life of an elderly man who works at an amusement park called Ruby Pier for his whole life. The man‚ Eddie dies in tragic accident at Ruby Pier while trying to save the life of a young girl. When Eddie makes it to heaven he has to meet five different people to learn their story‚ how Eddie is connected to them‚ and they all have a lesson to teach Eddie. Every time he meets a new person he asks
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