Book Review: “Is Voting for Young People?” (2E) by Martin Wattenberg Watternberg‚ Martin. Is Voting for Young People? With a Postscript on Citizen Engagement‚ 2nd edition. Harlow: Longman‚ 2007. In this concise work of political science‚ Professor Wattenberg of UC Irvine sketches the outline of a potentially serious problem facing modern democracies: the ever-declining political awareness and participation among youth. Wattenberg analyzes election surveys and public opinion polls in order to ascertain
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Unit 014 Maintain and Support Relationships with children and Young People Outcome1: Be able to communicate with children and young people. Assessment Criteria The learner can: Communicate with children and young people in a way that is appropriate to the individual‚ using both conventional language and body language. There are two ways of communicating with children and young people ‚ conventional and body languages ‚ communication may be formal (adult-led activity) or informal (playtime or
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Unit 18- Promote the wellbeing and resilience of children and young people 1.1 Explain 5 factors that can influence the wellbeing of children and young people. 1. Social – The social environment will influence the child’s wellbeing – it can affect how a child is perceived by others‚ eg‚ if a child comes from a economically deprived area‚ people my think that they are unlikely to achieve‚ and refer to stereotypes rather than judge each child on their own merits 2. physical – If a child has a physical
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I believe‚ fitting well with my school`s job description. Please refer to the attachment number 1. 1.2 With the introduction of national occupational standards the role of the teaching assistant (TA) has become professional. When working with children you are carrying out a very important and responsible role. So it is extremely important to have a good training‚ to demonstrate the skills and the underpinning knowledge required by those standards. There are many qualifications available for TAs
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Assessment task – TDA 2.8 Support children and young peoples Health and Safety Task links to learning outcome 1‚ assessment criteria 1.1‚ 1.2‚ 1.3 and 1.4 Describe how current health and safety legislation‚ policies and procedures are implemented in the setting Health and Safety Legislation is there to protect everyone within a setting‚ (everyone being pupils‚ staff and visitors) through policies and procedures for preventing and controlling risk of accidents. All those working in school have
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Political Science 298 Book Review November 6th‚ 2012 Danny Fitzpatrick Is Voting For Young People? The main point according Martin P. Wattenberg in Is Voting For Young People is that young people today do not vote during elections as much compared to other voting groups. Young people today are politically unengaged. “These state patterns of voting participation can be confirmed on the national level by the Census Bureau’s 2010 survey data. Among U
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Level 2 Certificate for the Children and Young People’s Workforce UNIT 001 Knowledge Questions Outcome 1 1.1.1 What are the different reasons people communicate and why? People communicate so that you can tell people how you feel and what you need. You communicate to find out information. 1.1.2 Explain how effective communication affects all aspects of your work Communication from my room leader and manager needs to be clear in order for me to undertake the tasks I am asked to do
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affects our work role on a daily basis‚ the same as all professionsals such as doctors‚ nurses & teachers. People have a right to expect a level of professional support that will keep them safe from neglect & harm. We are there to provide that support. The Code of Practice ie the Mental Capacity Act 2005 should always be followed & reffered to. It is also a duty of care to treat people with dignity & respect. I hope this gives you an insight on your impending career change. Yours faithfully
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1. Know the principles around healthy eating for children and young people. 2.1 Outline the nutritional requirements of a healthy diet for children and young people. In order to feel well and to be able to function properly‚ our bodies need fuel. Eating healthily is one of the most important ways in which we can help ourselves to be well and fit. Food provides us with energy for physical movement and to maintain body temperature while also providing materials for the growing body cells
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TDA 2.9: Support Children and Young people’s positive behaviour 1. Know the policies and procedures of the setting for promoting children and young people’s behaviour 1.1 Describe the policies and procedures of the setting relevant to promoting children and young people’s behaviour • Behaviour policy • Anti-bullying policy • Dealing with conflict and inappropriate behaviour • Rewards and sanctions Behaviour policy the behaviour policy is a guideline to staff on how pupils should behave. It is important
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