In view of the baby boomer generation that is on the verge of retirement‚ and declining birthrates in developed societies‚ an ageing population is a problem that will continue to worsen. The elderly are growing in numbers; countries need to decide how to keep them dynamically involved in society so as to fulfill the basic promise of leaving no one behind. For a country as small as Singapore‚ keeping the elderly active in society remains all the more paramount‚ for people remain our main resource
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Nand Kishore Bissoo 19 September 2014 Level 4 PTLLS Assignment Unit 008 Roles‚ Responsibilities and Relationships in Lifelong Learning: 1.1 The relevant legislations for teachers are Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.This act aims at protecting people against risks to health and safety in connection with their activities at work. The Race Relations Act 1976.This act prohibits discrimination on the grounds of colour‚ race‚ nationality
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Liam Shaw March 2011 PTLLS Theory Assignment 1 Review your role‚ responsibilities and boundaries as a teacher in terms of the teaching/training cycle. “The role of a teacher in society is both significant and valuable. It has far-reaching influence on the society he lives in and no other personality can have an influence more profound than that of a teacher. “ Raina (2011:1). This stated we must have a method of preparation‚ deliverance and evaluation in order to have a successful
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Responsibilities in Lifelong Learning To evaluate my own role and responsibilities as an assessor I need to be honest with myself as well as brave. I have a good understanding of my role and responsibilities‚ but to improve I need to become a reflective practitioner which can only be achieved if I am prepared to evaluate my own performance [ Petty.G pg 527]. By using Kolb’s learning style model‚ I realise it’s useful concepts can help me understand how my learning behaviour can help others to
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Describe and evaluate the learning theory for attachments. The learning theory suggests that we are born with a blank slate which means everyone starts off exactly the same‚ and then we learn all of our behaviours once we are born. The learning theory is split into two areas‚ Operant and Classical conditioning. Operant conditioning is one part of the learning theory to describe attachments. This states that attachments are formed through positive and negative reinforcements. An example of positive
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1.1 Summarise learning and teaching strategies used in own specialism All the teaching I have carried out recently is in relation to people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour. Some is classroom based‚ such as Risk and Conflict Management‚ Autism and behaviour interventions relating to an individual service user. I also used to teach PRICE (Protecting Rights In a Caring Environment). This is a physical intervention course which is practical and physical with no desks; therefore
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Roles & Responsibilities Hello Deborah and fellow PTLLS students... Just thought I’d introduce myself to you all prior taking part in the discussion forums. My name is Britt. I’m looking forward to this journey of self development and discovery and meeting you all albeit electronically. And hopefully in person next weekend. I’d like to wish you all luck and success. Now to the question‚ What do you believe your role to be as a teacher? I see the role of a teacher as someone who wears
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An inclusive school is a place "where everyone belongs‚ is accepted‚ supports‚ and is supported by his/her peers and other members of the school community in the course of having his/her educational needs met" (Stainback‚ 1990). Inclusion provides opportunities for students with physical or mental disabilities to interact with‚ learn from‚ and form friendships with their peers while still ensuring that the child receives an appropriate individualized educational program. As inclusion strives to encompass
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The All-Inclusive Hotel The all-inclusive concept is a new trend to the hospitality industry and has grown rapidly in the sun and sand destinations‚ which is why the growth of all-inclusive hotels in these areas is massive. These hotels aim to take the full advantage of customers who are looking for a full package holiday. According to Brown (2009) ‘There are no surprises as the utility offered through restaurant options tantamount to good value for money. The results also showed that both entertainment
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as possible to adapt your learning and teaching activities accordingly so as to accommodate each child in the learning process. It is important to ask children how they spend their time in order to understand how well to design class lessons. Some students will prefer sitting in a specific location in the classroom and the best way to understand this is by asking every child about their family routines and how they do things. Further‚ when selecting materials for learning‚ a teacher can decide to
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