Aims of sentencing. Retribution. · Based on idea of punishment‚ because offender deserves punishment for his/her acts. · Does not seek to reduce crime or alter the offender’s future behaviour. · Concerned only with the offence that was committed and making sure that the punishment inflicted is in proportion to that offence. · Contains element of revenge (eye for an eye) and is used to justify long prison sentences. · Tariff sentences Idea that each offence should have a set tariff with
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Task 7 Children learn a lot though their play. Play promotes a child’s development‚ learning‚ creativity and independence. Play also keeps children healthy and active – these habits which may carry on into adulthood. Play also fosters social interaction and helps children to understand the people and places in their lives‚ learn about their environment and develop a sense of community. Play also helps socially excluded children to interact with others. Play also helps children to find out about
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Literacy is a significant component in every person’s life. It is the necessary tool to grasp or retain useful knowledge. Incorporating literacy in our life will contribute to our overall success in academics‚ or careers‚ as well as an understanding of human kind and nature. The following essay discusses the significance of literacy by introducing the two main concepts of literacy: reading and writing. Reading is the first step and most important component in literacy. If a person reads extensively
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Literacy is not simply reading. Literacy is reading and writing‚ most commonly. There are other types of literacy‚ such as oracy (expressing and understanding spoken language‚ computer literacy‚ cultural literacy (ideas and ideals from past cultures that defined and shaped today’s society)‚ and a variety of others. Literacy is a tool. It is the way you learn about the world and how you can participate in society. Literacy is a requirement to interact in the modern society of America‚ as well as many
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COMPUTER LITERACY: TODAY AND TOMORROW* Mark Hoffman‚ Jonathan Blake Department of Computer Science and Interactive Digital Design CL-AC1‚ Quinnipiac University 275 Mt. Carmel Avenue Hamden‚ CT 06518 Mark.Hoffman@quinnipiac.edu; Jonathan.Blake@quinnipiac.edu ABSTRACT Computing and technology departments often offer service courses in Computer Literacythat provide the entire academic communitywiththe opportunityto develop skills in the use of computers. These courses have been around for
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professional learning community is very common. This term‚ however‚ can mean many things to different educators. It can be used to talk about extending classroom practices to the community‚ bring outside people into the school to increase learning of students‚ engaging students‚ teacher learning‚ among other definitions. The main definition I want focus on is professional learning communities as a way of getting teachers and administrations together to enhance learning through professional learning and training
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1.4 Explain the importance and benefits of assessment for learning. Assessment for learning is an essential part of a child’s education as it defines whether or not the objectives of teaching are being met‚ assessments affects decisions about grades‚ educational needs of children and in some cases funding. Assessment for learning is a significant way to raise a pupil’s academic achievement and is centred on the belief that in order for children to progress in school then they must understand the
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Language and Literacy what are they? How do they relate? How do we learn them? These are just a few questions one might ask them self when they contemplate the effect language and literacy have on learning. “Forms of language and literacy develop supportively and interactively. Children build on oral language knowledge and practices as they learn to read and write’ they develop key understandings about reading through writing‚ and they extend their writing range through reading” (Braunger &
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peers. Cultural Literacy by E.D. Hirsch’s and Literacies of Power by Donaldo Macedo’s view points in being literate are important. The means of how to be educated differs between E.D. Hirsch‚ who favors Western Culture‚ and Donaldo Macedo‚ who favors the underlying causes to get the truth and nothing but the whole truth out. Donaldo Macedo explains the reason why E.D. Hirsch’s Cultural Literacy is not right for us. Hirsch’s aim is to enhance the literacy of children‚ have mature literacy for all the
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Firstly‚ statutory provision consists of services legally required by statute (Dictionary.com‚ 2016)‚ such as the NHS‚ Gwynedd Social Services and Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (class notes‚ 2016). On the other hand‚ voluntary provision refers to non-profit‚ voluntary organisations that offer optional services to the public (Merriam-Webster‚ 2016)‚ and some examples include the NSPCC‚ RVS and Age Cymru (class notes‚ 2016). Lastly‚ private provision involves private‚ independent services
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