supporting children, will assist in the creation of a honest and open culture. Over the last decade, there has been immense progress in the play sector, which has meant that play has gone through the play initiatives funded by the big lottery and the importance of play is now recognised at a national level (Lester and Russell, 2008). Therefore, although Playwork enhances and enriches children’s play, the aim of Playwork is to support children’s play. Furthermore, the Playwork principles establish the ethical…
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areas as early childhood development, education and even politics. Each, through their personal and professional paths, helped to establish a new foundation on which psychology stands today. Howard Gardner did not believe that psychology was going to be his profession. He considered becoming a lawyer, a doctor or a teacher (Gardner, 2003, p.79). His…
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(D/601/3321) Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Work with Children and Young People. 1.1 Equality Act 2010 – This act has been in place since 2010, the act is there to enforce equality Legislations about gender, religion, age, race and sexual orientation. There are other legislations that are merged within this act that also help. For example, the Race Relations Act 1976, the Equality Act 2006, Part 2, the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and the Equal Pay Act 1970. Children Act 1989 – This…
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Drawing on observations of practice and reading undertaken in the module, discuss the importance of play in early childhood practice and the role of the practitioner in supporting the play of young children. In this essay, I will be discussing what the term 'play' is and will explain why play is important within early childhood practice. I will be drawing on observations from my setting, which were done over a six month period. Furthermore, I will go on to discuss the role of practitioner, along…
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Special Education Inclusion What is OnWEAC? Welcome to OnWEAC, the Web site of the Wisconsin Education Association Council. WEAC represents 98,000 K-12 public school teachers and education support professionals, faculty and support staff in the Wisconsin Technical College System, education and information professionals employed by the state, retired members, and university students studying to become educators. OnWEAC provides services to members and non-members, including a database…
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Discuss how childhood is viewed and protected in contemporary society It is assumed that children, especially in Western societies, need a lengthy and protected period of time of nurturing in order to prepare them for adulthood. However, the length of time adults deem appropriate for this period differs across the world (James and James, 2004). As time has gone on, understandings and perceptions of childhood as adults has undertaken a series of changes and been heavily influenced by factors such…
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of a teenager's life as well as society. It does not only add strains to parent's life, but also forces a teenager to become an adult fairly quickly. Teenagers who are having children between the ages of 14 to 19 are not fully experiencing their childhood. Therefore, promoting teen pregnancy prevention is necessary and essential to our society. The scholarly articles I have chosen for this assignment is title “It drives us to do it”: pregnant adolescents identify drivers for sexual risk by King…
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The “Riddles” of Amish Childhood A little boy runs home after returning home from school. He knows in a few years he will no longer be attending the school, but taught at home by his parents. His homeschooling will help him from staying away from controversial ideas and it will teach him important values that his family and community share. For now, the boy will spend the rest of his day helping his father in the field and caring for livestock around the farm. He knows he will later have the…
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social problem “Lack of Education Opportunities for Women in the rural areas of Pakistan”. We preceded by defining the problem and explaining how other people have defined the issue, moreover, women and girls of the rural or poverty stricken areas of Pakistan were identified as the target audience. The major social, political and economic constraints were also explained and policies and programs made by the Government and NGOs in the past were also analyzed. Lack of education opportunities for the…
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Service users (parents/guardians) do not have to pay for the education of their child in this school as it is funded by the government to give children the right to an education. Within this school there is a high quality of teaching and learning and support for all children, there is also excellent up-to-date facilities which enhance the quality of education at Church Drive one example is a large sports area in which physical education can commence if there is any case of bad weather. The school…
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