http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13125846
Summary:
Scotland Yard has rejected an application by a radical Islamist group to protest outside Westminster Abbey on royal Wedding Day. Officers said it is discussed whether other protest also will be blocked on this day. Five thousand police officers will be on duty on royal Wedding Day and they have the power to remove major protests along the main route that the bride and groom will take. Police have also begun searching for explosives in central London. Dogs have helped them with locating possible bombs. There will also be banned 60 people who are on bail from prison from Westminster on the day of the wedding. The London Metropolitan Police Air Support Unit will deploy a helicopter with cameras, supporting police on the ground.
The group's website of Muslims Against Crusades calls on Muslims to disrupt the wedding and they describe senior members of the Royal Family as "enemies to Allah and his messenger". Ms Owens told the BBC police to make sure that no protest disrupts the celebration for the Royal Family.
Opinion:
I think it is very good that there is so much protection during the Royal Wedding Day. There will be gathered a lot of people during this day which includes of course the Royal Family and other celebrities. All these people serve the right to be protected, because especially during these kind of days terrorist could make action on terrorism. I also think it is good to block protests near Westminster because they can be a threat for the Royal Family and on the whole it is good to pay so much attention to protection of all members of the Royal Wedding, including visitors, to make sure no one disrupts the celebration for the Royal Family.
maandag 25 april 2011
Teacher’s Union: Supper staff taking too many lessons
Summary:
According to a teacher’s union schools are using staff without a qualified teacher status, which will be an abuse in the wrong circumstances. According to Chris Keates the government was encouraging the idea of using staff without qualification to save money. Not all people agree with this. There is a debate for a resolution on the subject. The resolution is that schools are allowed to use staff without qualified status only to cover short-term absences, allow teachers to plan and prepare for classes, or when all attempts to obtain a qualified teacher have failed. To support this idea The NASUWT (National Association of Schoolmasters/ Union of Women Teachers) gave an example of a teaching assistant who taught a class for three years despite not being qualified. Also teaching assistants with a higher level of qualification are allowed to give lessons but not to teach new lesson material, because that should be done by a qualified teacher. According to Ms Keates support staff are valuable for the education team and that they do an excellent job.
According to a teacher’s union schools are using staff without a qualified teacher status, which will be an abuse in the wrong circumstances. According to Chris Keates the government was encouraging the idea of using staff without qualification to save money. Not all people agree with this. There is a debate for a resolution on the subject. The resolution is that schools are allowed to use staff without qualified status only to cover short-term absences, allow teachers to plan and prepare for classes, or when all attempts to obtain a qualified teacher have failed. To support this idea The NASUWT (National Association of Schoolmasters/ Union of Women Teachers) gave an example of a teaching assistant who taught a class for three years despite not being qualified. Also teaching assistants with a higher level of qualification are allowed to give lessons but not to teach new lesson material, because that should be done by a qualified teacher. According to Ms Keates support staff are valuable for the education team and that they do an excellent job.
Opinion:
I think it is a nice idea to have teaching assistants, because they can take over the job when the qualified teachers are ill or when there is a deficiency of teachers. On the other hand I agree with people who do not agree with these teaching assistants because they think qualified teachers are only the best for pupils. Of course qualified teachers are better than teaching assistants, because they possess more educational knowledge and they mostly have more experiences. I agree with the resolutions given in the news article. Because when all attempts to obtain a qualified teacher have failed, there is no other solution to use staff without qualified status. I also agree that teaching assistants are not allowed to teach new lesson material, it is better for pupils to leave that on the qualified teachers. On the other hand I think Ms Keates has a good point that staff are valuable for the education team and I think they will perform just fine, because I suppose they love the education business.
dinsdag 19 april 2011
Police attacked during illegal rave at Catmore
Summary:
In Catmore, west Berkshire, there had been an illegal rave. About 350 people were gathered for the event. When police tried to stop the illegal rave in west Berkshire they were attacked. When officers tried to stop the rave, people of the rave started to throw missiles to the police. Among the missiles there was burning wood that had been thrown to the police. One police officer got hit on the head with two bottles, so he needed hospital treatment. Three men and two women in the age of twenty were arrested on suspicion of organising an illegal rave and one 18-year-old man from Bedford was arrested of assaulting a police officer.
In Catmore, west Berkshire, there had been an illegal rave. About 350 people were gathered for the event. When police tried to stop the illegal rave in west Berkshire they were attacked. When officers tried to stop the rave, people of the rave started to throw missiles to the police. Among the missiles there was burning wood that had been thrown to the police. One police officer got hit on the head with two bottles, so he needed hospital treatment. Three men and two women in the age of twenty were arrested on suspicion of organising an illegal rave and one 18-year-old man from Bedford was arrested of assaulting a police officer.
Reaction:
I think it is good the police tried to stop the illegal rave because these people causes a lot of noise and environmental pollution towards other people and people could get injured because of the large amount of people who were gathered at the event, because of fights for example. Including with the combination of the amount of alcohol people use during these events it could turn into a catastrophe.
However, it surprise me how one of the police officers could get seriously injured. I think his fellow police officers could have prevent that, but on the other hand there were a lot of people at the event so it is easy to lose control.
I think it is good the police tried to stop the illegal rave because these people causes a lot of noise and environmental pollution towards other people and people could get injured because of the large amount of people who were gathered at the event, because of fights for example. Including with the combination of the amount of alcohol people use during these events it could turn into a catastrophe.
However, it surprise me how one of the police officers could get seriously injured. I think his fellow police officers could have prevent that, but on the other hand there were a lot of people at the event so it is easy to lose control.
Private schools line up to become free
Summary:
Private schools want to be free. This may be happening because of the government’s free schools policy, in which parents, teachers and other community groups set up their own new schools. Nowadays there are six private schools in line to become a free school. Parents are very happy with this, because now they do not have to pay fees for their children’s education any longer. Although this happiness of parents, critics are concerned for the effect it will have on state schools. Many schools want to expand and teach children with different backgrounds. Schools want to have their own curriculum.
The NUT (National Union of Teachers) is against free schools, because then private schools that turned into free schools, are no longer able to finance themselves without the fees of parents. There is also never been a debate about private schools turning into free schools.
Private schools want to be free. This may be happening because of the government’s free schools policy, in which parents, teachers and other community groups set up their own new schools. Nowadays there are six private schools in line to become a free school. Parents are very happy with this, because now they do not have to pay fees for their children’s education any longer. Although this happiness of parents, critics are concerned for the effect it will have on state schools. Many schools want to expand and teach children with different backgrounds. Schools want to have their own curriculum.
The NUT (National Union of Teachers) is against free schools, because then private schools that turned into free schools, are no longer able to finance themselves without the fees of parents. There is also never been a debate about private schools turning into free schools.
Reaction:
For the children I think it is good that private schools want to become free schools. That way all children have access to the school, so children can go to any school they would like to go. Also the schools will be more diverse when they are free, which is good for the development of children that they grow up and learn how to cooperate with children of any kind. Another good thing about free schools is that parents do not have to pay fees anymore, which will save them money that can be used for other important things.
I do have to say that is better for the society to have a debate about this issue. That way they check people’s opinion and they can check the advantages and disadvantages of turning private schools into free school.
For the children I think it is good that private schools want to become free schools. That way all children have access to the school, so children can go to any school they would like to go. Also the schools will be more diverse when they are free, which is good for the development of children that they grow up and learn how to cooperate with children of any kind. Another good thing about free schools is that parents do not have to pay fees anymore, which will save them money that can be used for other important things.
I do have to say that is better for the society to have a debate about this issue. That way they check people’s opinion and they can check the advantages and disadvantages of turning private schools into free school.
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