...PROS Childcare Benefits The Scottish government claim by the end of the first independent Scotland to have all children between 3-4 (and in some cases vulnerable 2 year olds) in full time childcare- equating to time spent at primary school Raising Attainment amongst disadvantaged children The Scottish government state, that the root of some educational problems, stem from children in severe poverty, who have messy home lives & poor diets. A hungry child cannot fulfill their education to the best of their ability and a child who is distracted at home cannot focus on learning. Their main aim is to change the tax & benefit system – tackling poverty will allow more parents to work and provide a better life for children who will then in turn have more time to focus on school and nursery Protecting free tuition in Universities The Scottish government claims to protect free tuition fees for Scottish students and still provide supports for living costs University is one the main focuses of the Scottish economy following independence. The proposal is to remain the same by charging students from other parts of the UK to study for Scotland. This policy recognizes the requirement to keep a mix of students so that the Scottish people benefit from a free education and the universities benefit from a contribution from Students from other parts of the UK and further Apprentiships ‘New Modern Apprenticeship’ would increase year by year with 30,000 modern apprentices...
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...Training A Case Study of Scotland. Geno Trapaidze The Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management University of Strathclyde A thesis submitted in part of the requirements for the degree of MSc in International Hospitality Management September, 2007. ABSTRACT 1 The purpose of this study is to examine the role of education and training and its impact on labour supply to the Scotland hospitality and tourism industry; what are the current issues are there? And how those issues can be minimised? Its also seeks to identify the relation between the customer satisfaction and the service employees via service quality for maintain the growth of the hospitality and tourism industry. It also tries to identify the current labour market issues of the hospitality and tourism sector in Scotland, and how these issues can be minimised. Research will be conducted through five individual interviews. This research should help the hospitality and tourism managers/employers understand the importance of retaining staff. Also it will aim to make educational institutions aware of the gap between the content and the design of their hospitality and tourism courses/degree programmes in relation to industry demand, as highlighted in relation to current labour market issues such as staff turnover rate, retention problems, and the image of the hospitality and tourism industry in Scotland. Key words: Service quality, staff turnover, poor image, education and training. 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ...
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...DISCOVERING ONE’S TALENT: LEARNING FROM ACADEMIC SPECIALIZATION author OFER MALAMUD* The author examines an exogenous difference in the timing of academic Abstract specialization within the British system of higher education to test whether education yields information about one’s match quality in different fields of study. In distinguishing between systems requiring early and late specialization, he predicts the likelihood of an individual switching to an occupation unrelated to one’s field of study. If higher education serves mainly to provide specific skills, the model predicts more switching in a system requiring late specialization since the cost of switching is lower in terms of foregone skills. Using the Universities Statistical Record from 1972 to 1993 and the 1980 National Survey of Graduates and Diplomates, he finds that individuals who specialize early, as in the case of England, are more likely to switch to an unrelated occupation, implying that the benefits to increased match quality are sufficiently large to outweigh the greater loss in skills from specializing early. With regard to instruction, economists have made substantial progress in specifying and identifying the economic value of higher education, as it increases the value productivity of human agents as workers . . . the much neglected activity is that of discovering talent. It, too, can be approached by treating it as a process which provides students with opportunities to discover whether they have...
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...Case study review: M9 crash 1 Summary: check all REFERENCES academic 6 The case of the M9 crash, in July 2015, has highlighted issues with Police Scotland’s call handling; the 101 phone call, made by a member of the public, was not upgraded to a 999 call or entered into the police computer system, resulting in the call not being linked to a missing person’s report and ultimately the death of John Yuill and Lamara Bell. This case has led to an investigation into call handling by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) and an investigation into the incident by The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC). The following were failings in this case: (i) Public awareness of the difference between 101 calls and...
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...lack of confidence that spread after the collapse of London banking house Neal, James, Fordyce and Down. The man held responsible for this collapse was banking partner Alexander Fordyce. Fordyce had speculated wildly, shorting East India Company shares while funding his losses using customers’ deposits. Once the news of the collapse hit Edinburgh the system of trust which had kept the credit structure afloat was gone. The Douglas, Heron & Company, operating as the Ayr bank, was established in Scotland in 1769 based on the scheme championed by Scotsman John Law. Law believed that confidence was the basis of credit. Before this paper money had to be backed by gold, he felt banknotes would be just as valuable as coins of silver and gold. This made credit very risky as it now became dependent almost solely on confidence. Virtually overnight the bank handed out excessive loans to their privileged customers, with little or no collateral. Several branches opened throughout Scotland, its main aim was to enhance and support the expansion of agriculture, trade and business. The bank brought with it a sense of optimism and confidence which led to customers overlooking the unlimited liabilities they faced on borrowings. Many of the banks customers were speculators involved in both American and West Indian trades, especially tobacco and sugar. A discovery after the bank collapse showed that many of the company’s directors were closely connected to these speculators and oversaw the transfer...
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...school/student performance, sub-group performance, attendance, teacher satisfaction, instructional practices (from walk-throughs/observations), and student learning (also from walk-throughs/observations as well as data). What does the analysis tell you about your schools strengths? 1. There is a strong sense of pride in the school from the community. Community members are active and involved in the school and are well-received by administrators, support staff, and teachers. 2. Teachers have access to sufficient technology in the school and have the opportunity to receive training so that they can utilize the technology to best meet the needs of the diverse student population. 3. Results from staff satisfaction surveys indicate that the school is clean and well-maintained. 4. Overall, Scotland High is making growth in academic achievement. What does the analysis tell you about your schools gaps or opportunities for improvement? 1. There are significant gaps in achievement among ethnic subgroups at Scotland High. 2. There is also a need to improve college/career readiness among the student population. 3. Data from teacher surveys indicate issues with the handling of student discipline. Results indicate that discipline offenses are not handled consistently throughout the school and that students fail to have a clear understanding for the school's rules, policies, and procedures. 4. There is a...
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...Lisa MarshallTMA01 | C6450235 | October 2013 | Contents Part 1: Exploring an audiovisual case study 3 Part 2: Reflecting on Learning 6 Bibliography 7 Part 1: Exploring an audiovisual case study a) What are Scott and Jean trying to achieve with the icebreakers? Scott and Jean’s Icebreaker activities serve several different purposes, the first of which being to encourage the group to come together as a whole and get to know one another. The initial activity did a fabulous job of encouraging the youngsters to introduce themselves to their peers in a fun and non intimidating way. It ‘broke the ice’ (LGBT Youth Scotland clips 2-6). If the introductions had been done with a greater amount of formality, i.e. with the group sat around a table, the young people probably would not have responded with the same amount of enthusiasm. The laughing and body language demonstrated suggests they were obviously relaxed and at ease with themselves and other members of the group but what they evidently didn’t realise was that the activity was encouraging them to practise how to communicate with each other and also listen to and remember what each other had to say. They were practising active listening. ‘It’s putting skills across, but actually not maybe the young people realising they’re actually starting those skill sets already, right from the beginning’. (LGBT Youth Scotland clips 2-6). Encouraging the young people to work together as a large group in this way ensured that everyone...
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...assumed definition of reality that colors her own experience. The most common dilemma in rape cases is victim blame. In fact, victim blame is part of what Stewart et al (1996) mean when they say, “…as a consequence of the reliance on cultural myths and stereotypes of rape, the victim accepts a definition of reality that shapes her own experience.” According to Schaafsma (Rape Advocacy Program), “The genteel idea of womanhood sets women up to be perfect rape victims - those who don't know how to fight back because they've never been taught how.” In today’s world of liberated women, society questions how these women can be victimized through rape or any other type of violent crime for that matter. According to a November 2005 UK poll (Sexual Assault Research), “…a third of people believe women who flirt partially responsible for being raped.” Settings of the “classic rape portrayal” are often the means according to which rape victims decide to report the rape. In a 2003 study of rape victims, DuMont, Miller, and Myhr established that women who did not resemble the mythologized “real victim” were as likely as women who did to report the assault to the police (p. 477). The authors report, “women of color, those who had been previously assaulted, those who had experienced mental health difficulties, and those who had been drinking were equally represented among reported and unreported cases” (2003, p. 477). In an effort to gain attention to the violence against women, Amnesty International...
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...empLOyee and LaBOr reLatiOnS STUDENT WORKBOOK Case Study Series on Work-Life Balance in Large Organizations By Gill Maxwell Project team Author: SHRM Project contributors: External contributor: Editor: Design: Gill Maxwell Bill Schaefer, SPHR Nancy A. Woolever, SPHR Sharon H. Leonard Courtney J. Cornelius, copy editor Scott Harris, senior graphic designer © 2008 Society for Human Resource Management. Gill Maxwell Note to Hr faculty and instructors: SHRM cases and modules are intended for use in HR classrooms at universities. Teaching notes are included with each. While our current intent is to make the materials available without charge, we reserve the right to impose charges should we deem it necessary to support the program. However, currently, these resources are available free of charge to all. Please duplicate only the number of copies needed, one for each student in the class. For more information, please contact: SHRM Academic Initiatives 1800 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA Phone: (800) 283-7476 Fax: (703) 535-6432 Web: www.shrm.org/hreducation 08-0753 Case Study Series on Work-Life Balance in Large Organizations By Gill maxwell Student Workbook employee and Labor relations Overview Introduction..........................................................................................................2 Format ..................................................................................................................3 Learning Objectives...
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...Policy and Practice Research Group, Discipline of Business Information Systems, Faculty of Economics and Business, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia Available online 19 April 2007 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to theoretically and empirically explore how public e-procurement policies are translated into practice. The theoretical argument draws on actor network theory (ANT), coupled with Colebatch’s [Colebatch, H. K. (2002). Policy (2nd ed.). Maidenhead, Open University Press.] social construct of policy, to analyze the actors, actions, and circumstances through which understanding of public e-procurement comes to stabilize (or not) into a coherent policy for action. Drawing on three case studies of central government agencies in Italy, Scotland, and Western Australia, we suggest new intellectual perspectives and methodological heuristics that may assist researchers and practitioners analytical efforts in examining sociotechnical change and the implications for policy development and implementation. © 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Keywords: E-government; E-procurement; Actor network theory; Social construction of policy 1. Introduction Public e-procurement, as an information system (IS) enabled innovation in government, is transforming technological platforms and the way governments in Western countries procure goods and services and engage with suppliers (Lee, Tan & Trimi, 2005; Moe, 2004). ⁎ Corresponding author. E-mail addresses: c.hardy@econ...
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...There are various types of temporary accommodation available. These include bed and breakfasts, hostels, furnished flats and supported accommodation. “Between 2013 and 2014, 29,326 households in Scotland were declared homeless by their local authorities. Out of these households, 45 per cent were single men and 21 per cent single women”. The most common reasons that people become homeless are; a dispute within a household (28%), being asked to leave accommodation (26%), landlord intervention (14%), being discharged from prison, hospital or care (6%). In march 2014, there was a total number of 24,909 households on the council housing list. Around 50% of occupied houses in Edinburgh presently fail the Scottish Housing Quality Standard. Edinburgh council homeless services 1a Parliament Square Edinburgh, EH1 1RF 0131 529 7368 Opening Hours: Mon, Wed & Thu 08:30 to 17:00, Tue 10:00 to 17:00 and Fri 08:30 to...
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...billion.” (Schlosser, E. p.1) It is for this reason, a rapid increase with reference to diversity of fast food restaurants occurred in the U.S. One of the restaurants to come into play and benefit from the huge increase in popularity was Taco Bell. A potential new market for Taco Bell could be in Scotland. Currently there are only 4 choices of fast food restaurant in Scotland; these are McDonalds, Burger King, Subway and KFC. As these restaurants have been very successful in Scotland we can assume more could be just as successful. With a population of roughly five million Scotland is a large country by any means, however the success of other fast food chains gives the impression that it is a strategy that could work. This could particularly be effective due to Scotland’s lack of Mexican restaurants in general. Currently there is really only one Mexican Chain restaurant in Scotland which is Chiquitos; and even Chiquitos is closer to your TGI Fridays or Ruby Tuesdays type of restaurant, far from the fast food style of Taco Bell which holds potential for a whole new range of fast food products in Scotland all on its own. To show how much fast food has impacted the main cities of Scotland the newspaper The Scotsman researched which cities had the greatest fast food restaurant to population ratio which revealed some...
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...A G Barr plc — a case study Background information A G Barr plc manufactures, distributes and markets drinks, primarily carbonated soft drinks. Based in Glasgow, it has been manufacturing soft drinks in Scotland since 1875. Its most famous product, Irn-Bru, was first produced in 1901. Barr’s became a public limited company in 1965. The business has always been associated with the Barr family and members of it own the majority of shares in the company. However, Robin Barr, the chairman, is the only member of the Barr family still directly employed in the business. Barr’s has a deliberate policy of focusing on the drinks market. It does not produce any other type of product and has no interests in any other fields of business activity. It describes itself as an ‘independent, consumer led and profitable public company, engaged in the manufacture, distribution and marketing of branded soft drinks’. In the last 40 years, the number of soft drinks manufacturers in Scotland has fallen from around 200 to about six. Barr’s is by far the biggest of those which survive. Over the years, Barr’s has acquired a number of other companies. These include other soft drinks firms, particularly ones in England, such as Tizer Limited in 1972 and Mandora St Clements of Mansfield in 1988. In 2001, Findlays Limited of Edinburgh, which produces Findlays Spring Mineral Water, became a wholly owned subsidiary of A G Barr plc. Appendix 1 gives details of the organisation...
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...emeraldinsight.com/0268-6902.htm MAJ 19,4 Control self-assessment as a route to organisational excellence A Scottish Housing Association case study James Sheffield Comhairle, The Scottish Centre for European Public Sector Studies, University of Paisley, Paisley, Scotland, and 484 Siobhan White Division of Accounting and Finance, Glasgow Caledonian University Business School, Glasgow, Scotland Keywords Scotland, Housing, Financial management, Auditing, Corporate governance Abstract Control self-assessment (CSA) has been discussed as an audit technique, but little practical guidance is available in the UK on the subject. A limited number of public sector organisations have implemented it. This paper describes a case study of CSA implementation in a Scottish Housing Association. The case study details the decision processes that led to the choice of CSA as a favoured audit technique, and the development of CSA skills within the organisation. This paper examines the broader benefits of a CSA approach, in terms of performance management and employee empowerment. This paper also uses a cost benefit analysis to examine the efficacy of CSA for small organisations. Managerial Auditing Journal Vol. 19 No. 4, 2004 pp. 484-492 q Emerald Group Publishing Limited 0268-6902 DOI 10.1108/02686900410530493 Introduction West of Scotland Housing Association (WOSHA) is a provider of social housing, whose homes are rented to people who apply to the Housing Association to become members...
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...Denial of automatic parental responsibilities and rights (PRRs) for non-marital fathers has become increasingly difficult to justify in recent years, as a result of changes in social and cultural attitudes. Studies reveal that 51.4% of children are now born outside wedlock. Consequently, statute has intervened throughout the years in an attempt to abolish the notion of the ‘illegitimate’ child and to ameliorate the rights of the unmarried father. In this essay, the writer will describe how a non-marital father can obtain PRRs with reference to recent legislation, discussing any obstacles they may face and consider the extent to which they are still discriminated against in Scots Law. The Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 came into force on 4 May 2006. This piece of legislation significantly improved the position of the non-marital father by amending the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 which details the legal mediums through which a parent can acquire PRRs. This legislative innovation provided that unmarried fathers can acquire full PRRs providing they register as the father under any of the UK’s Acts enabling registration of births, deaths and marriages as well as registering their paternity after the amendment came into force. However, the mother is not required to register but instead obtains PRRs automatically, which is arguably discriminatory in nature against a man who is the biological father of a child born to the woman, since the mother has no mirroring obligation and acquires...
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