H2U Vol 7 Issue 6 June 2008 - Highcliffe School

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Module 3 is mostly number with some graph work and algebra. Best of luck on the 24 th !! Dorset Further Maths Centre Congratulations to the Year 11 students who completed the Dorset Further Maths Centre ‘Introducing A level’ Course. Students took 4 weeks after school to attempt calculus, advanced geometry etc. Each received a certificate on completion. This will help greatly with the transition from GCSE to A level. Well done. Reports by Mr Burgan Racing for Life in ICT Elsewhere in this issue you will read about the work done by the school in connection with the Cancer Research organised ‘Relay for Life’. English To be successful in your GCSE English and GCSE English Literature in Year 11, it is important to ensure that you have completed all Year 10 coursework to the best of your ability. Whatever your potential grade, whether it is a D or an A*, make sure that your folder is the best you can make it. Here are two examples of coursework: one achieved a grade A and one a grade C: (please With the prime mover for this in the school, Miss Picking, being the ICT Teaching Assisstant I thought this was a great opportunity to get some of my ICT classes involved in a project developing their design and planning skills whilst at the same time getting them to think seriously about a real social issue. It proved so successful that I then chose to introduce it to my tutor group during a PSE lesson. Below is a report from one of the students from the tutor group who took part. “Relay for Life – Candle Bags In PSE, Miss Burden’s tutor group 7.8 made candle bags for the cere- read carefully to note the mistakes and good points) A Grade 8 Feb 2006 Dear Sir, I am writing in response to last week’s article “Is he keeping tourists away?”. I am quite disturbed at how your paper perceives begging! Although it is true there are so many people living homeless on the streets these days, it is not true that mony of hope in the Relay For Life. Miss Picking came in and taught us about Relay for Life and how it helps to raise money for cancer research. The candle bags get designed by pupils and then sponsored. The decorated bags get laid out in a pattern reading ‘hope’ and ‘cure’. This helps and is a source of comfort to those who lost family and friends to cancer so please take part or sponsor someone. Together we will beat cancer! Chloe Adams 7.8” Miss Picking and I would like to thank all the students for their efforts and hope that they all enjoyed it and felt that they learnt something useful. Report by Miss Burden these are all ‘scroungers’ as your article accused. Most beggars do not choose to live out on the street, they do so as a last resort. If there were jobs available for them I am certain they would take them. If there were another way of making money than sitting out on the street corner in the cold wouldn’t you take it? There may be beggars out there who do spend the money they make on drugs and alcohol but it is by no means the majority Page 10 H2U, Vol 7 Issue , Year 10 Special - June 2008
and in any case people should be helped, not put in prison like your article is suggesting. Perhaps there are people out there who do make the city look untidy, but the answer is not to pass laws to lock them up, after all they will be back on the streets again soon after. These people are our fellow countrymen, many of whom are not out on the streets through their fault; many beggars have been there since the ages of fifteen and sixteen because of broken homes or families, being unwanted or maybe even violent fathers. Prison is not the answer, instead the government should be passing laws on helping these people! If it is threatening a twenty five billion pound industry then nine thousand pounds for a permanent home for four people is surely the better answer, especially if it is going to save peoples’ lives. The only point against this that I can see is that the taxpayer would be the one paying too much money for temporary accommodation such as Bed & Breakfasts. This money could, and should be better spent on long-term accommodation for these unfortunate citizens. The portrait of how visitors think about beggars making cities untidy is not truthful or fair! Many visitors, in fact the majority do not feel that the beggars make them not want to be in the cities. In fact many like the music that the beggars play. I personally have never had any unpleasant experiences with beggars although I am not denying that many people have, although these have by far been the minority of beggars and is not usually extremely verbal and it is nearly never physical. It can also be argued that it is not just beggars who are presenting difficulty on our streets, many underage youths are seen drinking on Friday and Saturday nights in even the smallest cities causing vandalism and frightening the elderly. Surely the problem in Britain cannot just be blamed on the homeless? Consequently the homeless cannot be the only group to be argued about in your paper. Finally I do not think it be only charities such as Shelter helping the homeless but in fact he government, granted they do help a little but it is not enough! The work that charities do is brilliant and the homeless could not do without them. The most influential means of help is ‘The Big Issue’. It helps the homeless make money in a good legal way and I myself and many other of its readers buy it not only because of the help it does but also because it is a very good read, and is not prejudiced like your paper. If you know what is good for you, you should not print articles about the homeless like they are dirty wrappers on the street. They are people, people who need help. Yours faithfully, Xxxx Xxxxxx C Grade 7 Feb 2006 Dear Sir, I am writing in response to the article “Is he keeping tourists away?” Yes the homeless do keep the tourists away but not all are violent, some are genuinely alone and beg for money. How would you like to be in their position? Something needs to be done about the ones who are violent; enforce a new law that would make it a criminal offence. But it is NOT an offence to beg for money for food. Many people do not give the homeless money because they just assume that it is going to be used for drugs and/or alcohol. There are hundreds of people who would offer the help if they had the chance to, if there was a campaign to raise money for them and try to find a place for them to go, if it doesn’t work then try something new. Don’t give up. A lot of people think it is disgusting to see homeless living on the streets. There should be a set time to where they can be in each place and only for a certain amount of time. There should be designated places to not just clear the streets but to help them at the same time. By gathering people’s thoughts and ideas some could be used. There H2U, Vol 7 Issue , Year 10 Special - June 2008 Page 11
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