Champion equality, diversity and inclusion
Find and read your setting’s policies and procedures on supporting children with special educational needs or disabilities. Consider how they meet statutory requirements and national guidance for inclusion.
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘Reflecting on equality, diversity and inclusion in the Early Years’ from the Entrust website.
- ‘Guidance for promoting equalities in early years and childcare’ by Suffolk County Council
- ‘Reflecting on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Early Years' on the Entrust website.
- ‘Laser Learning reading text ‘Disability’
- ‘Special educational needs and disability code of practice: 0 to 25 years’ by the Department for Education
- ‘Equality Act technical guidance’ on the Equality and Human Rights Commission website
- ‘Disabled Children and the Equality Act 2010: What Early Years providers need to know and do, including responsibilities to disabled children under the Children and Families Act 2014’
- ‘Interculturalism: Addressing diversity in early childhood' by Leslie Ponciano and Ani Shabazian
- ‘Fair play: Talking with children about prejudice and discrimination’ from Barnardo’s Norther Ireland
- ‘Laser Learning reading text ‘Celebrating diversity: Inclusion in practice’
- Find and read your setting’s policies and procedures on supporting children with special educational needs or disabilities. Consider how they meet statutory requirements and national guidance for inclusion.
- Presentation
- Click to launch this lesson’s first presentation on ‘Equality and diversity’.
- Click to launch this lesson’s second presentation on ‘Discrimination’.
- Click to launch this lesson’s third presentation on ‘Inclusion’.
- Click to launch a PowerPoint presentation on 'The public sector: Equality duty' created by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
- You may wish to use this as part of a learning activity in the classroom or read and discuss the content with friends and family.
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click on the link to the left to read more information about the Equality Act 2010
- Click on the link to the left to to access information produced by ACAS, the Advice, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, about equality and diversity in the workplace.
- Click on the link to the left to visit the website of the Equality and Human Rights Commission
- Click to read 'The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child' by the United Nations.
- Visit the inclusion webpage of the Early Years Alliance.
- Click to access a list of religious festivals that occur during the calendar year. Think about the children and families you support who may be celebrating these festivals and consider whether there is something you can say / do to show them you are aware of, and respect, the significance of that time. Perhaps you could also plan an activity for all of the children at your setting raising awareness of the festivals and celebrations of different faiths.
- Click to read the document ‘All of Us: Inclusion Checklist for Settings’ produced by the charity KIDS.
- Take time to make yourself familiar with various cultures, unique needs, dietary requirements, and special needs for each child in your setting. Make a note of your findings and take some time to research them, using the internet, any books or leaflets at your setting or in the local library, the knowledge of your colleagues and, most importantly, the parents and the children themselves.
- This article, ‘Prejudice-based bullying’ from the Respect Me website, looks at differences in children and young people that cause may prejudice and discrimination.
- Click to read '‘Wouldn’t it be boring if we were all the same?’ – creating a school community that celebrates diversity: The Jenny Hammond Primary School' by Ofsted. This document is part of the Ofsted 'good practice example' series.
- Your role will often bring you into contact with children and adults who have difficulties communicating with you. Use the internet to find out ways that you can adapt the way you communicate to ensure effective communication with those: Who have a hearing impairment For whom English is not their first language Who do not speak English Who have a visual impairment Who have a stammer, or other speech impediment
- The Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES) website contains information for schools looking to support binary trans and non-binary students.
- Click to read more of the data on outcomes for different ethnic groups in education, skills and training.
- Extended Learning
- Extended Learning
- Think And Challenge
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