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Understand the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion in promoting positive outcomes for children and young people

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‘Equality and Diversity’ from Procedures Online

In this example of a children’s home procedure read section 1 ‘Equality and diversity for children and young people’ and section 2 ‘Inclusion for children and young people’. How do these procedure promote positive outcomes?

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This section of the Changing Faces provides resources, training and guidance to help employers and professionals in education and health and social care support people with a visible difference.
This document from Leicester County Council is the ‘Children and family services: Equality and diversity guidance’. Read the document to see an example of how a local authority seeks to treat looked after children with equality and inclusion.
This document is titled ‘Promoting inclusive youth work practice - organisational support’. It provides specific support that an organisation might need to embed inclusive youth work practice. The legislation mentioned in the chapter related to Northern Ireland (NI) and Republic of Ireland (ROI) so refer to the legislation of your own home nation.
This article on the Birth to 5 Matters website looks at ‘Inclusive practice and equalities’. Those working with young children have a vital role to play in explicitly addressing all forms of discrimination and prejudice.