Laser Lessons - Lesson

Be able to promote diversity, equality and inclusion.

This video from the Activity Alliance covers ‘reaching more people through inclusive and accessible communications’. Through a series of animations this film takes a whistle-stop tour of useful communication practices and principles. When embedded, the changes may help you to reach a wider audience.

Table of Contents

Tutorial Video
Reading Materials

Laser Reading Text: 'Celebrating diversity: Inclusion in practice'
‘Preventing and tackling discrimination in primary schools’ from the Mental Healthy Schools website
‘Equality, diversity and inclusion policy’
‘Children’s rights’ on the NSPCC website

Presentation
Good Practice Example

This video from Education International is about ‘Including refugees and migrants in and through education’ How does your setting make sure refugees and migrants are included?
The document this video refers to can be found by clicking this link.

Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning

Write a reflective account about the resources you provide in your setting that promote positive images of inclusion.
Click on the link to read this article about ‘Challenging stereotypes, changing culture: inclusion for GRT children’ at Ash Manor School. Do you have any Gypsy/Roma/Traveller families using your setting and how do you ensure they are included?
Then click this icon to see the website of the Advisory Council for the Education of Romany and Other Travellers.
Read the ‘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 and young person that you work with. 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 of the children themselves.

Think And Challenge