Understand the importance of promoting equality and diversity in work with children and young people
Find and read your organisation’s policies and procedures for equality, diversity, and inclusive practice.
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- Summary table of legislation related to equality, produced by Laser Learning
- ‘What equality law means for you as an education provider: schools’ from the Equality and Human Rights Commission
- ‘How to promote equality and diversity in the classroom’ from High Speed Training
- Find and read your organisation’s policies and procedures for equality, diversity, and inclusive practice.
- ‘Inclusion’ from the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CEA)
- ‘Technical guidance for Schools in England’ from the Equality and Human Rights Commission website.
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click on the icon to visit the webpage ‘Books and resources’ on the Scope website. This webpage lists storybooks and publications that include disabled children, as well as play resources such as ‘Games all children can play’.
- Look on the internet or in a dictionary to find definitions of the following terms:
- Click to read ‘Equality, diversity and inclusion for schools’ from Warwickshire County Council. This guidance is designed to support education providers to meet their legal duties under current equality legislation.
- The Department for Education has produced ‘The Equality Act 2010 and school: Departmental advice for school leaders, school staff, governing bodies and local authorities’.
- This American article looks at how to create a diverse, multicultural, and inclusive class environment with suggestions on teach about prejudice and how to handle students who display discriminatory behaviour.
- 'Cultural diversity in the early years’ from Community Playthings has been written by Jennie Lindon. Although focused on children in the early years, it stresses the importance of valuing and promoting cultural diversity which benefits those of any age.
- Click to read this article by Kerry Eustice ‘Teaching in multicultural classrooms: tips, challenges and opportunities’ on The Guardian website.
- Think And Challenge
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