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Understand the impact of prejudice and discrimination on children and young people

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In any large group of people you will find . There may be people of different or races, from varied and they will have a range of .

Is the following statement true or false? Discrimination means treating someone unfairly because of perceived differences and prejudices about those differences.

TRUE

FALSE

Which of these situations are examples of ways that discrimination may occur in the work setting? Select two answers.

Yasmeen and her family are fasting for Ramadan. Practitioner Lee does not realize and organizes a food tasting activity for her group.

Practitioner Helen adapts an outdoor play activity so that wheelchair user Amit can join in.

Tom and Mylene apply for a job. Mylene is the better practitioner but Tom is hired because the owner suspects that Mylene may get pregnant soon.

Manager Alicia allows prayer breaks for Hanif who is Muslim.

What does the below policy statement do? “In this setting we provide opportunities for all children to take part in activities regardless of race, gender, ability or religious beliefs”

Shows that the setting embraces inclusive practice

It would only be applied to certain activities

It is just for show and probably wouldn’t be followed by practitioners

It makes unfair discrimination less likely

Sequence the statements below to show the correct order of a scenario where a practitioner decides to challenge discrimination at the early years activity sessions in a family centre.

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  • You hear Farid say to Isabel that only boys are allowed to be soldiers.
  • You discuss this with the children and read setting discrimination policies.
  • You reflect upon the activity, its success, and what you need to do next.
  • You discuss the idea of male and female jobs at circle time.
  • You plan an activity to challenge the idea of ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’ jobs.
  • You do the activity, inviting a female RAF pilot to visit the children.

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