Understand the impact of prejudice and discrimination on children and young people.
Ask your setting manager to give you documents that are available for parents to read before making their commitment to use your setting. How would you adapt this information for:A blind person?A person who does not speak English?A person who cannot read?
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘The effects of discrimination on families in the fight to end child poverty’, by Matt Davies, published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- 'Fair play: Talking with children about prejudice and discrimination’ by Barnardo’s Parenting Matters and Save the Children.
- 'Level 3 diploma Supporting Teaching and Learning in schools (primary, or secondary)' by Louise Burnham and Brenda Baker, published by Heinemann
- Presentation
- Click to launch this lesson's first presentation on 'Discrimination'.
- Click to launch this lesson's first presentation on 'Challenging discrimination'.
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click on the icon to visit the website of the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
- Click on the icon to visit UNICEF’s UK website.
- 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.
- Find and skim read a copy of ‘The Equal Opportunities Handbook: How to Deal with Everyday Issues of Unfairness’ by Phil Clements and Tony Spinks, published by Kogan Page Ltd (4th Edition, 2005).N.B You should be able to find a copy at your local library service.
- Ask your setting manager to give you documents that are available for parents to read before making their commitment to use your setting. How would you adapt this information for:A blind person?A person who does not speak English?A person who cannot read?
- Your role will often bring you into contact with 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 impairmentFor whom English is not their first languageWho do not speak EnglishWho have a visual impairmentWho have a stammer, or other speech impediment
- Click to read ‘Working towards inclusive practice’ by Save the Children, this document contains resources about the promotion of positive representations of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller culture in early years settings.
- Additionally, click on the icon to find out more about ACERT, the Advisory Council for the Education of Romany and Other Travellers.
- Find and read ‘All together: how to create inclusive services for disabled children and their families’ by Mary Dickins and Judy Denziloe, published by National Children’s Bureau.N.B You should be able to find a copy at your local library service.
- Click on the icon to the left to visit the website of Equality Britain, an organization promoting equal opportunities for all.
- Think And Challenge
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