LEVEL 4 PTLLS ASSIGNMENT
Nand Kishore Bissoo 19 September 2014 Level 4 PTLLS Assignment
Unit 008 Roles, Responsibilities and Relationships in Lifelong Learning:
1.1 The relevant legislations for teachers are Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.This act aims at protecting people against risks to health and safety in connection with their activities at work. The Race Relations Act 1976.This act prohibits discrimination on the grounds of colour, race, nationality or ethnic origins, in employment, education, provision of services and facilities. The Sex Discrimination Act 1975.According to this act, it is unlawful to discriminate on the grounds of sex, marital status or gender reassignment, in employment, education, provision of goods, facilities and services. The Disability Discrimination Act 1995.This act aims in taking steps to make reasonable adjustments to overcome the physical barriers to access for disabled people in areas of employment, education, access to goods, facilities and services, buying or renting land or property and functions of public bodies. Children’s Act 1989, Every Child Matters 2003.This act helps safeguard and promote the welfare of children who are in need and also to promote the upbringing of such children by their families. Data Protection Act 1998.This act aims at safeguarding the rights of individuals regarding processing of personal data and its movement.
1.2 In terms of valuing diversity, the teacher must adhere to the Equality Act 2010 which protects specific characteristics to include religious denomination, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, race, gender reassignment and marriage and civil partnership (www.gov.uk, 2010). 1.3 In terms of my own role as a trainee teacher, my roles and responsibilities are not very different from those of a qualified teacher. In addition to knowing and understanding the standards for teachers and the codes of practice
Unit 008 Roles, Responsibilities and Relationships in Lifelong Learning:
1.1 The relevant legislations for teachers are Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.This act aims at protecting people against risks to health and safety in connection with their activities at work. The Race Relations Act 1976.This act prohibits discrimination on the grounds of colour, race, nationality or ethnic origins, in employment, education, provision of services and facilities. The Sex Discrimination Act 1975.According to this act, it is unlawful to discriminate on the grounds of sex, marital status or gender reassignment, in employment, education, provision of goods, facilities and services. The Disability Discrimination Act 1995.This act aims in taking steps to make reasonable adjustments to overcome the physical barriers to access for disabled people in areas of employment, education, access to goods, facilities and services, buying or renting land or property and functions of public bodies. Children’s Act 1989, Every Child Matters 2003.This act helps safeguard and promote the welfare of children who are in need and also to promote the upbringing of such children by their families. Data Protection Act 1998.This act aims at safeguarding the rights of individuals regarding processing of personal data and its movement.
1.2 In terms of valuing diversity, the teacher must adhere to the Equality Act 2010 which protects specific characteristics to include religious denomination, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, race, gender reassignment and marriage and civil partnership (www.gov.uk, 2010). 1.3 In terms of my own role as a trainee teacher, my roles and responsibilities are not very different from those of a qualified teacher. In addition to knowing and understanding the standards for teachers and the codes of practice