Current legislation: Race Relations Act 1976 & 2000: Schools have obligation to uphold good relationships between people from different backgrounds. Schools now required to have a race equality policy in place. The legislation gave powers to tackle racism by making direct or indirect discrimination illegal. Code of Practise on the duty to promote race equality 2002 This is the government framework which assists schools to meet the requirements of the Race Relations Act 2000. It outlines
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1.1 Summarise key aspects of legislation‚ regulatory requirements and codes of practice relating to own role and responsibilities. There are a number of legislative requirements and variations of practice that as a Teacher must be applied and adhered to in our environment. Legislation is defined by Parliament as an Act‚ similar to the Statutory Code of Practice and is therefore enforceable in Law and admissible as evidence. A Code of Practice is an expectation of how an individual within a profession
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Unit 3 - Outcome 1 Explain what is meant by: * Diversity * Equality * Inclusion * Discrimination * Diversity: Diversity literally means difference. Diversity recognises that though people have things in common with each other‚ they are also different and unique in many ways. Diversity is about recognising and valuing those differences. Diversity therefore consists of visible and non-visible factors‚ which include personal characteristics such as background‚ culture‚ personality
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EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY: POLICY AND PRACTICE ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to analyse and evaluate equality and diversity policies between two companies and determine whether there are gaps between policies and practices in relation to recruitment and selection. The report entails case studies of two organisations namely Working Links (WL) and The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC). This report shows that there is a gap between policy and practice in both organisations‚
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1.1 Explain what is meant by: * Diversity * Equality * Inclusion * Discrimination Diversity is recognising that though people may have things in common‚ they are all different in many ways. Diversity is valuing and accepting those differences Equality is treating everyone in a way that is fairly to them. Not to be confused with treating everybody exactly the same. (e.g. if a person with difficulty walking wanted get to the second floor‚ you would provide them with other ways‚
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CU2943 1.1 Explain models of practice that underpin equality‚ diversity and inclusion in own area of responsibility. Equality is to treat all as individuals; to respect race‚ disability‚ age‚ gender‚ religion‚ beliefs‚ culture and sexual orientation. For all to be open to opportunities‚ to be treated fairly and respectfully‚ have rights and equal status in society and for all to reach their full potential. Diversity is to value that we are all unique and yet similar. We have different needs
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Level 2 Certificate in Equality and Diversity Unit 3: Working or Learning in a Place that Promotes Diversity Assessment You should use this file to complete your Assessment. The first thing you need to do is save a copy of this document‚ either onto your computer or a disk Then work through your Assessment‚ remembering to save your work regularly When you’ve finished‚ print out a copy to keep for reference Then‚ go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your tutor
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Equality CERTIFICATE IN TEACHING IN THE LIFELONG LEARNING SECTOR (CTTLS) LEVEL 4 AWARD ESSAY ASSIGNMENT FOR STEVEN DENTON TITLE: Research and analyse the importance of promoting equality and diversity in the learning environment (2500-3500 words). WORD COUNT = 3491 INDEX TOPIC PAGE Introduction 3 Methods of equality and diversity 3 Legislation in the further education sector 6 Forms of inequality and discrimination 8 Promotion
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98 CU224 Equality and Diversity Level | 3 | Credit value | 6 | GLH | 25 | Unit summary The aim of this unit is to enable learners to understand how to promote equality and value diversity. Learners will also understand how to work with others to do this and review the contribution of their own practice. Learning outcomes | Assessment criteria | The learner will: | The learner can: | 1 | Understand the key features of a culture which promotes equality and values diversity | 1.1 |
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Legislation Purpose Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Protects the rights of all those with disabilities. It also places a duty on schools (and other organisations) to eliminate barriers to ensure that individuals can gain equal access to services Disability Discrimination Act 2005 Places a duty for schools to produce a Disability Equality Scheme (DES) and an Access Plan. Schools must encourage participation in all aspects of school life and eliminate harassment and unlawful discrimination
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