Equality Act 2010 The Equality Act aims to simplify and harmonize the old equalities legislation. Over the last four decades discrimination legislation has played an important role in helping to make Britain a more equal society. However‚ the legislation was complex and‚ despite the progress that has been made‚ inequality and discrimination persist and progress on some issues has been stubbornly slow. The Equality Act 2010 is intended to provide a new cross-cutting legislative framework to protect
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TDA 2.4 - Equality‚ Inclusion & Diversity In Work With Children and Young People. | Kerri Cook | | Contents Section One: Page 4 Legislation‚ participation‚ equal access and valuing and promoting cultural diversity. Section Two: Page 8 Prejudice & Discrimination and own attitudes‚ values and opinions. section three: Page 13 group inclusion Contents Page 4 - Section One Page 5 - 1.1 - Identify the current legislation and codes of practice relevant to the promotion of equality and valuing
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General Social Care Council Code of Practice 1. Protect the rights and promote the interests of service users and carers. This includes • Treating each person as an individual; • Respecting and‚ where appropriate‚ promoting the individual views and wishes of both service users and carers; • Supporting service users’ rights to control their lives and make informed choices about the services they receive; • Respecting and maintaining the dignity and privacy of service users; • Promoting equal
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Evaluate own role and responsibilities in lifelong learning 1/1.3 As a driving instructor my role is a varied one. My roles include: assessor‚ coach‚ counsellor‚ facilitator‚ instructor‚ and presenter‚ amongst others. Each of these roles comes with its own responsibilities. ‘Acting within professional codes’ for example‚ involves knowledge of the Code of Professional Practice (2008) which was introduced by the Institute for Learning‚ to cover the activities of teachers in the Lifelong Sector
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Task B- Your work role Bi: I’m employed as a Care Assistant working at Croft Manor care home‚ 28 Osborn Road‚ Fareham Po16 7DS. Or any other home operated by the company within reasonable travelling distance of this address. My rate of pay is £6.75 per hour. Payable monthly by credit transfer. I’m contracted 36 hours a week. I am also required to work at weekends‚ in the evenings and at night and public holidays as part of my normal working week. I am enticed Annual Holiday‚ this runs from the 1st
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1 Diversity The demographics of America have changed in so many ways over the last decade. Because of this‚ our view of diversity in the workplace has also changed. There are many more people of different races‚ nationalities‚ and disabilities. They are in the workplace‚ in schools as students‚ and also in supervisory positions. According to Taunda Edwards‚ a contributor at eHow; diversity is the inclusion of things‚ people‚ and places that are different. For example‚ having different races
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1. What is meant by diversity? Diversity means that people are different and varied from each other. 2. Describe the community you live in. Highlight some of the variations you may observe in terms of: Interests Beliefs Ages Lifestyles Personal‚ social and cultural identities. The community I live and work with is all sorts of people‚ from young 18 y/o up to them in their late 70’s. They all come from different ethnic background which means they all have different believes‚ lifestyles
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be treated equally. Diversity means difference between people etc... With diversity‚ we understand that although people have things in common with each other‚ they are also different and unique in many ways. Diversity is about recognizing and valuing those differences. Diversity therefore consists of factors‚ which include personal information such as background‚ culture‚ personality in addition to the characteristics that are protected under discrimination legislation in terms of race‚ disability
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Relating to Others Introduction Within this assignment I will explore the ways in which I relate to others. I will identify any barriers or difficulties which could affect my ability to relate to others and therefore have an adverse effect on my role as a helper. Egan (1994) states that to be a fully developed helper‚ a key component is self awareness. He also suggests that there can be a “shadow side” to helping‚ which can adversely affect the outcome of the helping process. Sanders et al
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also affect your rights in everyday life: what you can say and do‚ your beliefs‚ your right to a fair trial and many other similar basic entitlements. • Data Protection Act 1998 - defines UK law on the processing of data on identifiable living people. It is the main piece of legislation that governs the protection of personal data in the UK. Although the Act itself does not mention privacy‚ it was enacted to bring UK law into line with the EU data protection directive of 1995 which required Member
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