NGO CODES OF CONDUCT: An Exploration of the Current Debate By Emma Harris-Curtis‚ Information Officer Introduction Central to the wider debate of accountability in civil society lies the issue of NGO accountability itself. The number of registered NGOs in OECD nations alone has increased from 1‚600 in 1980 to 2‚970 in 1993. Similarly‚ between these dates NGO spending in OECD nations increased from US$2.8 billion to US$5.7 billion (in 1994 prices). Yet‚ as the numbers of NGOs have increased so too
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The SEN (Special Educational Needs) Code of Practice 2001 is derived from the Disability and Discrimination Act‚ and is built on the principle that‚ as far as is foreseeable‚ pupils with SEN should be educated in mainstream facilities. Schools and local authorities are therefore required to take a ‘graduated’ approach to SEN‚ with attention being on prevention rather than adversity and this Code of Practice provides practical advice in doing this. Key points include: ▪ All Maintained schools
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Unit 5: Promote Equality‚ Diversity and Inclusion in Work with Children and Young People 1.1 Identify the current legislation and codes of practice relevant to the promotion of equality and valuing of diversity The current codes of practice relevant to the promotion of equality and valuing of diversity are as follows:- Every Child Matters 2003 and Children Act 2004 updated in 2010 Help Children Achieve More – Organisations and agencies involved with children between birth and 19 years should ensure
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some of the major types of discrimination‚ the one that gets the least attention is national origin discrimination and in particular‚ accent discrimination‚ especially when it comes to upward mobility in the workplace. Yet‚ unlike other forms of discrimination‚ accent discrimination is rarely a subject of any robust public debate. This paper is a modest attempt to help establish a framework for understanding the relative neglect to which the discourse on accent discrimination has been subjected vis-à-vis
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Businesses are recognizing the need and importance of investing in diversity and inclusion as part of their overall talent management practices and to continually challenge their organizations to make the connection between those principles and their corporate performance.. Diversity is especially crucial in today’s global marketplace‚ as companies interact with different cultures and clients. The payoffs touch every area of the business by potentially resulting in increased creativity‚ increased
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Unit 4222-303 Promote equality and inclusion in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings Outcome 1: Understand the importance of diversity‚ equality and inclusion 1. Explain what is meant by: Diversity – In the literal sense the word ‘diversity’ means different. Through diversity we recognise the uniqueness of the individual and value these differences. Diversity can consist of factors which include personal characteristics such as background‚ culture‚ personality and work-style
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Legislation and Policy Assignment Task 1 Children Act 1989 This Act is to ensure that children are bought up and cared for by their own families. Parents who have children in need should be supported by all relevant services such as the Local Authority to make that their children are being looked after as best as possible. Any support that is provided should be provided in partnership with parents and meet each child’s needs. Children should be protected at all times by relevant intervention
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Discuss issues of equality and diversity and ways to promote inclusion with your learners. Review other points of referral available to meet the potential needs of learners. A teacher must have the ability to promote inclusion‚ equality and diversity into all of his or her sessions. Thus acknowledging and respecting individuals learning needs and giving support and assistance where and when necessary. A student is entitled to be part of the learning cycle without being treat differently to
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Inclusion is a key priority within Scottish education. What do you understand the concept of ‘an inclusive school’ to involve‚ and what are its implications for you as an individual teacher? This essay examines the concept of inclusion and its current meaning for Scottish education. Initially‚ I will look at how the concept of inclusion is defined and the rationale for inclusive education. I will then focus on the history of inclusion‚ whilst examining the differences between integration and
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Legislation exercise DATA Protection Act 1998 What is your responsibility under the above act as a care worker in relation to; Recording information – As a support practitioner all writing and recording must be written accurately‚ factually and must be relevant. All information and entries are to be dated and signed . All information and paperwork must be legible and there is to be no use of abbreviations or jargon. Storing information- It is the responsibility of every employee
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