Explain The Key Issues Surrounding Equality And Diversity
Within my assignment I will cover the key issues surrounding Equality and Diversity and will also cover the professional principles underpinning practice in work with children and young people. I will cover the key issues surrounding equality and diversity; firstly what does equality and diversity mean? Equality is to create a more equal and fair society; to give people the chance of an equal opportunity. (The Univesity of Edinburugh, 2013) Making sure children aren’t victim to prejudice and everyone is treated fairly to have the same opportunities regardless of their race, religion or disability and that they can reach their full potential in life. Whereas diversity simply means difference; everyone is different and unique in their own way.
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There are no two Reggio Emilia approaches the same as the needs of the community are different to the next community. Children will gain an understanding of themselves as an individual by interacting with others; children learn through interacting and socialising with their peers and having their thoughts, ideas and questions valued by others. Adults do not instigate or give children knowledge as they must explore this for themselves through their own investigations. Children learn through asking questions and using language as play; using a variety of sounds and rhymes and enjoying communicating with others. Children are guided and encouraged to learn through language to explore and to be able to reflect on their experiences and findings; practitioners must ensure children are listened to with respect and that their questions are valued by them and are an opportunity to work together to explore the world and the community around them to fulfil their curiosities. Rather than the adult giving the child the answers to their questions children are guided to explore further and work together to investigate and learn. Practitioners must ensure the environment children are in is inspiring; interesting and that it stimulates them. The environment shouldn't be cluttered or messy instead it should be light and filled with bright colours; displays are also useful as they can give children the stimulation to learn about different cultures and yet captivating them to take and interest and explore diversity. The adult’s role is to guide children and observe their investigations and findings whilst documenting their thoughts and ideas and giving explanations of their stories and then give them ideas so children can have the opportunity to
There are no two Reggio Emilia approaches the same as the needs of the community are different to the next community. Children will gain an understanding of themselves as an individual by interacting with others; children learn through interacting and socialising with their peers and having their thoughts, ideas and questions valued by others. Adults do not instigate or give children knowledge as they must explore this for themselves through their own investigations. Children learn through asking questions and using language as play; using a variety of sounds and rhymes and enjoying communicating with others. Children are guided and encouraged to learn through language to explore and to be able to reflect on their experiences and findings; practitioners must ensure children are listened to with respect and that their questions are valued by them and are an opportunity to work together to explore the world and the community around them to fulfil their curiosities. Rather than the adult giving the child the answers to their questions children are guided to explore further and work together to investigate and learn. Practitioners must ensure the environment children are in is inspiring; interesting and that it stimulates them. The environment shouldn't be cluttered or messy instead it should be light and filled with bright colours; displays are also useful as they can give children the stimulation to learn about different cultures and yet captivating them to take and interest and explore diversity. The adult’s role is to guide children and observe their investigations and findings whilst documenting their thoughts and ideas and giving explanations of their stories and then give them ideas so children can have the opportunity to