Discrimination and Young People

GUIDELINES FOR ASSIGNMENT

TDA 2.4 Equality, diversity and inclusion in work with children and young people

Submission Date: 22.4.13

The word limit of the assignment is 2000 words.

Quotations, headings and the Bibliography included in your work will not be counted in the word limit.

Please keep the section headings in.

You MUST use each assignment criteria wording and number as a heading

It is recommended that you use a 12 size font and a 1.5 size spacing.

You must include at least 4 references in your work from at least three different sources. Your sources of information need to be detailed in a bibliography presented on a separate page at the end of your assignment.

Do not copy information from textbooks and websites unless it is a quotation, use your own words and examples from your placement to illustrate your answers.

Do not mention names of children, staff or settings.

SECTION 1

1.1 Identify the current legislation and codes of practice relevant to the promotion of equality and valuing diversity

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|Name at least 3 relevant laws which relate to children’s rights eg Special Needs and Disability Act 2001 |
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|Give a brief description of the purpose of each act in your own words. |
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|Name at least one Code of Practice and explain its purpose |
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|Reference the source of your information |
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1.2 Describe the importance of supporting the rights of all children and young people to participation and equality of access.

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|What are the benefits of ensuring that children can participate and have equal access to the curriculum? |
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|Give 3 benefits. |
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|Include an example of a child from your setting where active steps have been made to ensure the child can join in with the learning |
|activities, what has been the positive outcome on the child’s development and learning? |
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|What would the impact be on a child if they could not participate? |
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|Add a quote to support you |
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1.3 Describe the importance and benefits of valuing and promoting cultural diversity in work with children and young people

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|Think of a child who is in your setting who is from a different culture. Consider how the school values them and how their cultural |
|identity is celebrated. What is the impact of this on the child’s learning and development? |
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|What would the impact be on a child if their cultural identity was not respected and valued? What would the impact be on their learning |
|and development? |
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|What are the benefits for all the children to learn about different cultural identities? |
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|Add a quote to support you. |
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SECTION 2

2.1 Describe ways in which children and young people can experience prejudice and discrimination.

2.2 Describe the impact of prejudice and discrimination on children and young people

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|What is prejudice? What is discrimination? |
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|Give an example of a circumstance where children may face discrimination. In what specific ways have they have been discriminated |
|against? Give examples |
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|What effects will discrimination have on a child? |
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|Give examples. |
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|Add a quote to support you |
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2.3 Assess how own attitudes, values and behaviour could impact on work with children and young people

|What effect could your personal prejudice have on a child if it led to discrimination? |
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|How important is it to be aware of our own attitude and values? What would happen if we make assumptions about children and families? |
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|Add a quote to support you. |
|Give examples where you can to illustrate your answer. |

2.4 Describe the importance of promoting anti-discriminatory practice in work with children and young people

|What is anti-discriminatory practice? |
|Why is it important for you and the setting to demonstrate anti-discriminatory practice? |
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|What impact will it have on the child and the school? |
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|Add a quote |

2.5 Describe how to challenge discrimination

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|Give one scenario of possible discrimination or one you have witnessed in the setting (hopefully you haven’t!!) |
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|Why was it discriminatory? What would you say and do in a professional way to challenge the discrimination? |
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SECTION 3

3.1 Describe what is meant by inclusion and inclusive practices.

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|What is inclusion? |
|How is this put into practice? |
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|Add a quote |
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3.2 Describe features of an inclusive setting for children

3.3 Describe how inclusion works in own sector of the children’s workforce

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|How would you see if a school was truly inclusive? What features/characteristics might you observe? |
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|Give 3 examples from your own school, consider some of the following; |
|Finding out about children’s individual needs |
|The curriculum- EYFS and National Curriculum |
|Personalised learning/differentiation |
|Specific policies/procedures within your Inclusion Policy |
|Well being of children/ Every Child Matters |
|Materials/resources |
|Facilities/access to the building |
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|Add a quote to support you |
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