Running Head: EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY 1 Equality and Diversity: A New Approach to Gender Equality Policy in the UK Gender Studies 30th April 2011 EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY 2 Abstract The United Kingdom is a country that claims to be intolerant towards gender discrimination and at ease with diversity of all kinds. It believes
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Unit 2 Equality and Diversity –P4 Understand how national initiatives promote anti-discriminatory practice Explain what legislation is: Policies lead to procedures and procedures and policies are there because of legislations. Legislation comes from a governing body to regulate policies and procedures. Explain what a policy (in Health and Social Care) is: Policies are there to ensure that procedures are done with in specific guidelines. This is important so that everyone knows how thing’s need
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SHC33: Promote equality and inclusion in healthy‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings. 1.1 Explain what is meant by : * Diversity * Equality * Inclusion 1.2 Describe the potential effects of discrimination. 1.3 Explain how inclusive practice promotes equality and supports diversity. 1.1 Diversity: Dictionary meaning: (noun) 1. The quality of being diverse or different‚ difference or unlikeness. 2. A variety‚ diverse types or examples.
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Identify the current legislation and codes of practice relevant to the promotion of equality and valuing of diversity. There are several current pieces of legislation relating to equality and diversity‚ including • UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (see……) • Every Child Matters • Children’s Act 1989 • Children’s Act 2004 • Human Rights Act 1998 The most recent act is the Equality Act 2010. Previous to this‚ equality legislation in this country was somewhat fragmented
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Throughout this essay I will look at and discuss the issues of equality and diversity. I will also look at ways to promote inclusion with the learner‚ and how to meet their needs; I will provide evidence and give examples of this. ‘Each of your learners is an individual who should be treated as an equal and with respect’ Wilson‚ L. (2008. pg. 27) As a lecturer it is essential to show equality in the learning environment. A lecturer must always treat all learners equally
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Discrimination is the unfair treatment of a person due prejudice‚ stereotyping and being judgemental. People can discriminate for a number of reasons; this could range from race‚ gender ethnicity‚ disability‚ Discrimination can be obvious or not obvious depending on the situation‚ overt discrimination is obvious and open so every one can see and know what’s happening‚ the opposite of overt discrimination this is more hard to see or notice as its discrimination which is hidden. A basis of discrimination
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Assignment unit 2 equality and diversity In this assignment I will be looking into equality and diversity. I think it’s really important for people to be fair and equal I the society that we now live in because it has changed a lot since our grandparents grew up and their views have somewhat influenced our actions against diverse people in today’s society. P1 There are many benefits of diversity first of all there is the education factor‚ I personally that people now have been brought up around
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Equality and diversity policy statement and employment policy 1 1.1 Equality and Diversity Policy statement The Trust’s equality and diversity policy statement is as follows: The London Ambulance Service is committed to equality and diversity. One of our values states: ‘We will value diversity and will treat everyone as they would wish to be treated‚ with respect and courtesy.’ In practical terms this means: • Everyone‚ including patients‚ colleagues and health and social care partners‚ will
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UNIT 006 TASK A Explain a teacher’s role in promoting equality and valuing diversity As a potential teacher of hairdressing I feel very passionate about equality‚ every learner that I will welcome into my classroom is an individual and will be treated as such. My overarching philosophy is a very inclusive approach with every learner that matter’s regardless of social‚ cultural and religious back ground and it is my job to allow the learner to achieve to their best potential All this will be
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contains details of the findings related to inclusive practices in Australian schools. The current assignment aims to reveal‚ analyse‚ describe and disseminate information relating to inclusive education in a classroom setting. This paper seeks to address the following questions; - What is inclusive education and its history? - What does the literature state about the impact of attitudes on the practice of inclusive education? - What policies and practices are in place in Australian schools? - What
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