Equality and Diversity Part4

NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Equality and Diversity
Unit 4: Living in Diverse Communities

Assessment

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1. Describe a range of appropriate investigative methods that can be used to explore diversity in a community.

Investigative methods that can be used to explore diversity include the Internet, statistical websites, local authority websites and libraries. An example of statistical websites include the National Statistics Office. Local authority websites also carry considerable information regarding demographics and Town Halls and Libraries carry information such as electoral information.

2. Using one (or more) of the methods you outlined in Question 1, describe the extent of diversity that exists within your community. You should illustrate your work with some actual data such as statistics or desktop research.

Looking at Plymouth City Council’s website I can see that, whilst Plymouth has a diverse community, it reveals that of the 240,724 occupants only 58 are Sikhs, 182 are Jewish, 215 are Hindu, 470 are Buddhist and 883 are Muslim.

It also shows that 77,825 occupants are aged 0 – 24 and 50,096 are aged 60 upwards. The remaining 112,799 are aged between 25 – 59.

3. Using one (or more) of the methods you outlined in Question 1, describe the range of services and agencies that exist within your local community to support diversity.

By searching the internet I found that there were many organisations that support diversity. I also found that my local library kept a good stock of guidance and information leaflets from several of the organisations which included the following.

Amber Initiatives

To help diverse communities to be integrated with British society and to provide accurate quality information and assistance for BME communities (migrant workers).

Devon & Cornwall Refugee Support Council

Support and relief to refugees and asylum seekers in Devon & Cornwall and in conditions of hardship and distress.

Hamoaze House

Offers structured day support to the identified substance misuser and their families.

Hands on Pottery

Provide employment and training opportunities to people with disabilities in the south west.

PACT Prison Advice & Care Trust

Information, advice & support to prisoners & their families.

Plymouth & District Racial Equality Council

Towards elimination of racial discrimination, to promote equality of opportunity in the regions of Plymouth and surrounding districts.

Plymouth Centre for Faiths & Cultural Diversity

Organising an inter faith service to promote and emphasise different faiths.

Plymouth Support Group

A self-advocacy or speaking up group for adults with learning disabilities living in Plymouth.

4. Using one (or more) of the methods you outlined in Question 1, provide a wide range of examples (at least 20) of physical signs that show there is diversity within your community. Include examples relating to:

• Religion • Ethnicity • Age • Disability • Gender

5. Describe the types of inequality that could exist within a community. Report on your findings.

6. Describe the threats that exist to equality and diversity within the community, using examples of intolerance and extremism.

7. Research the range of support services and networks that exist within the local community to support diversity and explain the specific roles they carry out and the users they support. This task should be completed for each of the following:

a) Public sector organisations

b) Charitable and voluntary organisations

Broken Rainbow

Information and advice for lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LBGT) people experiencing domestic abuse

c) Self-help groups

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