Promoting Equality and Diversity in an Organisational Entity

This document discusses the importance of promoting equality and diversity in an organisational entity. It explores the impact of different abilities on learning and the factors affecting learning. It also provides strategies to promote equality and value diversity, along with ways to overcome barriers.

Equality and Diversity and
Inclusive Practice
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TASK 1............................................................................................................................................4
A: Identify and explain the 9 categories with regards to equality...............................................4
B: Define diversity.......................................................................................................................6
C: Why is important to promote equality and diversity?..............................................................6
D: Analyse the ways to promote equality and value diversity.....................................................7
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
A: What are the factors affecting learning? Review their impact on learning............................7
B: Review the impact of the different abilities on learning.........................................................8
C: What are the barriers to equality and diversity? How are they relevant to your practice?.....8
D: Suggest what can be done to remove these barriers in your organisation..............................9
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................10
A. Policy and Regulatory Frameworks Relating to Equality and Diversity and Inclusive
Practice......................................................................................................................................10
B. What are the influences of the above on your organisational policies and own practice.......11
C: Explain how working with other agencies can promote diversity........................................11
D: Reflect on how the promotion of equality and diversity can protect learners from risk of
harm...........................................................................................................................................12
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................13
A: Why is it important to promote an inclusive learning environment.....................................13
B: Summarise your own role and responsibilities in promoting inclusion, equality and
diversity.....................................................................................................................................14
C: Analyse ways to promote inclusion.....................................................................................15
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D: Explain actions that can be taken to value individual learners and explain good practice in
providing individual learners with information.........................................................................16
TASK 5..........................................................................................................................................17
A: Explain the relationship between own role and the roles of other professionals involved in
inclusive practice.......................................................................................................................17
B: Identify the points of referral available to meet the individual needs of your learners........17
C: What are the strategies that you use to liaise with the professionals involved?...................17
TASK 6..........................................................................................................................................18
A. Demonstrate how you promote equality and diversity through a Lesson Plan....................18
B. Define organisational culture................................................................................................19
C. Give examples of how your own behaviours impacted negatively and positively on the
organisation culture...................................................................................................................19
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................20
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................22
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INTRODUCTION
Promotion of equality and diversity within an organisational entity can be effectively
undertaken if it gets accompanied with comprehensive practice. This approach duly ensure that
an individual get treated in without any discrimination (Gibson, 2015). In simple terms, with the
help of diversity individual’s differences can be effectively welcome. This is one of the most
important aspect with the help of which equal opportunity to all can be offered without
discriminated them on any basis. Further this has been identified that by promoting equality
equal opportunity for all can be ensured. With the help of this, accomplishment of goals as well
as objectives can be done in a best effective manner.
TASK 1
A: Identify and explain the 9 categories with regards to equality
Quality and diversity basically define as a term that is mainly used in provinces of United
Kingdom in order to justify and define human rights, equality and diversity as to determine
values to society. Equality and diversity basically aim towards promoting equality by providing
equal opportunity to individuals as to aid them to work in a workplace without being kept
discriminated. By being a trainee teacher it is essential for me to have formative knowledge of all
these categories. There are mainly 9 categories that are basically related to equality that are
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mainly getting observed in an organisational workplace structure. All the categories are further
being define below:
Age:
Age is define as how old a person is, since from their birth date. This has been duly
identified that individuals get discriminated according to their age (Alexiadou and Essex, 2016).
This has been evaluated that within an organisation women’s are mostly affected victims those
who get discriminated on their age number. Largely, within business organisation individuals are
not get treated as per their skills and talent
Gender:
Gender is being defined one of the most prominent factor on which individuals get
discriminated. This has been identified that in most of the workplace people face issue related to
their femininity and masculinity( Richards and Armstrong, 2016). In addition to this, this has
been determined that at most of the workplace structure individuals get business opportunity as
per according to their gender. For instance at the time of selecting sales executive sales manager
mainly provide first preference to male candidates.
Disability:
Disability is defined as a situation in which person is mentally or physically affected with
some form of problem that affect them to perform work as compare to other individuals.
Disability creates obstacles in front of them that further decrease their level of performance.
Religion:
Religion is belief of an individual towards God. This has been identified that, there are
numerous relations that are being followed by individual in this whole world. For example,
Muslim, Christianity, Hindu, Jewis etc.
Marriage:
Marriage is a legal relationship in which two person take vows to spend all of their life
with each other as a husband and wife.
Pregnancy and maternity:
Pregnancy is a situation in which a women expecting for a baby. While maternity is defined as a
time period in which woman is in her last month and are expecting to give birth. This is mainly a
situation in which women at workplace get consider less efficient as compared to other workers
and get discriminated.
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Gender reassignment:
It is defined as a procedure in which one gender convert or change them into other
gender.
Civil partnership:
This is a partnership or Union between two individual which is also have quite similarity
like marriage.
B: Define diversity
Diversity involves different types of thing with the help of an individual get promote towards
human rights as well as freedom (Peer and Reid, 2016). While promoting diversity in workplace
organization can effectively able to provide value to the individuals those who belong from
different background, nationality, skills, experience. I perform my work as trainee teacher
educational organisation which is a diverse place. Thus, it is essential for me to understand this
aspect. It has been identified that diversity effectively promotes higher productivity in an
organisational workplace structure. It also allow organisation to provide significant opportunities
to individuals who have wide area of knowledge and skills. Diversity at workplace and learning
institution can be duly seen in number ways, in classrooms it involve different students those
who belongs from different religion and culture. In context with organisational Culture by
implementing diversity organisation can make different caste, skills, experience and personality
of employees to perform their work together. It will not only increase their productivity level
efficiency but also make rise in their performance level. A employee see themselves not get
discriminated on any basis.
C: Why is important to promote equality and diversity?
Equality and diversity is most important aspect that allows individuals to learn in a less time
period. By conducting by work as a trainee teacher it is essential for me to promote equality as
well diversity in an educational organisation. There are different types of benefits that are
associated with equality and diversity. Some of the certain defined below:
Opportunities for progress:
The most important benefit of equality and Diversity is that it effectively promotes business
organisation to have opportunity for more progress (Syed and Ozbilgin, 2015). It has been
identified that diversity allows individuals to communicate with different individuals and
accomplish their business goals in a well defined and positive manner.
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Multi cultural society:
With the help of diversity individuals can make connections with people those who
belong from different culture. It not only helps them to formulate effective communication but
also lead them to make increase in knowledge related to culture
Promoting social integration:
Diversity in organisational structure effectively promotes social integration as organisation
by promoting diversity practices can make employees of different backgrounds and nationality to
perform their work in a collaborative manner that makes them more social towards each other.
D: Analyse the ways to promote equality and value diversity
Encouraging team working: Equality and diversity at workplace is the essential work.
This can be easily promoted by encouraging team work as when people work in team they gets
opportunity to communicate to one another which results in improvement of diversity at
workplace.
Creating opportunities for sharing and celebrating diversity: Another way of
promoting equality and diversity is creation of opportunities for sharing and celebrating. This
means that people are given more opportunities who work in team and supports sharing of work
with one another.
Working with community or specialist groups: Working specialist community or
group is seen as an effective way which Equality and diversity can be promoted in positive
manner. Here, individuals are expected to work in one specific group for some time so that their
knowledge on particular section can be improved in effectively.
TASK 2
A: What are the factors affecting learning? Review their impact on learning
Learning is mainly get influenced by different types of factors. I perform my task as a
trainee teacher it is important for me to promote equality as well diversity in an educational
organisation. Mentioned below some of the essential factors that influence learning is being
define:
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Financial background:
It has been determined that an individual financial background mainly influence their learning
(Thompson, 2016). This has been identified that, if a person is not having stable background
then they may face difficulties to acquire to new learning materials and take extra classes in
order to enhance their learning.
Gender:
Gender is one of the most essential factors that influence learning. This has been seen
that male are more inclined towards technology and they learn it in a quick time manner. While
on the other hand, it has been identified that Women’s are quite emotional and they tend towards
building healthy and positive relationship with employees. This will help organisation to retain
their employees for long period of time.
Educational background:
It has been identified and if an individual is not having adequate educational background
then they may face difficulties to learn new things in quick manner as they possess weak basic
skills.
B: Review the impact of the different abilities on learning
It has been evaluated that learning is having influence on wide range of abilities and it is
basically measured in the terms of visual awareness, analytical skills and skill development.
Thus, this has been determined that if the skills are not get executed in a well defined manner
then this may create obstacles in the process of effective learning and harm effectiveness of
learning in number of ways. I performing my job as a trainee teacher it is necessary for me to
promote equality as well diversity in an educational organisation as this will impact in diverse
manner of learning.
C: What are the barriers to equality and diversity? How are they relevant to your practice?
There are different factors that significantly have an influence upon equality and diversity
in a workplace organisation. It affects performance of an individual and company in an adverse
manner. Mentioned below there are some of the certain barriers that has been faced by an
organisation by promoting equality and diversity in their workplace structure:
Lack of employee involvement:
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Involvement of employees is one of the most prominent factors that influence adoption of
equality in diversity at workplace. As this has been identified that, if employees did not engage
themselves into activities then this may lead towards creating problem for them. In addition to
this, less participation of employees in the promotion of equality in diversity impact upon
organisational performance as involvement of less employees effect organization aim to promote
diversity in their organisational workplace in a significant manner.
Language and cultural differences:
This has been identified that if an organisation does not recruit candidates from different
culture and location then this may acts as a major barrier for entity in order to promote equality
and diversity. As organisational workplace structure have less efficiency of individual who
belong from different culture then it lead towards less chance for a company to move towards
diversity.
Lack of funding:
Funds are said to be one of the most essential factor that acts as a barrier in order to
promote equality and Diversity. As in order to implement equality and diversity in a workplace
of organisation need adequate funds. As to accomplish the operation of promoting diversity in
their organisational structure, company is required to make employees engaged into different
type of activities as to increase then knowledge up on diversity which requires huge amount of
funding.
D: Suggest what can be done to remove these barriers in your organisation
According to the above mentioned barriers it has been identified that all of them effect upon
working of an organisation and individual in a significant manner (Reindal, 2016). This has been
identified that Tesco top management by taking advantage of different types of activities in their
organisational workplace structure can effectively able to overcome the negative impact of these
barriers. Mentioned below some of the effect of strategies having define below:
Responding to feedback:
In order to overcome the barriers in a well defined manner it is essential for company to
undertake feedback from their employees on regular basis and resolve their issues. In addition
with this company is also required to encourage employees towards engaging themselves into the
activities that are conducted by organisation.
Working with community or specialist groups:
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This is one of the most effective measure through which company can overcome
diversity barriers. In this it is essential for top management to encourage their work force to work
with specialist or community groups. With the help of this, employees get a significant
opportunity to have understanding of culture of different team members. This will allow them to
significantly increase their level of knowledge.
Delegating or giving employees responsibility for own and others’ actions:
While delegation and providing responsibilities to employees for their own action allow
top management of Tesco to overcome the barrier of equality and diversity. As by delegating
responsibilities to each and every individual in organisational workplace structure create a sense
of responsibility among individual. This will lead them to perform their work in more efficient
manner and get to know about culture of different individuals.
TASK 3
A. Policy and Regulatory Frameworks Relating to Equality and Diversity and Inclusive Practice
Employment legislation and Code of Practice:
Different types of employment legislations are being developed by government that aim
towards ensuring rights of individuals those who perform their work in organisational workplace
structure. These legislations and code of practice effectively aim towards managing risk that is
related to health and safety of individuals within an organisational structure. In terms with code
of practice it is a formative guideline and rules that are effectively required to be abide by an
organisation. As I perform my work as a trainee teacher it is crucial for me to have essential
knowldege of law that are applied on learning. With the help of this company can effectively
able to maintain and develop standard of conduct that are applicable upon customers,
organization and employees. There are some certain codes of conduct as well as employment
legislations that are applied on organisational workplace structure and required to be properly
abide by an entity in order to ensure effective functioning. Some of the significant legislations
and code of conduct is being defined below:
Workplace Regulations:
Workplace regulations are associated with numerous form of factors that are applied to
workplace and health safety and welfare of individuals those who conduct their daily basis
functioning in a workplace structure. In accordance with United Kingdom government there are
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different types of regulations that having framed by them and are required to be abide by all
organisational entities those who are performing their operation in respective sector. In this it is
essential for entities to provide proper accommodation standards at their workplace. In addition
to this company are required to provide proper sanitary conveniences, temperature in indoor
workplace, washing facilities, traffic rules, and drinking water, facility for rest and to eat meals
in a well-defined manner.
Organisation policies and procedures:
There are different types of effective policies as well as procedures that are duly design in order
to evaluate influence of organisational decisions as per set actions. There are mainly defined as
well as specific methods that aim towards evaluating the daily basis operations effectiveness
(Jung, 2015). While on the other hand organisational policies are termed as a formative of set of
guidelines as well as practices that are applied in a workplace structure as to protect right of
employees, customers and organisation. In simple term these policies define those measures that
are permitted within in organisational workplace structure. By abiding all these measures
company can actually able to establish positive behaviour and can fulfil expectations of all
related individual in the with define manner.
B. What are the influences of the above on your organisational policies and own practice
Complaints procedures:
By implementing all above-mentioned procedure as well as legislations an organisation can
effectively able to resolve complaints of employees customers in a well defined and can further
able to manage them as to increase their overall work efficiency (Cooke, Sweeney and Noble,
2016). With the help of this they can effectively able to fulfil goals and objectives of
organisations while assuring more significant growth.
Recognising own roles and responsibilities:
By adopting necessary and essential relevant legislations as well as measures in
workplace structure company can effectively able to identify the roles and responsibilities. This
will allow them to gain more effective outcomes, as if on roles and responsibilities are
recognised in a well effective manner then it is essential to perform task in a significant time
manner.
Creating opportunities for sharing inclusive practice:
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There are different types of registrations and rules that are being frame by government and
are required to be implemented by organisation in their workplace structure. By adopting all the
significant legislations organisation can effectively able to increase productivity of employees an
can significantly able to increase their work efficiency in organisation in the most significant
manner. This will allow entity to provide more developmental opportunities through which
sharing of inclusive practices can be done in a well defined manner with effective in outcomes.
C: Explain how working with other agencies can promote diversity
By working with other business organisation and agencies such as marketing
communicators, organisation can effectively able to promote diversity and can serve large base
of customers in a best effective manner. In order to duly ensure effectiveness of this process
some certain points are required to be understand through which promotion of diversity can be
done in a best effective manner. Some of the measures are being define below:
Enabling students to access support agencies:
It is essential to enable the students to access support agencies. As this will allow them to lean
and understand working with other companies in a well effective manner (Abbas, Zafar and
Naz, 2016). In addition to this it also provide opportunities for students to gain knowledge for
more diversified aspects that effectively lead towards promoting diversity among them in a best
effective way.
Contact with employer's:
It has been analysed the person's characteristics and keep their message safe in order to
develop trust on them and also introduce with someone in their interesting subjects, therefore, it
promotes diversity.
Working with cultural or community groups:
It been identified that performing work with other individuals in same organisational
structure formulate strong relationship among them. This will not only increase collaboration but
also allow sharing of thoughts, ideas and views in a well effective manner that automatically
increase efficiency of performance but also helps in promoting diversity at workplace. Thus, it is
essential to allow students and individuals to work with each other. With the help of this cultural
diversification can be effectively promoted and influence of other norms and culture can be
ensured in a positive manner.
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Specialist speakers:
Specialist speakers are those individuals who possess the power to speak among other
individuals with a formative confidence. This will lead towards developing sound information
system within an organisation. With help of this organisation can effectively able to promote
diversity at a great extent.
D: Reflect on how the promotion of equality and diversity can protect learners from risk of harm
As to promote equality and Diversity individual can easily protect learner with the help of
taking advantage of number of tools that further lead them to fulfil activities. I conduct my
functions as trainee teacher it is necessary for me to promote equality and diversity in best
effective manner. There are some measures that are defined below through which rights can be
protected:
Scaffolding:
This is also known as Staging this is mainly a temporary structure that are being used to
provide protection to learners among maintenance of construction building and bridges. This will
allow individual to save fresher’s as they did not posses effective idea related to the new facts
that it will benefit them.
Encouraging student self-help and referral:
As per according to this, staff members can effectively guide students towards self help
in a well defined manner. In this it has been identified that students can learn by themselves by
taking experience within world and by taking suggestion from others. Along with this, it also
allows them to help each other with the help of different situations that are being provided by
staff members. This will help in the development of effective diversity in a well defined manner.
Recognising symptoms of students at risk:
There are number of ways with the help of an individual can effectively able to recognise
ways that are associated with student’s behaviour. For example sometimes student behave
differently when they did not understand anything in study place. Thus in order to make
improvement in all their staff members can effectively encourage them in office hours and
provide them help sessions through which they can effectively reduce risk.
Rigorous mentoring:
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It is the kind of education which involves in the pairing of young people as well as
volunteer who always behave like a role model. Therefore, it shows the diversity in between the
firm's and people effectively.
TASK 4
A: Why is it important to promote an inclusive learning environment
It has been identified that creation of learning environment is one of the most essential
aspect within any organisation. As with the help of this an entity can effectively able to increase
knowledge and skill of individual that further helps in increasing overall profitability and
productivity of company. By performing my job as a trainee teacher it is necessary for me to
promote equality as well diversity as it is important aspect of learning environment. Mentioned
below there are various benefits that aid in the promotion of inclusive learning environment:
Motivating your students:
By motivating students, organisation can effectively able to develop formative learning
environment. This significantly allows them to make increase in knowledge and skill level of
individual in a well defined manner. This will allow them to accomplish organisational as well as
their personal goals in a best effective manner and further lead them towards more developing
the opportunities.
Respect for others:
In this attitude within employees are created by manager in which each and every
employee is required to offer formative respect to their superiors as well as managers. In addition
to this employees are required to abide all the relevant decisions undertaken by managers for the
sake of organisational benefit.
Creating a positive attitude:
This is one of the most important aspects with the help of which positive sense of attitude
can be developed among employees. With the help of this productivity and profitability of both
company and employees can be increased in a best effective manner. As by creation of positive
attitude within employees managers can effectively able to encourage employee’s behaviour
accomplishing organisational objectives and goals in a well defined manner.
Shared responsibilities:
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In this managers create environment with and organisational workplace structure in which
they share all the essential roles and responsibilities to each and every individual as per
according to their skill and abilities. This will not only increase productivity of employees but
also make significant rise in overall productivity.
B: Summarise your own role and responsibilities in promoting inclusion, equality and diversity
Working with organisation policies:
As according to this element it is essential for all the individuals in an organisation to
perform their operation in accordance with the organisation policies. With the help of this aspect
I accomplish goals and objectives as to assure high success this will significantly lead
organisation to conduct their functioning within appropriate standard.
Challenging inappropriate behaviours:
Accordance with these factors that has been evaluated that as to ensure high profitability
it is important to effectively challenge inappropriate behaviour of individuals in a best effective
manner. In this it is essential for organisation to appreciate individual behaviour in order to lead
them in a positive direction. In addition to this by identifying main cause of problem allow entity
to solve the issues in a best effective manner and aim towards facilitating diversity in a
significant manner.
Promoting inclusive practice:
Inclusion is termed as most important factors as it aim towards promoting equality
culture through which more opportunities can be acquired. This will further lead individual or
organisation to achieve high success. Along with this it effectively encourage flexible attitudes
and development of effective policies and practices. Inclusive practice allow to celebrate
diversity in a best effective way.
Celebrating successes:
This has been identified that by celebrating success an individual can contribute there more
contribution in their work and activities, as this act as a motivational factor through which
organisation can ensure long-term success.
C: Analyse ways to promote inclusion
Promoting inclusion:
As to ensure high growth it is important to effectively promote inclusion. This can be
insured with the assistance of different activities such as scaling down new skills, selecting
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effective activities with the help of which every needs can be addressed, follow-up of all
essential and required procedure and policies of organisation, modifications of instructions and
methods according to the situation and cooperation.
Tackling discrimination:
This has been identified that as to promote inclusion organisation is required to promote
equality further they are required to ensure that there is no discrimination prevailing in
organisational structure on any ground. For this and it is required to take anti-discrimination
strategies into account as to protect right of individual with the help of this they can provide
unfair treatment to all individuals.
Empowering students:
In order to promote inclusion in a well-defined manner it is essential to empower
students. This can be done by providing inclusive and save environment. In addition to this it has
been identified that, it is important to support students as to make them fulfil positive learning.
This will allow them to accomplish require objectives in a best effective manner.
Rewarding successes:
It is one of the most important aspects in order to promote inclusion. In this it is essential
for an organisation to measure performance of all employees and provide them reward according
to their performance. This will not only increase loyalty of individual towards entity but also
helps in increasing motivation among individual that further encourage them to work harder.
D: Explain actions that can be taken to value individual learners and explain good practice in
providing individual learners with information.
Promoting intrinsic and extrinsic motivation:
As to value individual learner it is essential to provide them with intrinsic as well as
extrinsic motivation. In context with intrinsic motivation individuals are awarded with internal
rewards. This will lead them towards increasing satisfaction within them. While on the other
hand, extrinsic motivation is external rewards that are being provided to individuals in terms of
grades, price, money and fame
Facilitating group forming and encouraging positive group dynamics:
With the help of group forming individual learning can be effectively facilitate. As by
making individual perform their work in a group helps in accomplishing task in a more effective
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manner. As it allow in solving problem with more unique ideas. With the help of this maximum
outcome is also insured.
Sharing cultural or social values:
As per according to this factors, as to effectively facilitate individual learning it is
important to share social values as well as culture. As by making individuals aware with different
social values as well as culture learning can be effectively promote among them.
Providing information that is current and accurate:
As to make significant increase in learner value it is essential to provide them with every
related an accurate information. With the help of this goals can be accomplished in the more
effective manner.
Appropriate language in delivering information:
As to make sure that information are understandable to each and every individual it is
essential to undertake use of appropriate languages and protect the information from any
misleading information that might lead towards creating confusion.
Using appropriate management strategies and information systems:
It is essential to achieve all the practices with the help of proper management strategies
as with the help of this work can be fulfil in a more effective manner. In addition with is the use
of proper information system data and information’s can be managed in a more accurate manner.
Providing feedback from your students and from course teams:
In order to make significant modification in strategies and policies it is essential to take
regular feedback from course team as well as students with the help of this increase in work
efficiency can be made.
TASK 5
A: Explain the relationship between own role and the roles of other professionals involved in
inclusive practice
Seeking guidance from others such as advanced practitioners:
In order to perform work with more efficiency it is essential to see guidance from other
individual. With the help of this accomplishment of goals and objectives I can be effectively
fulfil my responsibility as trainee teacher:
Relationship:
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As to assure accomplishment of roles and responsibilities in a well defined manner it is
essential for an individual to acknowledge their limitation. With the help of this they can
effectively able to recognise self weaknesses and further work towards overcoming them.
B: Identify the points of referral available to meet the individual needs of your learners.
Counselling:
With the help of counselling individual can effectively facilitate greater degree of self awareness.
In addition to this it also increase their self and others understanding in a more effective manner
(Moosa-Mitha, 2016). A good counselling benefit learner to make significant improvement in
their self esteem and further lead themselves towards more success.
Organisation resources and policies for support and referral process:
As to fulfil goals and objectives it is essential for in learn to effectively utilise
organisational resources and policies with the help of this that can make significant increase in
their work efficiency
C: What are the strategies that you use to liaise with the professionals involved?
Regular contact:
This is one of the most important factors. In this it has been analysed that by ensuring
regular contact with seniors and peers an individual can learn new things continuously and can
increase their skill and knowledge level. This will lead them to ensure high sustainable success.
Involve professionals with students in and outside sessions:
By involving professional with students competitiveness can be increased in an effective
manner. As with the involvement of professionals, information and knowledge level can be
increased that can lead towards creating most significant learning environment.
Keeping in up to date:
This is one of the essential aspect, as in this individual is required to keep them self
update with every new information. With the help of this they can effectively able to perform
their task as per according to daily basis advancements.
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TASK 6
A. Demonstrate how you promote equality and diversity through a Lesson Plan
As I perform my role as a trainee teacher thus it becomes essential for me to promote
equality as well diversity in an educational organisation. This is done with the help of lesson
plan.
Lesson 1- Actions and Consequences:
In this, use of videos can you actually help in absorbing negative as well as positive behaviour
that are common in own life (Richards and Armstrong, 2015) .This effectively helps in becoming
aware related to the fact that action also has consequences.
Lesson 2- Developing empathy:
Development of empathy can be duly undertaken through role play activities. In addition
to this performing work in the group and appreciating individual feelings can turn out to be
effective.
Lesson 3- Diversity:
It is important to effectively influence diversity as with the help of this fulfilment of goals
and objectives can be done in a best effective manner. As by celebrating difference and
respecting culture positive workplace environment can be create.
Lesson 4: Influencing attitude:
At a work or a lesson it is essential for individual and students to consider attitudes and
opinions. In addition to this, it is required to make sure that information sources are strong.
Lesson 5: Taking action:
It is important to adopt human right equality in own behaviour as with the help of this
change can be made in a best effective manner.
B. Define organisational culture
Organisational culture includes different values as well as behaviour that impact upon working
environment (Atkins, 2016). Thus, as to effectively facilitate growth organisation is required to
implement format strategies in which they can create a positive workplace environment. Along
with this, company is required to make sure that they formulate positive organisational culture in
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which employees get interact with each other. With the help of this they can perform their work
with effective collaboration that facilitates more growth.
C. Give examples of how your own behaviours impacted negatively and positively on the
organisation culture.
Working with others:
Operating responsibilities and roles with each other ensure effective outcomes. While on
the other hand, it may sometime lead towards creating conflicts that will hamper effective
performance.
Creating opportunities for sharing and celebrating diversity:
In order to effectively promote equality it is essential to create an opportunity for sharing and
celebrating diversity (Gotsis and Grimani, 2016). This method leads towards fulfilling task and
goals in a time effective manner.
Adapting resources and assessment strategies:
In order to strengthen effectiveness of end outcomes it is essential to undertake use of
resources and strategies. Negligence of this may lead towards creating bad impact upon
performance as well as cultural of organisation.
Promoting an inclusive learning environment for all:
It is essential to promote inclusive learning environment, with the help of this performance
can be increased in a well defined manner through which individuals can be motivated to
perform their work with more hard work
CONCLUSION
As per the above mentioned report has been concluded that, equality and Diversity is the
most important aspect as it ensure rights of individual in a workplace organisation. With the help
of this individuals can ensure that they will not get discriminated on any basis. It further lead
towards accomplishment of goals objectives in a best effective manner that further increase
profit and productivity.
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