Promoting Equality and Diversity in Education

EQUALITY AND
DIVERSITY AND
INCLUSIVE PRACTICE

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................4
Task 1................................................................................................................................4
A Identify and explain the 9 categories with regards to equality and diversity.......4
B: Define diversity ....................................................................................................5
C: Why is important to promote equality and diversity?............................................6
D: Ways to promote equality and value diversity......................................................7
Task 2................................................................................................................................7
A: Factors affecting learning? Review their impact on learning................................7
B: Review the impact of the different abilities on learning.......................................7
C: Barriers to equality and diversity? Relevant to practice?....................................8
D: Suggest what can be done to remove these barriers in your organization .........8
TASK 3 ..............................................................................................................................8
A. Policy and regulatory framework relate to equality, diversity and inclusive practice.
...................................................................................................................................8
B. What are the influence on above organisational policies and own practices. .....9
Influences on organisational policies- ......................................................................9
C. Define how working with other agencies can promote diversity. ......................10
Liaising with specialised support agencies- There are number of the organisation at
the national. Regional and local level. The main aim is to promote the interest of the
group and to take the corrective action to meet out the desire needs. With help of
working with other and to support the other agencies the diversity can be promoted
effectively and efficiently. .......................................................................................10
D. Reflection on how the promotion of equality and diversity can protect learners from
risk of harm..............................................................................................................11
TASK 4.............................................................................................................................11
Define the inclusive environment............................................................................11
A. Why this is significant to promote an inclusive learning environment................12
B. Own roles and responsibilities in promoting inclusion, diversity and equality....13
C. Analyse the ways to promote inclusion..............................................................13

D. Action that can be taken to value individual learners.........................................13
TASK 5.............................................................................................................................14
A. Explanation on relationship between own role and role other professional involved
in inclusive practices. .............................................................................................14
B. Identify the points of referral that avail to meet the needs of individuals...........14
C. Description on strategies to promote diversity. .................................................15
TASK 6....................................................................................................................15
A. How to promote equality and diversity with lesson plan.....................................15
B. Define organisation culture.................................................................................15
C. Provide examples how own behaviours impacts negatively and positively on
culture of organisation.............................................................................................16
TASK 7 ............................................................................................................................16
Review the effectiveness of own inclusive practices and promotion of equality and
diversity...................................................................................................................16
CONCLUSION.................................................................................................................16
REFERENCES................................................................................................................18

INTRODUCTION
Equality and diversity, or multiculturalism, is the idea of promoting and accepting the
differences between people, means equal opportunities for every student based on age,
gender, disability, pregnancy, religion, marriage. Equality means that people are not
treated indigenous or different from each other, everyone have equal rights, no student
should be left out as everyone has the right to learn. Whereas diversity means value
each other, respect each other’s culture and respect each other’s differences to create
an all-inclusive atmosphere.
Promoting equality and diversity in education is essential for both teachers and
students, the aim is to create a classroom environment where all students can thrive
together and understand that individual characteristics make people unique and not
different in a negative way.
In an organization the employees get equal and fair pay on the basis of their
skills and abilities. The report shows that the individual needs to know the culture which
helps to promote equality and diversity in that organization. Report shows how to
promote equality in an organization, shows the roles and responsibilities of organization
towards equality and create a learning environment, the abilities to learn, the barriers
that affect to develop equality in an organization.
Barriers like culture and language that affects overall working or learning in an
organization, the awareness as an individual to maintain equality in an organization.
Report shows the work environment with other agencies and their role to promote
equality, the importance of equality within an organisation, how to motivate the
individuals to promote equality, how to teach maintaining equality in an organization.
The communication strategies are required to develop equality in an organization.
Individual Behaviour impact on the organization culture.

Task 1
A Identify and explain the 9 categories with regards to equality and diversity.
Equality and diversity termed out as ensuring everyone about the equal opportunity. It is
defined as promoting equal opportunities for all and it gives everyone a chance to
accomplish the potential and that must be free from discrimination and prejudice. This is
defined as an effective term that relates with placing positive values on those
differences.
Equality ensures the individuals that they are not treated differently based on age, race,
gender, disability, religion or belief and sexual orientation. For promoting equality, all
sort of discrimination should be removed in all mentioned areas. Bullying and
harassment are also part of Equality and Diversity issues. Equality is about making
everyone feel unique and free from all forms of discriminations. Everyone has the right
to be valued.
Hence, 9 categories in relation to equality and diversity defined following manner as are:
Age – the first point came regarding equality and diversity is age under the employment
equality regulations came into force in October 2006 which describe that any unlawful
discrimination against any activity with the employees or with any trainees because of
their age is not considered. If any organisation, discriminates against employees or any
of the trainee or any of the senior employees regarding age is entrenched.
Gender – in some organisations the managers make discrimination between men and
women believing that men can do more than women can. Female can do the same
work as men and sometimes can perform better at work than men. Women and men
are diversified by gender, but they have equal rights at work or in real life.
Disability - disability is one of the most protected characteristics, a person who is
disabled from any part of the body, from physical or mentally disabled, then it is our duty
to help them to learn instead of discriminating them.

Gender reassignment- is a personal or medical process through an individual’s gender
has being changed. It’s a process of transitioning from one gender to another. Anyone
who starts or has completed a process to change his or her gender is protected from
discrimination under the Equality Act (Employment, 2010).
Marriage and civil partnership- It’s about people who are legally married. The equality
Act makes it unlawful if these people are discriminated. For example, the same sex
couples who are civil partners must be treated like any other married couple.
Pregnancy and maternity- The Equality Act 2010 describes that where someone
threatens any woman on the base of pregnancy or in terms of maternity is a serious
matter and it’s against the law. Pregnancy is that period of time of being pregnant or
expecting a baby. Maternity is the period after child birth and it’s linked to maternity
leave. The law protects women during their pregnancy. The Act gives protection
against discrimination to women who are pregnant or maternity leave.
Race-This refers to the characteristics of race. Race refers to that group of people
defined by colour, nationality, ethic or national origin. In Equality Act 1976 says that it’s
being unlawful to “discriminate against anyone on ground of race, colour”. Every person
has the right to be treated fairly and be protected against racial discrimination.
Religion or belief- Person who has different trust of religion or any other beliefs Like if
a person who has some beliefs can be threatened by the classmates and this can affect
negatively their learning.
Sexual orientation- any abuse against any person that is attracted towards his or her
own sex or opposite sex or both sexes within an organization or class, they have the
right to be treated fairly. Any harassment on these persons is unlawful and it must be
considered as a crime. The law protects every individual against discrimination (Riach,
and Brewis, 2019)