Equality and Diversity in the UK

This assignment analyzes equality and diversity within the context of the United Kingdom. It explores relevant legislation enacted by the UK government to combat discrimination based on factors like race, religion, and sex. The report delves into effective strategies for fostering an inclusive environment and emphasizes the importance of individual learning and awareness regarding equality and diversity principles.

EQUALITY AND
DIVERSITY

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Meanings of equality and diversity in context to UK...........................................................1
1.2 Benefits of promoting equality and diversity for individual learners...................................1
1.3 Meaning of legislation, employment regulations and codes of practice with regard to
promotion of equality and valuing of diversity...........................................................................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................1
2.1 Reflection..............................................................................................................................1
2.2 Five actions which can be taken to value individual learners and promoting Equality and
Diversity......................................................................................................................................1
2.3 Good practice in providing individual learners with information.........................................2
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................2
3.1 Communication about practising equality and diversity in teaching practice......................2
3.2 Initiative to promote equality and diversity..........................................................................2
3.3 Working with other agencies can promote diversity.............................................................3
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................3
4.1 Action which can under-pine equality and diversity.............................................................3
4.2 Recommendation modification in system and structure.......................................................3
TASK 5............................................................................................................................................4
5.1 Reflection on strengths on promoting equality and diversity...............................................4
5.2 Influence of own practice in promoting equality and valuing diversity...............................4
5.3 Further development in context to promotion of equality and diversity...............................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Equality is the concept of providing equal access of opportunities to all people without
any discrimination whereas diversity is difference in people on the basis of ethnicity, culture,
background, race etc. The report will outline legislation which are regulated by UK government
to promote equality and valuing of diversity. Thus, it will evaluate action which can assist in
creating awareness among people about the values and importance of equality and diversity.
TASK 1
1.1 Meanings of equality and diversity in context to UK.
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1.2 Benefits of promoting equality and diversity for individual learners.
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1.3 Meaning of legislation, employment regulations and codes of practice with regard to
promotion of equality and valuing of diversity.
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TASK 2
2.1 Reflection
I have participated in development programs of my school where I learned the
importance of promoting equality and diversity in regular learning practices. With the help of
this program I learned about the importance of implementing equality as it helps in providing
equal opportunities to every individuals which reduces and eliminate the chance of
discrimination from society. Apparently development program assisted me in enhancing my
team management skills. Moreover, I learned to work with virtual team I formulated to increase
effectiveness in work and to promote equality and values of diversity.
2.2 Five actions which can be taken to value individual learners and promoting Equality and
Diversity.
There are various strategies and actions which are enhanced to promote equality and diversity in
learning and work practice. The best five 5 actions which can be taken to value individual learns
are as follows:
 Providing equally access to growth opportunities, as it will assist in determining
individual capability of managing work and learning practices.
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 Enabling work and learning practices in virtual team as it is the effective technique which
helps in dealing and working with people from different culture, backgrounds which have
difference in opinion., and values (Equality and Diversity: Training • Resources •
Network, 2016).
 Availability of same learning materials in order to eliminate discrimination in the basis of
knowledge and information.
 Working under policies and practices which are regulated and formed under
Governmental regulation like, Equality Act, Disability Discrimination Act, Sex
discrimination Act and Human rights act which are formulated to protect the right of all
individual in UK.
 Inclusion of different people in learning practices promoting the effectiveness of equality
and diversity.
2.3 Good practice in providing individual learners with information
 Practices which were involved in individual learning and information are, report from
which the individual can enhance their theoretical concepts regarding equality and
diversity and importance of promoting their regular work and learning practices.
 It comprises lesson plans in which every chapter is based on specification of importance
and regulations which aims at protecting the right of people in order to promote equality
and diversity (Spracklen, Hylton and Long, 2016).
 It also comprises observation learning in which learners will participate in virtual team
activities which is the best way of making individuals experience working in equality and
diversity.
 These are the practices which will assist the learner enhancing their both practical and
theoretical skills regarding values of equality and diversity.
 Creating awareness about the human right and cultural training.
 Organising cross cultural training session.
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TASK 3
3.1 Communication about practising equality and diversity in teaching practice.
Communication plays a vital role in determined the importance of equality and diversity.
Further, it assists in determining individual efforts to practice. Like for example some people are
bling or can see partially therefore to support their disability and to provide the learning,
educators implements the use of digital technologies which provides voice recognition technique
which assist the person in learning. Apart from his there are deaf and cannot hear or can hear
partially therefore to promote equality and diversity in learning, educators practice the use of
hearing impairment tool which helps the person in listening and is the best strategy to
establishing communication. Apart from his there are various difficulties which are faced by
teachers at the time of teaching different students therefore to establishing equality the
individuals focuses on tackle learning and connecting with every students individually.
3.2 Initiative to promote equality and diversity.
 Coordinating the activities of students when working and learning together.
 Communicating with all the learner individually.
 Organising regular training session in order to analyse learning and promoting the values
of equality and diversity.
 Supporting each and every learner with different skills and opinion.
 Enabling equal access to growth opportunities for all students.
3.3 Working with other agencies can promote diversity.
Working with other agencies promotes the concept of equality and diversity as it is
focused on involving with society and different group of people. Further, it helps in discovering
different diversification issues and which needs to be overcome in order to establishing equality.
Involvement with other agencies is the concept and factor which helps in determining various
loopholes which demonstrate unethical practices and can be improved by organising educational
fair, learning programs and strict practice.
TASK 4
4.1 Action which can under-pine equality and diversity.
It is important to take action to promote equality and diversity practices which can assist
in spreading awareness about the values like,
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 Organising awarenesses programs and campaigns in which the individual will asked to
participate and group together as virtual team.
 Communicating with society by connecting with students and teacher in schools and
universities (Billing and Sundin, 2016).
 Implementation of culture which aims at grouping different kids of individuals as a team.
4.2 Recommendation modification in system and structure.
In accordance to analysis it has been determined that there is need of changes in order to
implement effectiveness in concept of equality and values of diversity.
 Advertising about the policies' and practices of equality is the common technique which
can assist in spreading awareness and implementing changes in system and their
structure.
 The organisations should implement strict guidelines with regard to values of diversity,
as it will assist in promoting equality and respecting diversification (Trittin and
Schoeneborn, 2017).
 The businesses enterprises and society should provide equal access to growth
opportunities to all interpreted individuals.
TASK 5
5.1 Reflection on strengths on promoting equality and diversity.
In my opinion human rights and equality is the best way to promote the values of
diversifications as it assist the person in eliminating the differences which are based on culture,
caste, background, race, sex etc. Further, I have experienced strength of promoting equality and
diversity which is analysis and gathering of different knowledge and diverse skills. Thus, as per
my experience it is the experience of grabbing new opportunities and learning variety of skills
which can assist in regular life of individuals.
5.2 Influence of own practice in promoting equality and valuing diversity.
According to my values I believe in working with diverse people because it assists me in
enhancing knowledge about different culture and backgrounds. Further, it helps me in
determining the rights and wrong of the situation. Therefore, as per my practices I promote
working with virtual team which according to me is the best practice that assist in analysing
different values and beliefs and assist in promoting equality.
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5.3 Further development in context to promotion of equality and diversity.
According to regulation by UK government it is clearly demonstrated that the system is
trying hard to promote an implemented equality and diversity in UK. However, it is important
for the government to spread awareness about the concept because there are various people and
group in society who are not even aware about the changes Diversification and equality
(Özbilgin and Tatli, 2011). Hence, in accordance it is important for the government to
establishing communication with all groups of society in order to promote values of equality and
diversity.
CONCLUSION
The report summarized equality and diversity in context to UK where the government has
regulated various legislation like race, relation, sex discrimination etc. to eliminate the change of
discrimination and to promote equality. Thus, the report outline individual learning and effective
strategies to promote Equality and values of diversity.
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REFERENCES
Books and journals
Fiske, J., 2010. Equality and diversity. The Bulletin of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
92(2). pp.52-52.
Özbilgin, M. and Tatli, A., 2011. Mapping out the field of equality and diversity: Rise of
individualism and voluntarism. human relations. 64(9). pp.1229-1253.
Kumra, S. and Manfredi, S., 2012. Managing equality and diversity: Theory and practice.
Oxford University Press.
Spracklen, K., Hylton, K. and Long, J., 2016. Managing and monitoring equality and diversity in
UK sport: An evaluation of the sporting equals racial equality standard and its impact on
organizational change. Journal of sport and social issues. 30(3). pp.289-305.
Billing, Y.D. and Sundin, E., 2016. From managing equality to managing diversity. Handbook of
workplace diversity. p.95.
Özbilgin, M. and Tatli, A., 2011. Mapping out the field of equality and diversity: Rise of
individualism and voluntarism. human relations. 64(9). pp.1229-1253.
Trittin, H. and Schoeneborn, D., 2017. Diversity as polyphony: Reconceptualizing diversity
Management from a communication-centered perspective. Journal of Business Ethics.
144(2). pp.305-322.
Online
Equality and diversity. 2017. [Online]. Available through:
<https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/about/equality-and-
diversity>.
Equality and Diversity: Training • Resources • Network. 2016. [Online]. Available through:
<http://www.equalityanddiversity.co.uk/>.
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