Report on Equality, Diversity, and Inclusive Practices in Education

This comprehensive report delves into the multifaceted aspects of equality, diversity, and inclusive practice within an educational context. It commences with an exploration of the fundamental categories related to equality and diversity, emphasizing the importance of age, gender, religion, disability, and other factors. The report then examines the significance of diversity, analyzing various dimensions such as organizational culture and age and gender. It underscores the importance of promoting equality and diversity to foster harmony and reduce conflicts. The report analyzes factors affecting learning, including confidence, social and cultural influences, and educational backgrounds, while also addressing the impact of different abilities on learning. Barriers to equity and diversity, along with strategies to overcome them, are discussed, alongside policy and regulatory frameworks. The report further explores the promotion of inclusive learning environments, the roles and responsibilities involved, and methods for promoting inclusion. It also examines communication strategies, including liaison with professionals, and provides a lesson plan demonstrating how to promote equality and diversity. Finally, the report addresses organizational culture and reflects on the impact of behavior on it, concluding with a summary of the key points and references.

Equality and Diversity and
Inclusive Practice

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................4
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................4
A Identify and explain the categories with regards to equality and diversity........................4
B Diversity..............................................................................................................................5
C Importance of promoting equality and diversity.................................................................5
D Analyze the ways to promote equality and value diversity................................................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
A: Factors affecting learning and their impact on learning:...................................................6
B: Impact of different abilities on learning:...........................................................................6
C: Barriers to equity and diversity and how they are relevant to our practices:....................7
D: systems to remove the barriers to equity and diversity:....................................................8
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8
A:Summarize the policy and regulatory frameworks relating to equality and diversity and
inclusive practice. ..................................................................................................................8
B:What are the influences of the above on your organizational policies and own practice..9
C: Explain how working with other agencies can promote diversity.....................................9
D:Reflect on how the promotion of equality and diversity can protect learners from risk of
harm......................................................................................................................................10
Task 4.............................................................................................................................................11
A important to promote inclusive learning environment.....................................................11
B Roles and responsibilities of promoting...........................................................................12
C .Ways to promote inclusion..............................................................................................13
D Individual learner and their practices provides to learner along with information..........14
TASK 5 .........................................................................................................................................15
A. Relationship between Own role and other professionals.................................................15
B. Needs of the learners .......................................................................................................15
C. Strategies that you used to liaise with the professionals involved...................................16

TASK 6..........................................................................................................................................16
A:Demonstrate how you promote equality and diversity through a Lesson Plan. .............16
B:Define organizational culture..........................................................................................17
C:Give examples of how your own behaviour impacted negatively and positively on the
organization culture..............................................................................................................17
TASK 7..........................................................................................................................................18
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................18
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................20

INTRODUCTION
Equality is something in which every individual has been given an equal opportunity irrespective
of their religion, colour, race, gender and age. Diversity is about taking account of the differences
between people and groups of people, and placing a positive value on those differences. There are
many aspects of individual in which they have to work very hard and with patience so that their
behaviour will give positive impact to the organization. Present report will lay emphasis on
identifying and explain the categories with regards to equality and diversity. It will also focus on
policy and regulatory framework affecting the equality and diversity. Study will also explain the
role of human right commission. It will also lay focus on the communication strategies to promote
diversity.
TASK 1
A Identify and explain the categories with regards to equality and diversity.
Introduction- There are various categories which are related to equality and diversity. These
characteristics promote equality of opportunity for all the individuals. In this people are not
treated differently and not being discriminated on any of the basis. These includes the following:
Age – Age doesn't matter if it is not connected with experience, as people says it is just a
number. It is a fact that people are diverse by their age but if they are working in organization
and having same level of experience then there should be equality between them. For example:
In order to protect students from age discrimination, age limit and reservation quota has been
removed.
Gender – In many organization managers judge employees by their gender, but in Tesco every
employee is equal either male or female. Female can also do same work as male do, and in today's
time female are much better then male in many terms (Greene, 2019). Male and female are
diversified by gender but they are equal while it comes to their work or life. Form example: In our
organization none of the student are judge on the basis of their gender and if any kind of gender
discrimination is faced by students then they have an authority to directly report the incident to
their head of the department.
Religion – The biggest problem which arises everywhere is judging people with their religions, it
is not good to judge people with their religion as religion is made by people, so everyone should
see people as human and should follow humanity. Religion is highly diversified as people are

having different culture and traditions with their religions. For example: Same as above if any of
the student is judge on the basis of their gender then they can report the discrimination incident to
the higher authorities.
Disability- Equality means that there should not be any discrimination on the basis of disability.
The handicapped and disabled individuals must also be given equal opportunity just like the able
one. For example: if any of the student is judge on the basis of their disability and it happens then
they can report the discrimination incident to the higher authorities. Not only this disabled
students are given first priority in most of the task and processes.
Pregnancy and maternity- Discrimination can also be done to pregnant women. In this woman
are being treated unequally because they are pregnant. Discrimination like these women can be
treated unfairly. Because of pregnancy they can be laid off from the job.
Race: Individuals can also have discriminated on the basis of race. This can also be because of
the colour, ethics and origin. For example: if any of the student is judge on the basis of their race
then they can report the discrimination incident to the higher authorities and they can also
complain this or repot it to discrimination authority of the organization.
Sexual orientation- This discrimination is against individuals because of the sexual behaviour. It
comes in the context of employment actions.
Marriage: Discrimination can be happened to both men and women. This happens when you are
treated worse than other workers in your workplace because you are married or in a civil
partnership. For example: a woman works night shifts in a distribution warehouse but is dismissed
when she gets married because her employer thinks a married woman should be at home in the
evening.
Civil partnership- When people who are not married are in civil partnership. Discrimination
related to it can also take place. They can be laid of the jobs when they come under civil partners.
B Diversity.
Introduction- Diversity defines that each individual is unique and have a different quality.
Diversity can be defined by gender, cast, age, status, etc. Diversity defines in which category
culture and people comes.
 In any organization diversity can be of different type that every organization is having
different culture diversity (Khanum, and Dsouza, 2019).

 Age diversity in organization doesn't matter until it contains high experience. For example
If two people with different age group working in Tesco and one is having age of 44 and
another of 34 but both of them are having same work experience and gives same
productivity to company then company will not give any advantage to them by their age.
 Same in the case of gender, Tesco believes that diversity of gender not make a difference
if they both are doing same work then should be treated same.
For example: in order to promote diversity within classroom various initiatives can be taken such
as: different perspective of students can be encouraged, equal access to opportunities like class
monitoring is provided to students etc.
C Importance of promoting equality and diversity.
 Promoting equality and diversity is very much important to bring harmony in work and
for reducing conflicts which arises due to inequality.
 If people understand that how to work with equality they will understand the value of
every individual, as in many of the countries people treat others badly due to religion
diversification and some due to inequality (Nachmias, Aravopoulou and Caven, 2019).
 So if people, communities will promote thus things then all people will work with
similar and clear mentality. In classroom there must be more equality and diversity as
this will help children in achieving their goals and objectives. It will also make students
more comfortable in the class.
In order to promote equality and diversity within an organization inclusive classrooms
can be build for both general and special students, best practises can be promoted within the
organization for the employees, multi-cultural society can be build, all kinds of disabilities can
be identified so that solution for including those disabled employees can be included.
D Analyse the ways to promote equality and value diversity.
Introduction- Equality and Diversity at any place is very important, it is promoted by treating the
staffs and students equally. Create an inclusive culture. Participation in every task of the learning
equally. Hiring the staff from diverse situation will promote the diversity and equality among the
employees of the organization.
Create a fair environment . It enhances the communication skills of the students, employees.
Easy the communication will decrease the gap of boundaries. Help the people to get aware of
their rights of equality either working in organization and studying in the university.

Globalization is increasing if everyone treats each other as equal (Riach and Brewis, 2019). No
partiality is done. Promoting the equality leads to educate the people about their rights. The
teachers have the responsibilities to give the training about the rights, so the utilization of the
rights get proper. Acceptance of different people in the organization, keeps healthy relation with
people. Positive attitude should be developed in the people about each other. If awareness in the
people spread, they get aware of each other rights and do not harm anybody. Arrange the training
programs, Campaigns, about awareness of rights. Discussing within the community, groups.
In order to promote equality and diversity within classrooms following points can be
considered like: rules should be set regarding the way students should behave, treating all the
students equally, creating inclusive classrooms, avoiding stereotyping like gender stereotyping
etc.
TASK 2
A: Factors affecting learning and their impact on learning:
Introduction- Learning can help students in growing. It can make their grades better and it can
also help them in achieving study objectives. It includes the following:
There are various factors which affects the learning of the human being which is described
below:
Confidence: Confidence is the factors which affects the learning of the people both positively
and negatively. The level of confidence should increase the way of learning to improve the
career and growth in the future. Self-confidence is one of the most important factors in the
learning of the people because it gives effective and efficient motivation which helps the
individuals to become more focused about their career and future (Nachmias and Caven, 2018).
Motivation helps to improve the capacity of learning in the individuals so that they will learn in
their best.
Social and cultural factors: Social factors are lifestyles, customs and values that defines the
society and affects the learning of the students and children in their early stage. Extreme poverty,
neglect and abuse will affects the students learning. The students must have the impact of
cultural because there are different culture in the society and have different language, practices
and values which the people follow in the society. The students face different if they are from
different culture, and they have to understand the language and values of the culture firstly. The
terms and conditions of the society will create the problems in the learning of the students. Every

country have different culture and society if the student is coming from the different country then
he take the long in the learning and understanding. The culture and the society make the
discrimination about the race color, age of the people and it will affects the learning of the
students.
Educational backgrounds: It refers to the family backgrounds which affects the learning of the
children if the parents of the children support and motivates the children. The academic
performance of the children affected by the behavior and educational support of the parents
which initiate the habits of learning.
B: Impact of different abilities on learning:
Introduction- There are lost of abilities which affects the effective and efficient learning of the
students in their early stage and make them the good human being. Ability of reading,
development of the skills and analytical skills explains the strength of the children that how they
learn faster to improve their academic performance. These abilities are explained below:
Reading ability: The ability of reading develops the social skills and capacity of learning in the
children and improve their performance. The atmosphere and the environment in which the
children grow up affects the ability to read.
Development of skills: When the students are leaning their skills must be developed at the same
time. Development of the skills impact by improving level of confidence, effective
communication skills, work as a team, making new and innovative ideas improves the strength of
people in the working (Ng and Klarsfeld, 2018).
Analytical skills: Analytical skills involves the people have the ability to deal with their
problems by giving examples and solution of the problems. It improves to learn how to become a
problem solver in the society and how to face the difficult situation of the society.
C: Barriers to equity and diversity and how they are relevant to our practices:
Introduction- There are lots of barriers which affects the equity and diversity are lack of
opportunities for the people to show their skills, discrimination, harassment and peer pressure
that are challenges for the people in their effective and efficient learning.
Lack of opportunities: When the students do not have the better opportunities in the working
areas they cannot learn properly it will affect their career and growth in the future (Nkomo and
Thatcher, 2019). Effective learning and knowledge of the people depends on the opportunities
which they have to show their skills in the working environment. For example organizing the

events and the activities that the students will learn more and move towards the success of the
their carrer.
Harassment: It is also the biggest challenges for the students in their effective learning and
future growth. If the seniors of the students harass them then they got depressed and feel isolated
so that they cannot learn properly and affects on the mental level. For example by taking the
serious action on the issues which harass the students and made the complain to the principle
about the problem which is faces by the students.
Discrimination: the discrimination on the gender, age, colour etc. of the students have affects
leaning. If the students are neglected by their colour and age factors they feel demotivated and
have diverse effects on their performance because they cannot learn accurately so it is the major
problem in learning of the students (Janssens and Steyaert, 2019). For example giving the
knowledge about the equal discrimination to the students minimize the problem which is faced
by the students due to their color, race, gender, age etc.
Peer pressure: if the pressure on the students are greater than they cannot tolerate and that can
affect their learning and decrease their level of leaning. For example by reducing the stress level
of the students by stating the effective activities that they can involve in them and reduce the
level of the pressure.
These barriers affect my learning because if I have the limited opportunities than I cannot show
my skills and talent in my performance. When my seniors do not behave properly with me and
harass me then I get into the mental tension and depression because of this my learning ability
got affected and I cannot learn properly. Discrimination as per the gender, age and colour and
high pressure demotivate me and I feel isolated because of this.
D: systems to remove the barriers to equity and diversity:
Introduction: there are various systems which helps to remove the barriers in the equity and
diversity such as responds on the feedback from the students, motivates and encourage the
working of the team, effective and good practices should be shared and proper engagement of
students.
Responding to feedback from the students: these barriers can be removed by giving proper
response to feedback of students on their problems which they are facing in their learning (Kato
and Kodama, 2018). Proper response and take actions on that problems motivate the students and

brings improvement in their learning. For example teacher listen to the problem of the students
and take the significant action for solving the problem in the learning.
Encouraging team working: working of the team should be encouraged so that everybody
could learn properly and brings the ability to fight against the barriers and improved their level of
performance. For example by organizing the activities in the institute and school like games and
sports, visiting the museums can motivate and encourage the students to learn properly and
effectively.
Engagement of students: to remove these barriers every student have to engage in their own
working directly and brings various practices focus on their learning for the better future growth.
For example by engaging the students in the activities and events of the school and the colleges
the students become more focused in their learning and also improve their learning.
Sharing good practices: sharing the effective and efficient experiences with others and get the
feedback from them improve the learning of the students (Alexiadou and Essex, 2016). For
example by sharing their personal experience to the students and tells them about how to ncome
out from the difficult situation makes the learning of the students effective and efficient.
TASK 3
A:Summarize the policy and regulatory frameworks relating to equality and diversity and
inclusive practice.
The legislation is the most important tool of government to manage and organize the society
and protect the people. The laws protect the rights of the people. According to Equality Act 2010,
everybody has the right to get equal pay in organization according to their capabilities, sex
discrimination act posses equal rights to males and females, disability discrimination act posses
the equal right to disable person, Race relation act posses not to discriminate with people. These
rights of equality help the people to not feel different and no partiality between the people would
take place. Policies and Procedures of the organization are very important to be considered as the
policies and procedures related to the rules and regulations of the company which should be
obeyed by the employees, so it should be explained clearly to the employees (Brown, 2016). The
Equality of Opportunity is given to everyone, all the people should take the opportunity, it is like
the freedom. Quality Assurance procedure is about maintaining the quality of the services
provided, with respect to internal and external quality factors. The Workplace Regulation 1992
covers the health, safety and welfare issues, so the risk at the workplace is minimized. Criminal

Records Bureau checks if the individual has any spent or unspent convictions, warnings or
reprimands, cautions, a standard CRB check is sufficient. So it gives the brief about the person's
background, which is necessary for the organization.
Professional Standards for Teachers and Trainers in Education and Training.
This policy and regulatory framework relate to equality and diversity:
According to this policy the people at workplaces should get equal rights like they can get the
equal wages. Diversity is everywhere in the world ait workplaces, organisation etc. So the people
should not feel that they are different from others as they possess the diversity in racism,
language, culture. So they should be treated with friendliness at such places. In schools teachers
should not differentiate among the children because it affects their psychology in many senses.
Legislation: They are types of strategic system in place which commandingly commands the
laws set in stone, ensuring measures are actively engaged to encourage the practice of Equality.
For example
The Disability ACT which tightens and enforces right all individuals with regards to disability
B:What are the influences of the above on your organizational policies and own practice.
The influence of the policies on the organization in various ways, The Criminal Records
Bureau is necessary when a person comes to work in the organization, background of the
employee should be verified through police because if any fraud is done by the employee in
previous, should be informed by the police, and saves the organization from anything goes wrong.
Next about the Organization's Policies and Procedures, the employees should be well known with
the company's policies, so that no confusion may occur. Company works in organized way.
Staffing ratio should be managed in organization properly, like if there are more clients so the
customer care service executives ratio would be accordingly (Coe, Wiley and Bekker, 2019).
Marketing and promotion of the product is done in sensible way so nobody's emotions get hurt
and promotional activities would be in limits. Every employee should get equal right in the
organization, no partiality is done between the employees. Like they get equal wages, no sex
discrimination, no partiality with disables, age, race considers according to equality law. So that
organization works smoothly, no barriers between the employees.

The following study about the rights of individual in the organization spread awareness, the
people get knowledge about their rights, So they utilize their rights in right way. If anything
wrong is done with the people in the organization, they use their right and can fight for their right.
These policies influence the people in the organisation in terms of their work and also they get
disturbed by breaking of these laws like an employee in the organisation is appointed to teach
their students but due to its dark color the children and their colleagues make fun of that employee
and it affect the mentality of the teacher. Also if the employee get less wage than other. This is
considered as inequality for that particular person. So such practices influences the mind of the
victim. So following these policies is very necessary.
C: Explain how working with other agencies can promote diversity
The employees in the organization belongs to different culture, so the owner of the company
should take decision to appoint the employees from cross culture, which affects the organization
in positive way. The employer should be well-known with different culture, languages, their
regional environment, helps most in the business. It enhances the diversity in the organization and
promote the globalization of the company. Working with other agencies helps to know better
about the environment of each other's region (Hemingway and Armstrong, 2016). They should be
aware of the policies and rules and regulations about the company. Suppose the students are new
to the business environment so the agencies working in this direction of welfare of the students
and get knowledge about their rights, their education right, their working right, their equality
rights, it is supposed to spread awareness among the people about their rights. If any student or
employee should get harmed or harassed by anyone in the organization, the welfare agencies help
them to come out and will protect their rights.
The major part of the organization to promote the diversity, while working with other
agencies like it provides the knowledge about their fields. Good liaising with other agencies can
promote the good working spirit and spread more awareness of technology in their workplace
(O'Donnell,2016). As the organization arrange special visits to workplace will improve the quality
of the work for many employees. As the employees in the organization work with the students as
they get intern in their organization should be limited, because as they are not paid well,
according to the rules as well. As the students join the companies as a fresher or want to complete