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Promoting Equality and Valuing Diversity

Promoting Equality and Valuing Diversity. This presentation will cover:. What is equality? Equality Act (2010) Protected Characteristics Types of discrimination What is diversity? Valuing equality and advancing diversity Ways to promote equality and value diversity. What is equality?.

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Promoting Equality and Valuing Diversity

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  1. Promoting Equality and Valuing Diversity

  2. This presentation will cover: • What is equality? • Equality Act (2010) • Protected Characteristics • Types of discrimination • What is diversity? • Valuing equality and advancing diversity • Ways to promote equality and value diversity

  3. What is equality? • Equality is about the rights of learners to have access to, attend, and participate in their chosen learning experience • This should be regardless of their circumstances • Inequality and discrimination should be tackled to ensure fairness, decency and respect amongst all learners

  4. In the past, equality has often been described as everyone being the same or having the same opportunities • Nowadays, it can be described as everyone being different, but having equal rights • Equality of opportunity is a concept underpinned by legislation

  5. Equality Act (2010) • The Equality Act (2010) replaced all previous anti-discrimination legislation and consolidated it into one act for England, Scotland and Wales • There are separate requirements in Northern Ireland

  6. The Act provides rights for people not to be directly discriminated against or harassed because they have an association with a disabled person, nor must people be directly discriminated against or harassed because they are wrongly perceived as disabled • Reasonable adjustments must take place during teaching and learning activities to lessen or remove the effects of a disadvantage to a learner with a disability

  7. Protected Characteristics • The Act identified nine protected characteristics • A protected characteristic refers to aspects of a person’s identity which are explicitly protected from discrimination

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  9. This presentation has covered: • What is equality? • Equality Act (2010) • Protected Characteristics • Types of discrimination • What is diversity? • Valuing equality and advancing diversity • Ways to promote equality and value diversity

  10. Summary quiz • 5 questions here (suggested answers will be in the presenter notes)

  11. Further reading • Clements P & Spinks T (2000) The Equal Opportunities Handbook Kogan Page Limited • Daniels & MacDonald (2005) Equality, Diversity and Discrimination Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development • Home Office (2010) Equality Strategy – Building a Fairer Britain • LSIS (2011) New Equality Act 2010 Learning and Skills Improvement Service • Gravells A (2012) Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector LondonLearning Matters • Gravells A & Simpson S (2012) Equality and Diversity in the Lifelong Learning Sector LondonLearning Matters • Ioda (2010) Diversity Fairness and Equality Information BookletIoda Limited • Spencer L (2005) Diversity PocketbookAlresford Management pocketbooks Ltd • White L & Weaver S (2007) Curriculum for Diversity Guide Leicester NIACE

  12. Websites Advancing Equality and Diversity free online program - http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/page.aspx?o=328386 Disability Equality in Education – www.worldofinclusion.com/inclusion_education.htm Equality Act (2010) - http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents Equality Commission for Northern Ireland - http://www.equalityni.org/site/default.asp?secid=home Equality and Diversity Forum - www.edf.org.uk

  13. Websites Equality and Human Rights Commission - www.equalityhumanrights.com Equality for Lesbians, Gay Men and Bisexuals - www.stonewall.org.uk Immigration Advisory Service - http://www.iasservices.org.uk/ Mental health - www.mind.org.uk Workplace Bullying - www.workplacebullying.co.uk

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