equality ‘n’ diversity
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Equality ‘n’ Diversity. Part One - Definitions . Definitions. Equality Ensuring that everyone has an equal chance to participate Diversity Ensuring that everyone can be fully present as themselves. Equalities Act 2010. Strengthened, harmonised and replaced existing laws. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Equality ‘n’ DiversityPart One - Definitions
Definitions Equality
Ensuring that everyone has an equal chance to participate
Diversity Ensuring that everyone can be fully
present as themselves
Equalities Act 2010
Strengthened, harmonised and replaced existing laws
Forms of Discrimination Direct Discrimination Indirect Discrimination Discrimination based on association Discrimination based on perception
Protected CharacteristicsAge
Disability
Pregnancy and Maternity
Gender Reassignment
Religion or Belief
Race
Sexual Orientation
Sex (Gender)
Marriage and Civil Partnership
What’s Missing for you?
What’s Missing for you?Missing for me is: Class Regional Identity
What’s Missing for you?Missing for me is: Class Regional Identity
What other identities do you have?
Diversity Present Identities
Being yourself Diversity of opinion
Absent Identities Ensuring perspectives from those who are
not there
Is it OK to… Talk only about mums on a parenting
course because there are no dads present?
Hold the session up three flights of stairs because no-one in a wheelchair has ever applied?
Not challenge racist language because everyone in the room is white?
Building Courage
Mindful
thinking, planning
Self-Awarereflexion, feedback
Self-Actualisedconfidence, opportunity, flow
Ten Components of a Thinking Environment
Attention
Equality
Ease
Appreciation
Encouragement
Feelings
Information
Diversity
Incisive Questions™
Place
Teaching for a Social Purpose
Teaching to your Values
Reflexive Practice
Win/Win/Win
Embedding
Diversity
…and finally
Calling someone by their name is a powerful act of humanity.
DO IT
Equality ‘n’ DiversityPart Two - Differentiation
Diversity Present Identities
Being yourself Diversity of opinion
Absent Identities Ensuring perspectives from those who are
not there
Differentiation
The art of supporting each student to work independently in their stretch zone
The ‘Be Yourself’ model
Differentiation
You can’t do differentiation to someone.
They need to be present too.
As themselves.
The Equation
The Equation
Diversity =
The Equation
Diversity = being yourself
The Equation
Diversity = being yourself + absent identities
The Equation
Diversity = being yourself + absent identities
Differentiation = being yourself
The Equation
Diversity = being yourself (+ absent identities)
Differentiation = being yourself
The Equation
Diversity = being yourself
Differentiation = being yourself
Diversity = Differentiation + absent identities
The Outcome
If you get differentiation right, you are halfway to
embedding diversity in your teaching
Differentiation
Interventions Encouragement to be you
Individual Attention Appreciative, developmental feedback
Personalised learning A really good Individual Learning Plan (ILP) Additional Learning Support, as appropriate Focus on self-responsibility skills (eg
reflexion)
A step too far…?
Dependence
Autonomy
Differentiation
Evidencing Equality and Diversity
Diversity (teacher) Differentiation strategy (present identities) Different perspectives (absent identities)
Equality (organisation) Holistic recruitment and selection Inclusive learning strategy
Teaching for a Social Purpose
Teaching to your Values
Reflexive Practice
Win/Win/Win
Embedding
Diversity