An Inclusive settingWhat is EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

Equality and Diversity legislation

Supporting Equality and Diversity in the setting

What is Discrimination and how can it happen?

How does a Inclusive enviroment reduce Discrimination?

Challenging Discrimination

Information, Advice and Support for Equality and Diversity.

Inclusion

Inlusion is when someone or something is being inluded within a group or structure.

Diversity

Diversity is recognising and valueing people's differences to contribute and value their full potential by promoting an inclusive culture for everyone.

Equality

Equality is being equal mainly in rights, opportunities and status.

Equality and Diversity LegislationEquality Act 2010

When making a decision the Equality Act 2010 gives us the responsibility to take into accout;

• Eliminate discrimination, harrasment and victimisation

• Advance equality of opportunity• Foster good relationns between

different parts of the community

This covers; age, disability, gender, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy and motherhood, race, religion/belief, sex and gender orientation.

Disability Discrimination ActThe disability discrimination law bans discrimination from employers against disibility service-users. The main activities covered by the DDA are;

• Employment (inc access to employment)

• Access to and use of goods, facilities and services (inc access to public buildings, shops, leisure facilities, healthcare, housing and issuing licences

Supporting Equality and Diversity

• Fair treatment • Create an inclusive settting• Ensure equal opportunity • Equipting staff and students

with skills to challenge inequality and discrimination• Ensure work resources dont

discriminate and are diverse• Ensure polices and

procedures dont discriminate

What is discrimination?Discrimination is mistreating and stereotyping someone or a group of people based on their ; age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, mariatual or relationship status, disability or any other form of category in which the may full under.

It can happen in my setting by not allowing certian people into the nursery, assuming things due to their appearance (I.e. Assuming someone with a disablitly can not do something), treating the children different because of their background or their parents, allowing some cultures to be explored and taughts but not others and many more.

Inclusive enviroment reduces Discrimination

An inclusive enviroment reduces discrimination by giving everyone equal opertunities, fair treatment, and a diverse enviroment which embraces the differences in every individual, culture, religion, age and race ect.. An inclusive enviroment will also create a positive and friendly work place for both staff and children.

Challenging DiscriminationIt is important to challenge discrimination because it will only get worse and show others how to discriminate. If you challenge it then they wont be able to do it within the work enviroment and those around can not be influenced by it.

You can challenge discrimination by questioning, offer another opinion and stating the law and policies on discrimination. If it was a child you would explain clearly about equality and individuality.

Sources of information, advice and support about equality and diversity

• Policy and procedure folder in nursery

• Internet(www.equalityhumanrights.com) • Citizens advice

• EASS (Equality Advisory and Support Service)

• Call or Email Ofsted

• Speak to your Manager

• Factual Books