Implementing equality, diversity and rights

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Implementing equality, diversity and rights
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Formal Policies

• Consider legislation relating to rights and
  inclusion UNCRC, Human Rights Act 1998
• EYFS
• Care Value Base
• Consider how each of these relates to equality
  and inclusion and what affect they have on the
  setting.

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Organisational policies

• Consider the policies you would put into place as
  a result of legislation
• Equal opps
• Inclusion
• Anti-discrimination

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How do these relate to the organisation of a
setting?

• Staff recruitment what would you consider or
  ensure?
• Development and training what would you ensure
  that you provide for staff and how?
• Identify and remove barriers e.g. attitudes,
  language, mobility, discrimination, lack of
  information, environmental. How would you
  tackle these?
• Confidentiality
• Provision that meets equal opps and inclusion
• Communication with parents, staff and others

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How do these relate to the organisation of a
setting?

• Partnerships with parents/legal guardian how
  would you ensure you had positive relationships?
  How would you share information? How would you
  value the parental role and diversity?

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Role of the individual

• Personal awareness how do you do this? How and
  why would you challenge your own beliefs?
• Use of language
• Role-modelling
• Applying CVB
• Inclusive practice differentiation, equipment,
  seeking views of children and family, addressing
  individual needs, adhering to UNCRC etc.
• Confidentiality

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• Task 4 p5, p6 d2.
• You are going to open a new playgroup in the
  local Childrens Centre. This playgroup will
  offer sessional care to children between the ages
  of 2-3 years from the local community. The
  community has a very diverse mix of families from
  different cultures and backgrounds.
• Describe the type of practices you are going to
  put in place to ensure you promote equality of
  opportunity, inclusion and rights to everybody
  who will use the service (p5).
• You may want to consider Formal policies on
  equality and rights, organisational policies,
  working practices in childrens services, active
  promotion of equality and individual rights,
  communication Partnerships with parents/legal
  guardians
• How will you expect your childcare practitioners
  to promote inclusion in their own practice (p6).
  
• Analyse why this must be part of a practitioners
  role (d2).
• You may want to consider Application of care
  value base, Inclusive practice in communication,
  care routines, play working with children in the
  context of the UN Convention on the Rights of the
  Child.