Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Protects the rights of all those with disabilities. It also places a duty on schools and other organisations to eliminate barriers to ensure that individuals can gain equal access to services. Disability Discrimination Act 2005 Places a duty for schools to produce a Disability Equality Scheme. Schools must encourage participation in all aspects of school, eliminate harassment and unlawful discrimination. Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 Makes it unlawful for education providers to discriminate against special educational need or disability.
Gives guidance and support to school staff and ensure high quality service and the best practice possible. Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and 2005 Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 Race Relations (amendment) Act 2000 Children’s Act 1989 Children’s Act 2004 Government strategy for SEN 2004 Code of practice to promote race equality 2002 Every Child Matters 2005 School Policies, safe guarding G&T, SEN diversity, bullying. 1.2 Describe the importance of supporting the rights of all children and young people to participate and equality access. All children have the right to a varied and balanced education. This also must be supported by a high quality of teaching and learning experiences.
Equality, diversity and inclusion in work with children and young people Understand the importance of promoting equality and diversity in work with children and young people. 1.1 Identify the current legislations and codes of practice relevant to the promotion of equality and valuing of diversity. Every school/ nurseries must produce a range of policies outlining the procedures and guidelines of promoting equality in the school, taking into account the rights of all individuals, such as all staff, children and the wider community. The policies must show
TDA 2.4: Equality, Diversity and inclusion in work with children and young people 1. Understand the importance of promoting equality and diversity in work with children and young people. 1.1 Identify the current legislation and codes of practice relevant to the promotion of equality and valuing of diversity. Child Act 1989 - This allocated duties to local authorities, courts, parents and other agencies in the United Kingdom, to ensure children are safeguarded and their welfare is promoted. It centres on the idea that children are best cared for within their own families; however, it also makes provisions for instances when parents and families do not co-operate with statutory bodies.
E1 Children Act 1989 The Children Act 1989, was implemented on 14 October 1991, it Introduced comprehensive changes to legislation in England and Wales affecting the welfare of children. It is concerned with families, fostering, child-minding, and day care provision and schools. The Children act 1989 is particularly important because it emphasises the importance of putting the child first. From reading the act I found that in summary, the Act states that: * What is best for the child must always be the first consideration. * Whenever possible children should be brought up by their own family.
There is also a requirement on public bodies to positively promote disability equality by: explaining how you will promote equality for disabled people; challenging discrimination against disabled people; helping to remove barriers for all disabled people. 1.b Disability Equality Scheme and Access Plan The Disability Discrimination Act 2005 expands on the 1995 Act by requiring all schools to produce a Disability Equality Scheme. The Disability Equality Scheme must set out ways that schools promote equality of opportunity and promote positive attitudes towards pupils, staff and others with disabilities. In addition there must also be an Access Plan. This plan must identify how discriminatory barriers are removed.
TDA 2.4: Equality, diversity and inclusion in work with children and young people. 1.1. Identify the current legislation and codes of practice relevant to the promotion of equality and valuing of diversity. Legislation and codes of practice helps us to understand and put into practice: equality, diversity and inclusion in work with children. Knowledge of legislation and codes of practice helps us to a better understanding of the school policy in which we work.
It sets out recruitment best practice, some underpinned by legislation, for the school, local authority, and further education education sectors. All schools should protect children and promote their welfare by providing a safe environment for children to learn in. Creating a culture which recognises and understands the importance of safeguarding - including listening to and discussing with children. Identifying children who are suffering or likely to suffer significant harm, both at school and at home, and referring immediately any concerns to the local authority children’s social care services. Preventing unsuitable people from working with children.
It also makes sure that schools eliminate any barriers so that all individuals have access. Disability Discrimination Act 2005 Places a duty on all organisations, including schools, to promote equality of opportunity between disabled people and other people eliminate discrimination that is unlawful under the DDA eliminate harassment of disabled people that is related to their disability promote positive attitudes towards disabled people encourage participation by disabled people in public life take steps to meet disabled people’s needs, even if this requires more favourable treatment (taken from a leaflet from Bedford Borough, Leaflet 10, A guide to disability discrimination in schools.) Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 Makes it unlawful for educational providers to discriminate against children with a special education need or disability. Race Relations Act 2000 Outlines the duty of organisations to promote good relationships between people from different races. Human Rights Act 1998 The Act sets out fundamental rights and freedoms that everyone in the UK has a right to.
To achieve these, policies such as anti bullying policy, equal opportunity, fire drills and mental health guidelines etc are created. To encourage higher learning every schools has some goals set forth by the school board. Such type of policies establishes standards and hold schools and staff accountable to the public. Policies are important because they help a school establish rules and procedures and create standards of quality for learning and safety as well as expectations and accountability. Without these, schools would lack the structure and function necessary to provide the educational needs of students.