Equal Opportunities As A Teaching Assistant

Offering equality of opportunity to all your learners means making sure that you are up to date with your knowledge on the Equality act 2010:

I have come to realize that diversity allows students to polish one another, leading to the depolarization of students and thus more rounded individuals. I have traveled a rather non-traditional path, and feel strongly that I can benefit others and feel just as strongly that I can benefit from them. The challenges I have faced, the community where I grew up, and my work experience all contribute to my individuality.

With this in mind all tutors should be mindful and uphold the basics set out in The Equality Act 2010, which ultimately protects the rights and equality of all individuals, prohibiting victimization.

It is very important to support participation and equality of access so that every pupil has the same opportunities offered to them regardless of their background. For us to achieve this we must involve the students in finding out what works well and what doesn’t. I feel that if we involve the students in this process it would not only make them feel more valued but also more confident. The equality act 2000 states that there are seven different types of discrimination which are:

This means making sure that all pupils are treated equally in a non-prejudiced way regardless of ability, race or gender. A child must never be made to feel less worthy because they are ‘different’

Every school must produce a range of policies which formally set out guidelines and procedures for ensuring equality. These policies must take account the rights of all children and young people. The policies in place work to ensure equality and inclusion; this can be conducted through the teaching and learning that occurs in the setting. However, the policies must also pay regard to the values and practice which are part of all aspects of school life.

This means that my setting does comply to the National Curriculum but does adapt to the levels of ability of the current pupils. Even though we are unsure of the complete level of understanding of the pupils we, as a setting, do always try to promote equality and diversity within our resources and work activities, this means out pupils will see that all children, young people and adults are equal and all have the same rights regardless of age, gender, and ability.

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I have a clear vision enabling all students to develop a breadth of skills where irrespective of ability or need are ably to succeed, reinforcing these respect when covering curtain aspects of Every Child Matters agenda which is a building block to the work I already undertake.

According to the Equality act, (2010) [When providing for learners they should all be treated equally despite] age, sex, sexual orientation,

Diversity is about recognising, valuing and taking account of people's different backgrounds, knowledge, skills, and experiences, and encouraging and using those differences to create a productive and effective educational community and workforce.

The aims and objectives of this unit are to show an understanding of the role of Equality and Diversity in education I have chosen to research and write about those areas that are relevant and appropriate to the work that I am doing, in order to improve my teaching practice. This hopefully means that the skills I have learned pertaining to research around the subjects will help to fill in any gaps in my knowledge as I continue to develop professionally.

Though this policy attempts to achieve a support of diversity and an increase of equity among the Victorian community, its affects are hindered by an education system that favours the middle class and above. As stated by Reid (2013, p. 13), the equity espoused within policy ‘is produced by policy processes which are counterproductive to the achievement of equity.’ This means that, in order to really achieve equity for all students, the education system needs to

Equality permits all students the privilege to have access to and participate in education despite their disability or different conditions. Gravells (2008) believes that 'Disparity and separation ought to be attached to guarantee reasonableness, respectability and regard among learners. '

As this term has been introduced and explained, my current and past positions in education can be reassessed. In my personal experience, I realized that they position that my coworkers and I may have, may carry less of a philosophical theory and more of personal or selfish endeavor. We may believe in the position, vision, and motto for the respective institution that we work for but displaying it lack a concrete understanding. For example, we have two different institutions trying to work as one to reach various populations of individuals for our programming efforts. We face challenges moving forth because the evolving of our programs have not evolved with our clientele. Not only is the clientele not evolving; the lack of hiring diverse staff, creating diverse curriculum, and diverse marketing is