Equality and Diversity

LSIS Overview

Improvement Through People.

Objectives

By the end of this presentation you will be able to:

• Describe some of Ofsted’s assessment criteria for E&D

• Describe what inclusion means• Identify the key ‘do’s and don’ts’• Utilise a different technique for creating session

plans that incorporate E&D

Quick Quiz

• Who was the last Brit to win the Wimbledon Championship before Andy Murray?

• Bill gates founded Microsoft. What's the name of the woman, who in 1843, became the first computer programmer?

• What is the name of the woman who invented simple, English Language programming language, in 1958, which has revolutionised our lives?

• What is the name of the woman who co-invented wireless technology in 1942?

• Bradley Wiggins won a famous Olympic gold medal at the 2012 Olympics for cycling. What is the name of the British Paralympian who won 4 gold medals for Cycling in the 2012 Olympics?

Virginia Wade

Ada Lovelace

Grace Hopper

Hedy Lamarr

Sarah Storey

Some Facts

• The gap between full and part-time men's and women's hourly rates of pay is 22.0%

• 17% of women believe that raising or caring for children has presented barriers to career development compared to 7% of men

• In Britain 40% of female jobs are in the public sector as opposed to 15% of male jobs

• 1 in 10 people in work face potential mental health problems

• Nearly 1 in 5 people of working age, around 7 million people, or 18.6% in Great Britain have a disability, whether hidden or not

http://www.ukcae.co.uk/factsfigures.html

What Ofsted has to sayOutcomes for learners

Inspectors will make a judgement on outcomes for learners by evaluating the extent to which:

•all learners achieve and make progress relative to their starting points and learning goals

•achievement gaps are narrowing between different groups of learners

•learners develop personal, social and employability skills

•learners progress to courses leading to higher-level qualifications and into jobs that meet local and national needs.

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

Inspectors will make a judgement on the quality of teaching, learning and assessment by evaluating the extent to which:

•learners benefit from high expectations, engagement, care, support and motivation from staff

•staff use their skills and expertise to plan and deliver teaching, learning and support to meet each learner’s needs

•staff initially assess learners’ starting points and monitor their progress, set challenging tasks, and build on and extend learning for all learners

•equality and diversity are promoted through teaching and learning.

Effectiveness of leadership and management

Inspectors will make a judgement on the effectiveness of leadership and management by evaluating the extent to which leaders, managers and, where applicable, governors:

• successfully plan, establish and manage the curriculum and learning programmes to meet the needs and interests of learners, employers and the local and national community

• actively promote equality and diversity, tackle bullying and discrimination, and narrow the achievement gap

• safeguard all learners.

What is Equality?

Come up with a description of Equality without using the words:

opportunities or rights

Equality – alternative definition

• Parity between groups• Comparison between groups

Can we say:“all things being equal, there is no difference

between how x and y are treated”e.g.Can we say:“ all things being equal, there is no difference between how

office based staff and home based staff are treated”

What is Diversity?

• Human nature – ‘natural state of things’• Taste, personality, behaviours, traits

‘stretching diversity’ – ‘constraints’ become ‘normal’

• Diverse teams are more effective• Use of Diversity in teaching adds value

What is inclusion?

Individuals still have personalities, traits and behaviours, but as part of a group have a common ‘outlook’ – consideration, inclusion and ‘belonging’

Examples of inclusion in society:

Buses that ‘lower’ to allow less abled people to get on / off

No increased fares for wheelchair users in taxis

Women in more senior positions in ‘The City’

What to avoid• Stereotyping• Mocking – ‘big fat gypsy wedding’, TOWIE, Geordie

Shore• Marginalizing – exclusion of some groups• Stigmatizing – e.g. Mental health, physical

appearance• Blaming• Controlling• ‘Exotifying’ – “ isn’t she marvellous in that

wheelchair”• ‘Invisibilizing’ – not mentioning, avoiding issues,

groups• ‘Tokenizing’ – “ we’re lucky having ethnic staff /

learners in our company”

E & D in teaching and learning

The process of teaching using the content of the syllabus to prepare students for the

world of work and life long learning

Equality & Diversity is about how we teach and what we teach and preparation for the world of work, or change in type

of work, in a diverse society

Process of teaching

• Interactions• Management of group and groups• Promotion of discussion• Setting of SMART targets for achievement

These criteria produce inclusive lessons where each individual student and each type of student ( class, ethnicity, gender etc) has an equal chance to do well

Content of the syllabus

• Lesson content and resources used• Skills and knowledge taught• Anecdotes and examples used to illustrate

learning• Nature of assignments and assessment of

learning

These criteria produce an inclusive curriculum where each subject is placed in its global, social and historical context. This will make explicit the contribution of usually invisible people (such a women, black, working class, disabled etc)

Preparation for World of Work and Lifelong Learning

• Skills of collaboration, respect for differences and team work

• Replacing of prejudice and stereotypes with facts and respect of difference

• Building of knowledge and understanding of a diverse society and impact of inequality

These topics result in a positive experience for students and prepare them for the challenges of life and work in the ‘real’ world.

Expanding on what is taught

• Origins of knowledge and ideas, and influences from outside the west

• The contribution of women and others - forgotten and overlooked groups

• The similarities between cultures, beliefs and daily experiences – not just the differences

• The impact of wealth, poverty and inequality at home and in other places

• An assessment of who pays the price• The invisible cost to others and their environment• The way prejudice, stereotypes, stigma and injustice relate

to the subject

Process for inclusion of E&D into curriculum

Subject

Invisiblepeople

Social & historiccontext

Studentexperience

Globalconnections

Analysis of findings

Remember

• Can’t include all brainstormed ideas• Prioritise and select best based on scheme

of work and lesson time, etc.• Add to lesson plan and highlight

If asked by an inspector / auditor, could your learner identify Equality and Diversity in their lesson

Review Objectives

Are you able to:• Describe some of Ofsted’s assessment

criteria for E&D• Describe what inclusion means• Identify the key ‘do’s and don’ts’• Utilise a different technique for creating

session plans that incorporate E&D