equality ‘n’ diversity

Equality ‘n’ DiversityPart One - Definitions

Definitions Equality

Ensuring that everyone has an equal chance to participate

Diversity Ensuring that everyone can be fully

present as themselves

Equalities Act 2010

Strengthened, harmonised and replaced existing laws

Forms of Discrimination Direct Discrimination Indirect Discrimination Discrimination based on association Discrimination based on perception

Protected CharacteristicsAge

Disability

Pregnancy and Maternity

Gender Reassignment

Religion or Belief

Race

Sexual Orientation

Sex (Gender)

Marriage and Civil Partnership

What’s Missing for you?

What’s Missing for you?Missing for me is: Class Regional Identity

What’s Missing for you?Missing for me is: Class Regional Identity

What other identities do you have?

Diversity Present Identities

Being yourself Diversity of opinion

Absent Identities Ensuring perspectives from those who are

not there

Is it OK to… Talk only about mums on a parenting

course because there are no dads present?

Hold the session up three flights of stairs because no-one in a wheelchair has ever applied?

Not challenge racist language because everyone in the room is white?

Building Courage

Mindful

thinking, planning

Self-Awarereflexion, feedback

Self-Actualisedconfidence, opportunity, flow

Ten Components of a Thinking Environment

Attention

Equality

Ease

Appreciation

Encouragement

Feelings

Information

Diversity

Incisive Questions™

Place

Teaching for a Social Purpose

Teaching to your Values

Reflexive Practice

Win/Win/Win

Embedding

Diversity

…and finally

Calling someone by their name is a powerful act of humanity.

DO IT

Equality ‘n’ DiversityPart Two - Differentiation

Diversity Present Identities

Being yourself Diversity of opinion

Absent Identities Ensuring perspectives from those who are

not there

Differentiation

The art of supporting each student to work independently in their stretch zone

The ‘Be Yourself’ model

Differentiation

You can’t do differentiation to someone.

They need to be present too.

As themselves.

The Equation

The Equation

Diversity =

The Equation

Diversity = being yourself

The Equation

Diversity = being yourself + absent identities

The Equation

Diversity = being yourself + absent identities

Differentiation = being yourself

The Equation

Diversity = being yourself (+ absent identities)

Differentiation = being yourself

The Equation

Diversity = being yourself

Differentiation = being yourself

Diversity = Differentiation + absent identities

The Outcome

If you get differentiation right, you are halfway to

embedding diversity in your teaching

Differentiation

Interventions Encouragement to be you

Individual Attention Appreciative, developmental feedback

Personalised learning A really good Individual Learning Plan (ILP) Additional Learning Support, as appropriate Focus on self-responsibility skills (eg

reflexion)

A step too far…?

Dependence

Autonomy

Differentiation

Evidencing Equality and Diversity

Diversity (teacher) Differentiation strategy (present identities) Different perspectives (absent identities)

Equality (organisation) Holistic recruitment and selection Inclusive learning strategy

Teaching for a Social Purpose

Teaching to your Values

Reflexive Practice

Win/Win/Win

Embedding

Diversity