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Danyel Batsford Inclusion, Equality and Diversity Inclusion Inclusion is a legal right and was put in place in 1975 to ensure that all people with disabilities are given the opportunity to receive an education. It gives students with disabilities the right to learn alongside students without disabilities. They will benefit from the same experiences. It also provides opportunities for socializing and friendships to develop. It provides a sense of belonging and appropriate social, behavioural and academic skills. If you include students with disabilities it models acceptance of diversity. Inclusion is to understand needs, such as, if one student is visually impaired, seat them closer to the whiteboard, if someone is hard of hearing, speak clearly and naturally at a normal pace and reduce background noise. Make sure the learning environment is accessible for all students needs. Also mix groups, abilities with disabilities so as no one feels isolated or alienated. The overall learning experience should be enjoyable and stress free. Equality Equality is the current term for equal opportunities. Equality protects people from being discriminated against on the grounds of group membership i.e. sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or age. There are lots of equality issues such as equal pay, men and women doing equal work and work rated as of equal value are entitled to equal pay. Bullying and harassment means unwanted behaviour that makes someone feel intimidated or degraded or humiliated or offended. It is not always obvious, it can happen in the workplace without employers awareness. People don’t always feel confident to complain especially if this person is of higherarchy. It is important to be aware of options available to them to deal with bullying and that it remains confidential. Diversity In the learning environment students have varied learning styles whether it is visual, auditory or kinaesthetic and therefore bring their own individuality to the learning situation. We need to establish the best way to teach all of these learning styles from day one and be aware of all students needs. Being aware of barriers is very important as this can affect student’s behaviour and may knock their confidence. Something like language barriers need to be addressed as the student or the teacher may not understand what is being taught or learnt. Some students find it difficult to speak out in class or to do a presentation, finding that their words get jumbled up, they are easily be distracted and find it hard to concentrate. Points of referral Students can be helped in a variety of two ways to enable them to enjoy their learning and progress in their chosen programme. You may refer the student to:- The college counsellor The college nurse The Pastoral care team There are also outside agencies that are there to assist such as child line, Samaritans, drug line, victim support and NHS direct so help is always on hand if needed.