Discrimination and Human Rights Act Essay

IntroductionYou have been asked by your Head T all(prenominal)er to produce a document that promotes the importance of promoting equality and mutation in work with children and young people. This is aimed for new members of staff and volunteers.Legislation and codes of practice2.4 1.1Identify at least two current legislation and codes of practice relevant to the promotion of equality and valuing of diversity. You must include the correct title and date (where appropriate) and then provide a summary of each piece of legislation or code of practice that is identified. This could include Equality Act, Human Rights Act, Inclusion indemnity.The Equalities Act (2010)This act is a combination of many old acts (race relations, sex discrimination and impairment discrimination etc.) its two main purposes to harmonise discrimination law and to strengthen the law to support the progress on equality. It is the most significant development in equality and discrimination for years. It sets bu lge out that everyone regardless of race, sex, religion or disability is entitled to fair treatment.The Human Rights Act (1998)This act sets out the rights and fundamental freedoms of each and every human being. All public bodies (courts, schools etc.) have to comply with the act. The act has a principal that everyone should have protection from discrimination this has a wide wander of grounds including sex, race, colour, language, religion and political or other opinions.Inclusion policy (our lady mother of the saviour catholic primary school 2011) This policy sets out that the school its self aims to be inclusive and remove barriers to learning and participation that could discriminate pupils or groups of pupils.it states in the policy that the achievements, attitudes and well-being of all children matter.Equal opportunities policy (our lady mother of the saviour catholic primary school 2011) This policy is set out in accordance with the Equalities Act 2010. It is there to promot e anti-discrimination and the article of faith of fairness and justice for all through the education that is provided from the school. The policy also recognises that by doing this it may from time to time have to treat some pupils differently (a child with a disability leave alone be treated as fair as possible but in situations cannot be treated the identical as other pupils)2.4 1.2, 1.3Describe the importance of supporting the rights of all children and young people to participation and equality of access.Unfortunately studies have shown that children from poorer backgrounds attain less in school than children from higher professional families, this in its self supports the importance of supporting children in school to participation and equality of access. Ignoring these rights could lead to children having low self-esteem, a persuasion of inferiority and lower levels at school. Supported in the right way children could all have a greater chance of attaining a higher level at school and a greater chance of becoming more all rounded as adults.Describe the importance and benefits of valuing and promoting cultural diversity in work with children and young people.By promoting cultural diversity and valuing any type of difference in work this will reflect on the children so that they themselves will pick up these attitudes and behaviours. The importance of this is that failure to promote diversity through your own actions could result in discrimination within the children and young people. The advantages of valuing and promoting diversity ar that it opens the children up to learn about new things, such as cultures and improves their knowledge and understanding. By doing this it will lead to them being more tolerant and creative adults and and so less likely to discriminate later in life.