Embedding Equality and Diversity in Teaching

Context Equality and diversity needs to be embedded into all aspects of the curriculum: Session planning Teaching methods Learning activities Assessment Inclusive resources and materials

Ofsted Report 2012 Staff have a good awareness of equality and diversity issues. Learners’ understanding of equality and diversity is satisfactory. The service recognises the need to further improve the extent to which equality and diversity are embedded within the curriculum in some subject areas.

Help all tutors to be more confident about promoting equality and diversity within lessons so that learners understand these aspects in modern society and appreciate them as a natural part of their learning.

ESOL Lesson A discussion arose this session following SW’s reading of her text containing descriptions of customers waiting to be served in a butcher’s shop. Concerned that Muslim learners in the class would be offended, I asked them if they were. They said they were not. SW had no idea that pork is forbidden in Islamic culture and so began a fascinating in depth discussion with many, many questions from S, T and B about Eid, Ramadan, Five Pillars of Wisdom and Halal meat.

Literacy Lesson – Group Discussion Gender Stereotyping in Plumbing Learning aims To raise awareness of and challenge prejudice towards females working in the construction industry To raise awareness of the possible negative implications of the above (Resource: Video of BBC Young Plumber of the Year final 2010 BBC3)

Internet Exercise Open Internet Explorer and open Google. (See Internet Searching hand out). Type charity organisations in Bournemouth into the empty white box and press the Search button or the Enter key on your keyboard. You will see displayed various web sites dealing with all aspects of charity organisations. Check the number of results your Search has produced. Did you find 985,000? Now narrow the search to specific charity organisations. What do you think you could type in to narrow the search? Why not try typing in physical disability charity organisations in Bournemouth, or try visual impairment charity organisations in Bournemouth - does this make any difference to the number of results?

Numeracy Ethnic Mix of Population Data Comparison Learning Aims: To raise awareness of the diversity of the ethnic mix in the local area compared with that of the whole of England. To be able to interpret information on a bar chart.

Beauty Therapy- Facial Disfigurement Learning aims: To raise awareness of and challenge prejudice against people with facial disfigurements To raise awareness of the negative implications of the above

Beauty Therapy- Facial Disfigurement In small groups identify any thoughts or feelings learners have when they see people with facial disfigurements. Write up comments/ thoughts on flipchart paper Learners complete ‘Judging by Looks’ quiz on PCs/ laptops In small groups or whole group discuss the scores and comments received Whole group watches an episode from Channel 4- Beauty and the Beast, the ugly face of prejudice The session finishes with a group discussion on the impact of the programme on their views/ thoughts recorded at the start of the session