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Equality ‘n’ DiversityDefinitions
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?
Diversity1. Present Identities
Enabling everyone (including you) to be fully present as themselves
…also known as differentiation
2. Absent Identities Ensuring perspectives from those who are
not there
Differentiation
You can’t do differentiation to someone.
They need to be present too.
As themselves.
The Outcome
If you get differentiation right, you are halfway to
embedding diversity in your teaching
Absent IdentitiesIt’s not 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.
Evidencing Equality and Diversity
Diversity (teacher) Differentiation strategy (present
identities) Different perspectives (absent identities)
Equality (organisation) Holistic recruitment and selection Inclusive learning strategy
Teacher Interventions Being Present as YOU
Individual Attention Appreciative, developmental feedback A really good Individual Learning Plan (ILP) Additional Learning Support, as appropriate Focus on self-responsibility skills (eg reflexion)
Absent Identities Stories, anecdotes Videos, images
A step too far…?
Dependence
Autonomy
…and finally
Calling someone by their name is a powerful act of humanity.
DO IT
The Diversity Process
1. Which are the groups with whom you identify and about whom society makes assumptions that can limit that group’s influence and self-esteem?
The Diversity Process
2. Which is the group identity that, for whatever reason, most stands out for you today?
The Diversity Process
3. What does the world assume about that group, that can limit the group’s influence and self-esteem?
And what else?
The Diversity Process
4. Of those assumptions, which one do you think is most limiting?
The Diversity Process
5. Do you think that assumption is, in fact, inherently true of the group? What are your reasons for thinking so?
The Diversity Process
6. What would be your words for a liberating, true alternative assumption about that group?
The Incisive Question
If you knew that … [insert liberating true alternative assumption] … what would change for you?
And what else?
The Incisive Question
If you knew that … [insert liberating true alternative assumption] … what would change for the world?
And what else?
Recording
Please write down the Incisive Question.
Is there anything more you want to write?
Appreciation
Please take a moment to appreciate one another.
Succinctly and genuinely.