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      EQUAL RIGHTS. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

  As a tutor I have a responsibility and a duty of care to all learners who participate in the course to ensure that I am able to promote inclusion, equality and diversity for all learner and those attending in the future. To be able to explain this I firstly need to explain what is meant by each area.

To promote inclusion means that I as a tutor when planning and delivering sessions I need to include everyone in the learning scheme to ensure that no matter what each learner’s ability is they are fully included and can participate. Inclusion is seen as a universal human right. The aim of inclusion is to embrace all people irrespective of race, gender, disability, medical or other need. It is about giving equal access and opportunities and getting rid of discrimination and intolerance (removal of barriers). It affects all aspects of public life. Inclusion today is more widely thought of as a practice of ensuring that people in organisations, feel they belong, are engaged, and connected through their work to the goals and objectives of the department. Equality and Diversity promotes that everyone has a human right be equal and have the opportunity to achieve their potential, free from prejudice and discrimination. 

Under the Equal Opportunities Act we have to ensure equality and diversity to all learners and staff. This means that the environment where the teaching is taking place promotes equality and diversity. Diversity is the acceptance or promotion of multiple ethnic cultures, applied to the demographic make-up of the local area.

I do not discriminate against anyone because of their: age; gender; race, colour, ethnic, national, cultural or social origin; disability; religion and belief, or non-belief; marital status, family circumstances or caring responsibilities; sexual orientation and class. All disabled people from human rights and equality prospective have the right to be included in all courses.