How Anti-Discriminatory Practice is Promoted in SEN Schools

This SEN school 'actively' promotes equality and the rights of individuals, whether they are working/volunteering in the school or are using the services provided by the school.  There are seven principles of the care value base; these principles place the individual at the heart of health and social care provision.  These principles are:

1. the promotion of anti-discriminatory practice
2. the promotion and support of dignity, independence and safety
3. respect for, and acknowledgement of, personal beliefs and an individual's identity
4. the maintenance of confidentiality
5. protection from abuse and harm
6. the promotion of effective communication and relationships
7. the provision of personalised (individual) care. 

At all times, the staff and volunteers at the school, follow these principles and values when caring for their children and when delivering the school curriculum.  Therefore, they are promoting individuals' rights and choices and automatically demonstrating anti-discriminatory practice.  This has a positive impact on the all of the children in the school and their families too.

For more information on these principles and values please refer to BTEC's Resources Level 3 Health and Social Care Book 1, ISBN 978-1-846907-46-3, page 60 and Core Themes Series, Health and Social Care ISBN 978-0-435464-25-7, pages 44 and 45.

Gail

Describe How Anti-Discriminatory Practice is Promoted in SEN Schools

The other piece of guidance that the school relates to is the Special Educational Needs Code of Practice (last updated in November 2011).  This is practical advice for local education authorities, maintained schools and early education settings on how to carry out their statutory duties to make provision for children's special educational needs.  However, the code does not and could not tell these individual bodies what to do in each individual case.

Please see link for more detailed information.
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&ved=0CDcQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.education.gov.uk%2Fpublications%2FeOrderingDownload%2FDfES%25200581%2520200mig2228.pdf&ei=kPiiUryoMMfxhQf2yICQCA&usg=AFQjCNHI1aAazntQ7lJzBvArt-5_gO6xvQ

Gail

Discribe How Anti-Discriminatory Practice is Promoted in SEN Schools

Promoting anti-discriminatory practice at this SEN school is defined by working with children and their families to embrace diversity and the valuing of all difference; raise self-esteem and promote a positive group identity and ensure fulfilment of children's individual potential.

The school has used the guidance from various pieces of legislation to create their own policies designed to reduce discrimination.  These include the Disability Discrimination Act 2005, the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001, the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN, 1989), The Human Rights Act 1998, The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (as amended), Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003, the Equality Act 2010.

However, whilst this legislation is important because it is designed to protect the children, the one thing it cannot do is change some people’s attitudes towards discriminating against disability.

See link to this school's policies, procedures and National Minimum Standards.
http://saxonhill.staffs.sch.uk/residential/important-documents.aspx

Gail

How Anti-Discriminatory Practice is Promoted in Health and Social Care Settings

Hi Cally

Thought you might like to know that I have just started working at a SEN school.  I'm hoping to spend most of my time in the early years unit (the children are aged between 2 and 5 years old) and with Key Stage 1 children (they are aged between 5 and 8 years old).

It is a local authority maintained community special school for children and young people with physical disabilities and complex medical needs aged between 2 and 19 years.  Some of the children access the on-site residential provision which was recently inspected by Ofsted and was judged to be outstanding.

The school offers an outreach service which supports the needs of over 100 children in mainstream schools who have physical disabilities.

The school is vibrant, exciting and very welcoming.  I'm still getting to know my way around and settling in!

Follow the link for more information on this school.
saxonhill.staffs.sch.uk

Gail