Hi Gail,

The difficulties that may arise in your SEN school have been observed well and I feel that you have explained ways of overcoming these in a effective way.


We have discussed a number of difficulties that may arise, however other difficulties may be:

• Background
• Past experience
• Socialisation
• Belief
• Health and Well-Being

Whilst at Dover Hall I witnessed culture discrimination, it was around 8:30 am when the residents were due their breakfast, all residents were served bacon sandwiches only- there was a resident there who does not eat meat due to his cultural background. This resident was discriminated against as he couldn't eat breakfast and was not offered an alternative.This is unacceptable as balancing individual rights with the rights of others is essential. All staff should be aware of residents cultures and beliefs, they should know what residents eat and what they don't eat. Whilst on my training I was shown allergies and special requirements during meal times. I don't know why this member of staff didn't acknowledge or offer the resident an alternative, after my experience at Dover Hall Residential Care Home I feel more work should be done to reduce the risk of this happening, staff training should be consistent and updated on a regular basis this will identify and stop discrimination to ensure that residents get the best service of care available to them. Conferences, meetings, training courses and survey's are all other methods in which staff should participate in to increase awareness between them.

Cally