A portfolio of images and text which critically reflects upon representations of equality and diversity, and offers implications for practice
This report aims to examine and critique issues of equal opportunities and diversity, particularly focusing on promoting inclusion within mainstream primary and special education needs schools. This paper begins with a brief overview of inclusion and what exactly inclusion means. It will then go on to explore the different issues faced in the education setting and several theorists will be discussed and individually critiqued whilst looking at opposing viewpoints. Some of the issues and concepts that will be looked at are; pupil voice within schools, parent’s involvement, labelling, planning and assessment, …show more content…
Image 2 below supports this as is shows a child with a disability such as being in a wheelchair should be involved with the group and have the same opportunities, and be able to make a difference just as much as a child without a disability or additional needs. They should feel respected and have a sense of belonging within a group and everyone should be supportive instead of dismissive. Over the last few years, two ‘models’ or ‘approaches’ have been put forward and are currently present in our modern day society. The two views are contrasting and both approaches can be portrayed both positively and negatively. The model which is more frequently used is the Medical Model of Disability. The approach sees the person as ‘faulty’ and needs some form of diagnosis and treatment. The individual is wrongly over looked and the ‘impairment’ is the main focus and the person is labelled as ‘disabled’ rather than identifying barriers and therefore developing solutions to overcome these …show more content…
Rather than the main focus of attention being on the disability, this view concentrates on putting the individual first and seeing them as a valued member who is included in a diverse society. They believe that society have created the term ‘disability’ through designing everything to meet the needs of people who do not have a disability and are seen as ‘normal’ rather than disabling barriers and meeting the needs of everyone by designing everything to meet the needs of everyone. Another belief of this approach is that society should reduce, or if possible, remove all barriers so that people with disabilities can have more independence and so they do not feel as though they are an inconvenience to society. Adjustments that can be done should always be put in place, regardless of the time or money this may take, to ensure that people with disabilities can participate and are not excluded from a group. An example of a Social Model approach to a situation is a teacher printing out a PowerPoint before a lesson for a student with dyslexic as they cannot keep up as fast, or a classroom catering with additional support
This report aims to examine and critique issues of equal opportunities and diversity, particularly focusing on promoting inclusion within mainstream primary and special education needs schools. This paper begins with a brief overview of inclusion and what exactly inclusion means. It will then go on to explore the different issues faced in the education setting and several theorists will be discussed and individually critiqued whilst looking at opposing viewpoints. Some of the issues and concepts that will be looked at are; pupil voice within schools, parent’s involvement, labelling, planning and assessment, …show more content…
Image 2 below supports this as is shows a child with a disability such as being in a wheelchair should be involved with the group and have the same opportunities, and be able to make a difference just as much as a child without a disability or additional needs. They should feel respected and have a sense of belonging within a group and everyone should be supportive instead of dismissive. Over the last few years, two ‘models’ or ‘approaches’ have been put forward and are currently present in our modern day society. The two views are contrasting and both approaches can be portrayed both positively and negatively. The model which is more frequently used is the Medical Model of Disability. The approach sees the person as ‘faulty’ and needs some form of diagnosis and treatment. The individual is wrongly over looked and the ‘impairment’ is the main focus and the person is labelled as ‘disabled’ rather than identifying barriers and therefore developing solutions to overcome these …show more content…
Rather than the main focus of attention being on the disability, this view concentrates on putting the individual first and seeing them as a valued member who is included in a diverse society. They believe that society have created the term ‘disability’ through designing everything to meet the needs of people who do not have a disability and are seen as ‘normal’ rather than disabling barriers and meeting the needs of everyone by designing everything to meet the needs of everyone. Another belief of this approach is that society should reduce, or if possible, remove all barriers so that people with disabilities can have more independence and so they do not feel as though they are an inconvenience to society. Adjustments that can be done should always be put in place, regardless of the time or money this may take, to ensure that people with disabilities can participate and are not excluded from a group. An example of a Social Model approach to a situation is a teacher printing out a PowerPoint before a lesson for a student with dyslexic as they cannot keep up as fast, or a classroom catering with additional support