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Equality and Diversity	Disability Equality	Inclusive Play
Equality and Diversity Update Training	Leading on Equality and Diversity	Inclusive Practice
Leading on Inclusion	Legislative Aspects of Childcare	Employment Rights and Responsibilities
Happiness and Learning	Equity and Wellbeing	Enhanced Learning
Equality Policy and Procedures	Community Work


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	Equality and Diversity
	Main Topics Respectful language Stereotypes and prejudice Understanding equality Community context Strategies to tackle discrimination Equality of outcome Equality and Diversity Contact us for further information	Our enjoyable programme shows you simple steps to ensure all people are fully respected and accommodated as equal members of the community and the organisation. Participants will discover that rather than being a legal nightmare, meeting Equality & Diversity requirements is an exciting challenge and a welcome tool for positive and beneficial change. • Become familiar with some of the definitions of Equality & Diversity • Create a workable policy, including the legislative context and the impact this has on the workplace • Be familiar with ideas governing the statutory government guidance, and its impact on practice • Cascade this information to others • Produce action plans with strategies that build capacity and promote resilience
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	Disability Equality
	Main Topics Respectful language Social/Medical Models Understanding the legislation Identifying barriers to participation Strategies for action Disability Equality Contact us for further information	An inspiring day that helps participants gain a clearer understanding of disability equality, and what it means to become an ally. It will help to embed equality issues already considered in the context of good practice, by looking for ways of accommodating difference in practice. • Adapt your service opportunities and develop your good practice • Understand disability as a social oppression • Know the legislative implications • Be confident that your language and behaviour is respectful • Gain a deeper understanding of core values surrounding equality • Take the opportunity to reflect on professional attitudes and behaviour towards others
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	Inclusive Play
	Main Topics Assumptions and values of play Legislative overview Principles of inclusive practice Risk Good practice Family Partnerships Inclusive Play Contact us for further information	Inclusive play supports good development and social cohesion therefore should be a priority for all those working with children. A personalised framework supports inclusive play which is of benefit to all children’s growth and wellbeing. • Reinforce your good practice with the most up-to-date guidelines • Manage risk to enhance participation • Share good practice and take time to develop new ideas • Improve your inclusive practice by understanding the rights of all children • Know your responsibilities • Gain new strategies to improve your family partnerships
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	Equality and Diversity Update Training
	Main Topics Review definitions and legislation Share practice change Re-assess consequent outcomes Review practice and policy cycle Redefine Action Plan Equality and Diversity Update Training Contact us for further information	With an opportunity to review ideas from more basic courses, we offer a day of reflective review of policy and practice, refreshing knowledge and understanding of equality and diversity legislation and changes in practice. With a view to embed ideas, specific to their own organisations, delegates review the effectiveness of their new policy documents with respect to current practice and produce action plans for further development. • Refresh your knowledge of equality and diversity legislation • Identify practice change resulting from previous training • Share successful strategies that have had a positive impact on practice • Take the opportunity to reflect on changes to professional attitudes and behaviour towards others • Update and improve the effectiveness of your policies • Produce changes that are sustainable
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	Leading on Equality and Diversity
	Main Topics Management and Leadership Reaching marginalised groups Shared capacity Creating a climate of trust Equality of opportunity Leading on Equality and Diversity Contact us for further information	Developed specifically for senior managers and participants seeking further development opportunities, this programme offers a step by step model that enables any organisation to build richer participation. At the heart of shared leadership is a need to understand it as collective capacity, not as personal role or status. This programme calls for people to defeat discrimination by increasing interaction with marginalised groups to strengthen their voice and decision-making power. (see ‘Hard to Hear’ document) • Improve your understanding of shared leadership • Have clearer thinking about provision, participation and choice for all • Reflect on personal meanings of equality and determine strategies to tackle discrimination • Understand systematic discrimination and accepted harassment • Encourage the full and equal participation of all individuals • Provide ways to promote positive change in how we work
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	Inclusive practice
	Main Topics An intentional welcome Hard to hear groups Every Child Matters and code of practice Identifying barriers Action planning Developing confidence Working with parents Inclusive practice Contact us for further information	All mainstream practice needs to change in order to ensure equality of opportunity for all. Understanding inclusive practice is fundamental to the good practice within any organisation. Furthermore, inclusive practice is a right to which we are all entitled, and one that providers have a responsibility to make happen. • Discover ways to extend your welcome to the wider community • Explore the core values of inclusion • Understand the language and behaviour that supports inclusive practice • Work with tools for better dialogue • Take the opportunity to reflect on language, attitudes and behaviour • Find strategies that develop capacity and resilience • Create an inclusion policy based on government guidelines • Plan achievable next steps for positive change
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	Leading on Inclusion
	Main Topics Definition of Inclusive Practice Leadership and Management Shared capacity Promoting confidence Challenging discrimination Family partnerships Collaborative decision making Leading on Inclusion Contact us for further information	Developed specifically for senior managers and participants seeking further development opportunities, this programme offers a step by step model that enables any organisation develop greater involvement in reaching shared goals. Inclusive practice affects the hearts and minds of all. Leading on Inclusion supports shared responsibility and provides a framework for change which promotes the personal responsibility of all individuals in their work. • Increase your knowledge and expertise • Understand what good practice is all about • Challenge stereotypes and prejudice • Develop your leadership skills • Create changes to improve lives • Inspire your team to work collaboratively • Build on good practice within your organisation • Realise how to raise standards without increasing workload
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	Legislative Aspects of Childcare
	Main Topics The Disability Discrimination Act The SEN Code of Practice Every Child Matters The Children’s Strategy The Good Childhood Inquiry Policy and procedure Legislative Aspects of Childcare Contact us for further information	At the heart of all recent legislation, is an imperative to tackle the inequality of opportunity in our organisations. The aim is for a more personalised and flexible service for all children. This session gives a step-by-step tour of these important and compulsory legislations and leads to a secure understanding of the roots of all equality policies and procedures. • Be more confident in your practice • Understand the core values behind the legislation • Apply your understanding of the ECM and SEN code of practice to your practice • Understand the meaning of ‘reasonable adjustments’ • Review and improve your equality policies
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	Employment Rights and Responsibilities
	Main Topics Equality of opportunity Understanding diversity Duties and flexible working Procedures for respectful work Preventing bullying and harassment Policy and procedure Employment Rights and Responsibilities Contact us for further information	At the heart of new duties is a need to increase individual’s involvement in order to reach greater effectiveness across all organisations by identifying and prioritising equality initiatives. The legislation requires employers to make adjustments in the workplace. But what is 'reasonable'? Understand how to recruit and retain diverse employees and to serve a wider group of customers. • Understand the relevance of equality issues in all practice • Including diverse strategies equally and powerfully in all policies • Move from compliance to proactive change • Challenge the status quo – personal and institutional • Boost the involvement of all individuals • Explore creative ways of flexible working • Look at new work patterns, employee practices, job sharing and part-time working as positive means of providing equality of opportunity
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	Happiness and Learning
	Main Topics Emotional literacy Working with families Thinking skills Broaden-and-build theory Emotional communication Addressing disaffection Happiness and Learning Contact us for further information	Having a positive approach to learning and finding pleasure in developing personal skills does a lot more than make the activity enjoyable. Happiness literally unlocks creativity, enables flexibility of thought and allows openness to new information, all vital to motivation and making meaning. Flourishing are underpinned by emotional health. Furthermore, certain issues are created by a lack of recognition and understanding of the part happiness plays in learning. Emotional needs as behavioural triggers are explored, and delegates learn to appreciate their own behaviour as a channel of human communication. documents that will lead on better practice within their organisations. • Understand the importance of happiness in learning and development: resilience and health • Explore emotional intelligence, competence and literacy • Highlight the importance of young people experiencing respect, high expectations, constructive feedback and clear limits • Use listening skills to deepen understanding • Support family involvement in order to gain parental expertise • Move away from the ‘one size fits all’ philosophy towards a personalised approach to learning
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	Equity and Wellbeing
	Main Topics Legislative overview Definitions of equity and wellbeing Excellence in practice Raising standards Improving behaviour Equity and Wellbeing Contact us for further information	We know that the gap is growing between those who flourish and those who do not, and the implications of disadvantage deepen over time. Designed to promote a clear understanding of the ideas underpinning current legislative change. Without question, current practice incorporates elements that support wellbeing however new imperatives demand that schools clearly demonstrate inequality across the board. The duty to focus on wellbeing within the ‘Five Every Child Matters Outcomes’ is inspected by OFSTED. This programme allows practitioners to develop their understanding of the ideas underlying recent legislation and regulations and to develop excellence in practice without adding to their workload. • Have a clear understanding of the ideas linking the Children’s Act, the Emotional Health and Wellbeing Guidance, The Children’s Plan and ECM • Understand the nature and impact of underachievement • Evaluate the delivery of wellbeing in current practice • Explore ways of raising equality and fairness • Make a positive difference to the life chances of all children in your care
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	Enhanced Learning
	Main Topics Personalizing Learning The learning journey Respectful behaviour Self esteem and resilience Shared communication Family partnerships (Links to play – for early years) Enhanced Learning Contact us for further information	Despite recent advances, many children in the UK continue to underachieve. We look at strategies to personalise the learning journey, and understand learning to be a two-way process where responsibility is shared and in partnership. Understanding the dynamic and multiple nature of intelligence underpins a growth model of learning. Building personal capacity comes from having the knowledge that enables the right decisions to be made within learning activities. Personalizing learning requires dialogue to explain and support the individual journey for each learner. • Address the educational inequality that affects the life chances of every child • Tackle underachievement and develop excellence in practice • Promote high expectations, positive attitudes and encourage independence • Encourage respectful behaviour and the growth of self esteem • Gain strategies for improved participation and to manage disaffection
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	Equality Policy and Procedures
	Main Topics Legislative background Flexible and personalised policies Responsive and effective procedures Pro-action rather than compliance Practice review cycle Equality Policy and Procedures Contact us for further information	Participants are given opportunity to share good practice and develop further strategies to enhance the participation of marginalised groups. By moving from an attitude of compliance to a culture of proactive change organisations can ensure people are provided for with greater consideration. With an understanding of the legislation, participants can begin to review and create new policy documents that will lead on better practice within their organisations. • Secure a greater knowledge of the values underpinning equality legislation • Understand what needs to be in your policies to address these imperatives • Create policy documents that can support sustainable change • Gain confidence regarding developing fair practice • Understand social oppression, and the efficacy of positive contradiction in everyday situations
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	Community Work
	Main Topics Understanding equality Marginalised groups and the local backdrop Consequences of inequality Capacity and resilience Reaching the hard to hear Shared leadership Multiagency approach Planning for change Cross-agency and multii-teams Community Work Contact us for further information	From an equality perspective this positive action based programme identifies the marginalised groups within the community and seeks to develop specific action to promote their inclusion. We suggest radical steps to achieving higher equity among stakeholders in order to change organisational culture, closing the gap between those who achieve and those who we continue to fail. • Gain a deeper understanding of the meaning of equality • Realise the effects of failing to put equality values into practice • Share understanding of your own community and the marginalised groups within it • Examine harmful stereotypes and prejudices that prevent participation • Reach the ‘hard to hear’ groups • Give leadership to stakeholders from all groups