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Cultural backgrounds

Providers must promote equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice and must ensure that every child is included and not disadvantaged because of ethnicity, culture or religion, home language, family background, learning difficulties or disabilities, gender or ability.

3 May 2013
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Accessibility and adjustments

The SEN Code of Practice stipulates that children with SEN should have full access to a broad, balanced and relevant education. The concept of 'reasonable adjustments' is set out in the Equality Act 2010.

 

14 May 2013
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Disability discrimination

Schools must not discriminate against a pupil because of their disability. The Equality Act 2010 brings together many laws that address disadvantage and discrimination, and adds new provisions.

14 May 2013
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Greater equality, better outcomes

Inequality at school, and in the wider society, is a major contributor to social problems and human unhappiness. If we are serious about improvement, we should be determined to do all we can to reduce it, argues Bernard Barker
18 Jul 2011
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