The laws, act and regulations pertaining to teaching involved such as data protection Act (2003) (Gravels, 2012). This act made provision for the regulation of the processing of information relating to individuals, including the obtaining, holding, use or disclosure of such information. The students or learners records will be covered by this act. For example: if an organisation or teacher handle and store information about identifiable, living people for example, about learners – I am legally obliged to protect that information. Under the Data Protection Act, I must: only collect information that I need for a specific purpose, keep it secure, ensure it is relevant and up to date, only hold as much as I need, and allow the subject of the information to see it on request. (ico.org.uk).The next act is equality (2010) (Gravells 2012). This act provides rights for people not to be directly discriminated against or harassed because they do not have an association with a disabled person, nor must people be discriminated against or harassed because they have been wrongly perceived or disabled. The act says that there are nine protected characteristic which refers to aspects of a person’s identification which is protected from discrimination. The characteristics are: age, disability, gender identification, gender, maternity and pregnancy, marriage civil partnership, race, religion belief and sexual orientation. Examples of failure to make reasonable adjustments: deaf learner who
For the home country England there are many policies and procedures within the legislation that relate to safeguarding human rights, data protection and confidentiality. These have been refined into every school policy and procedures such as the human rights act 1998/2004, children act 1989/2004 and the data protection act 1998.
On October 1st 2010, the Equality Act came into force. This consolidated and strengthened the previous equality laws. This act prevents children and their families from being discriminated, victimised or harassed because of their age, sex, race, religion or disability. Through this act each child, whether already in the setting, or applying through admissions, will be treated in a fair and equal way, with aims for all children to have reasonable provisions to allow them to access all educational areas. Although a school is not expected to make adjustments that are not reasonable, they are expected to make general adjustments, reasonably planned within the school’s approach to planning for SEN children. The Equality Act 2010 outlines four definitions of discrimination, direct discrimination, indirect discrimination, discrimination arising from a disability and harassment and victimisation. This allows school settings to have clearer expectations and implement them. The Equality Act 2010 and the Discrimination Disability Act (DDA) (2005) both aim to ensure each and every child has access to a broad and balanced academic and social curriculum. Following this code of practice in a school, confirms that all members of staff provide the same high-quality teaching to children, as well as displaying professional behaviour.
The education act is based towards the school responsibilities towards children with special educational needs. It means schools must provide resources, equipment and extra support to meet the needs of any children. The disability act places a duty on schools to encourage children to participate in all different areas of school life free from harassment and discrimination. It also eliminates barriers to make sure that children can have equal
The disability discrimination act focuses on discrimination regarding disabilities and states “An education provider must not discriminate against a student because of something that is a consequence of heir disability” (directgov.co.uk/en/disabledpeople/educationandtraining/dg_4001076) Meaning that schools should ensure that staff do not discriminate against students who have disabilities and should plan activities that are suitable for everyone or amend the current activity so that the person with those particular needs can do it too. Even if it is when handing out worksheets you hand one in Braille for those who are sight impaired or altering a game so that those who are movement handicapped can join in. Or even as simple as handing out different snacks that everyone can enjoy at snack time.
In order to maintain the quality and high customer satisfaction rate in many service provisions, managing complaint is the essential part which makes no exemption in health and social care setting. There are many statutory frameworks, code of practice and guidance regulating the service provision in health and social care setting.
I can identify the polices and legislation designed to promote inclusion, human rights of individuals with learning disabilities and of their citizenship and equal life chances i.e. National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990; Disability Discrimination Act 2005; Equality Act 2010; Disability Equality Duty 2006.
* Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 – Makes it unlawful for educational providers to discriminate against pupils with a special educational need or a disability.
Public bodies, including further education institutions, local authorities, maintained schools, maintained nursery schools, academies and free schools are covered by the public sector equality duty and, when carrying out their functions, must have regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, promote equality of opportunity and foster good relations between disabled and non-disabled children and young people. Public bodies also have specific duties under the public sector equality duty and must publish information to demonstrate their compliance with this general duty. Objects must be specific and measurable. The general duty also applies to bodies that are not public bodies but that carry out public functions. Such bodies include providers of relevant early years education, non-maintained special schools, independent specialist providers and others making provision that is funded from the public