Explain the role of legislation, support services and partnership working in supporting
inclusion, equality and diversity for children and young people within the Welsh context.
There are different aspects that go into supporting children in a childcare setting when it
comes to ensuring that all children feel equal to other children in the setting and children
are made to feel included by child practitioners with other children. It is important to
combat discrimination there are many anti-discriminatory laws which are put in place to
ensure a child is not being discriminated against by any of the protected characteristics and
are always provided with the rights that they are entitled to according to the law. Inclusion
is promoted through partnership working by multiple individuals with different occupations
working as the child’s support team to ensure the child can be included in anything that
they would like to and are provided with the same opportunity as any other child in a child
setting. There are support services put into place in childhood settings so children who
suffer from different additional learning needs or have factors that are preventing them
from receiving the most out of their education can be included in school and allows there to
be diversity in these childhood settings. There are two perspectives on disability one model
which promotes equal opportunities and inclusion for individuals who live with a disability
or an additional learning need and another model that promotes discriminatory practice
and exclusion for individuals who lives with disabilities and additional learning needs.
Exclusion and discriminatory practice are discouraged by practitioners in childhood settings.
The role of the practitioner is to ensure that children enter and leave childhood settings
feeling included.
When it comes to legislations that promote inclusion, diversity and equality there are
different legislations that are used to support children in different settings and in different
, types of ways. The Rights of Children and Young People (Wales) Measure 2011 is an act that
was passed in 2011 and was made to be applied to anyone who is under eighteen years of
age and the main aim of this act is that a child is protected from being discriminated against
over any of their protected characteristics it also sets out the rights that a child should be
entitled to (Andressa et all 2014). Some of the rights in this act that promote equality and
inclusion are the right to have access to cultural activities and the right to be listened to and
treated with respect and to have their race and cultural identity recognised by others
(Williams 2013) The right to have access to cultural activities allows all children no matter
what their religion or belief to be able to be involved in leisure activities in school and in the
community or any other place where it can be provided. It also shows that promotion for
children to be free to complete cultural activities and shows that activities from their culture
is accepted overall making them feel included. The right to allow a child to have their racial
and cultural identity recognised allows the child to feel like their religion and race is
respected and acknowledged. Children usually face discrimination for their cultural beliefs in
countries where their religious beliefs are a minority in the country (Childs Rights
International Network 2019).
Partnership working is where more than one individual of a different occupation working
together to share their professional thoughts and opinions on a situation in order to provide
a holistic approach to a situation in hopes of being able to work together to find a solution
(Walker 2018). There are disadvantages of partnership working which can be decision
making taking longer if someone in the team is not responding at a fast pace, individuals in
the team might have different standpoints or different end goals which can lead to
miscommunication, some practitioners might be more involved than others which could
cause conflict if other practitioners are not pulling their weight and individuals might deem
inclusion, equality and diversity for children and young people within the Welsh context.
There are different aspects that go into supporting children in a childcare setting when it
comes to ensuring that all children feel equal to other children in the setting and children
are made to feel included by child practitioners with other children. It is important to
combat discrimination there are many anti-discriminatory laws which are put in place to
ensure a child is not being discriminated against by any of the protected characteristics and
are always provided with the rights that they are entitled to according to the law. Inclusion
is promoted through partnership working by multiple individuals with different occupations
working as the child’s support team to ensure the child can be included in anything that
they would like to and are provided with the same opportunity as any other child in a child
setting. There are support services put into place in childhood settings so children who
suffer from different additional learning needs or have factors that are preventing them
from receiving the most out of their education can be included in school and allows there to
be diversity in these childhood settings. There are two perspectives on disability one model
which promotes equal opportunities and inclusion for individuals who live with a disability
or an additional learning need and another model that promotes discriminatory practice
and exclusion for individuals who lives with disabilities and additional learning needs.
Exclusion and discriminatory practice are discouraged by practitioners in childhood settings.
The role of the practitioner is to ensure that children enter and leave childhood settings
feeling included.
When it comes to legislations that promote inclusion, diversity and equality there are
different legislations that are used to support children in different settings and in different
, types of ways. The Rights of Children and Young People (Wales) Measure 2011 is an act that
was passed in 2011 and was made to be applied to anyone who is under eighteen years of
age and the main aim of this act is that a child is protected from being discriminated against
over any of their protected characteristics it also sets out the rights that a child should be
entitled to (Andressa et all 2014). Some of the rights in this act that promote equality and
inclusion are the right to have access to cultural activities and the right to be listened to and
treated with respect and to have their race and cultural identity recognised by others
(Williams 2013) The right to have access to cultural activities allows all children no matter
what their religion or belief to be able to be involved in leisure activities in school and in the
community or any other place where it can be provided. It also shows that promotion for
children to be free to complete cultural activities and shows that activities from their culture
is accepted overall making them feel included. The right to allow a child to have their racial
and cultural identity recognised allows the child to feel like their religion and race is
respected and acknowledged. Children usually face discrimination for their cultural beliefs in
countries where their religious beliefs are a minority in the country (Childs Rights
International Network 2019).
Partnership working is where more than one individual of a different occupation working
together to share their professional thoughts and opinions on a situation in order to provide
a holistic approach to a situation in hopes of being able to work together to find a solution
(Walker 2018). There are disadvantages of partnership working which can be decision
making taking longer if someone in the team is not responding at a fast pace, individuals in
the team might have different standpoints or different end goals which can lead to
miscommunication, some practitioners might be more involved than others which could
cause conflict if other practitioners are not pulling their weight and individuals might deem
