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Develop inclusive policies and procedures
• Learning providers should have clear, unambiguous
anti-discriminatory policies that help to create inclusive
and safe environments for all learners regardless of
their backgrounds
• These should draw on evidence from recording and
monitoring of discriminatory incidents and should
ideally be developed with as much involvement as
possible from a diverse range of young people and
parents.
• Ongoing monitoring and gathering of views can be used
to demonstrate whether the policies are working
effectively to address prejudice-based and other forms
of discrimination.
• Learning provider anti-discriminatory policies should
directly reference the Equality Act 2010 and include an
explicit commitment to challenge all types of prejudice-
based language/behaviour.
• These policies should be available to learners, staff and
the wider learning community, and be easily
understood by all.
• It's also important to ensure that policies and
procedures, including approaches to addressing
discriminatory language/behaviour, have a focus on
developing positive relationships. This is an essential
part of a preventative approach.
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