Respect for All
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) Website: Inclusion
The QCA is a non-governmental body sponsored by the Department for Education and Skills. It maintains and develops the national curriculum and associated tests and examinations.
The Race and Ethnicity area contains two sections:
Respect for All - This section provides guidance and ideas on how schools can value diversity and challenge racism through the curriculum. The content is designed to help pupils from all ethnic groups and linguistic, social and cultural backgrounds realise their potential. Approaches to lesson planning, class management and learning activities are provided to foster a greater understanding of values, cultures and practices. The case studies demonstrate how schools throughout the country have achieved this in practice.
The site has recently been revised & updated to include new sections and further classroom activities. New areas include:
- Teacher audit tool - designed to assist teachers and school manager assess their current inclusion practice.
- Respect for All ethos -provides an outline of the Respect for All pages and how it works for schools
- Meeting statutory guidelines - provides further and more detailed guidance on how to meet current legislation and statutory guidelines.
This section also provides useful case studies. - Resources - providing details of useful websites, LA initiatives, books, articles, etc
- Subject case studies - new school materials are provided for history, PSHE & science.
- How to get involved - This section provides a pro-forma for users to submit materials for consideration for the site as well as allowing for
open dialogue with QCA staff.
Language in Common - This section sets out some key issues relating to assessment in general and to the assessment of English as an additional language in particular. It explains how a common language and common approaches to assessment can be used in ways that help identify need and clarify entitlement for pupils learning English as an additional language.
Pathways to Learning for New Arrivals
This area aims to help teachers respond to the needs of children newly arrived from overseas. It provides:
- Background information on migration, countries of origin and children’s rights and entitlements
- Guidance for schools and teachers on promoting the educational achievement of newly arrived pupils
- Case studies of good practice.
The website also links to National Curriculum Online where there is a statement on inclusion outlining three principles for inclusion:
- Setting suitable learning challenges
- Responding to pupils' diverse needs
- Overcoming potential barriers to learning and assessment for individuals and groups of pupils.
Each principle is accompanied by detailed guidance on how to achieve these principles.
Keywords
Race and ethnicity
Refugee and asylum seekers
English as an additional language
QCA inclusion
Respect for All
Article Id :
531
Date Posted:
22/11/2006