Education and equal opportunities

Question 1

How do children learn?

Answer 1

Interesting
Enthusiasm
Praise

Question 2

How would you deal with discrimination issues? Give an example

Answer 2

I would go to the safeguarding lead / mentor
Each school would have their own discrimination and equality policy / anti bullying which I would read up on when I started
For example, if I heard that a child was being unkind to another child based on a certain characteristic - I would speak to my mentor at the time and report it
Also tell the child that this isn’t appropriate behaviour and maybe speak to their parent

Question 3

How are you prepared to teach young people from a range of backgrounds, cultural and otherwise?

Answer 3

Incorporating diversity into the lesson plan
Appreciate and accommodate the similarities and differences among the students’ cultures - talk about how people are from different cultures and learn about it
Build relationships with all of the students - so they know they are equal
Focus on the ways students learn and observe students to identify their task orientations
Celebrate differences

Question 4

How would you help all children achieve their potential?

Answer 4

By setting lots of different variations of work
Treating children equally
Giving support to the ones who need it
Ensuring all children have the ability to thrive - if they don’t learn in a certain way, support them in the way they need it

Question 5

How would you go about creating an inclusive learning environment?

Answer 5

In the simplest terms, inclusion in education means ensuring every child, no matter what their individual needs or barriers to learning, has equal access to learning and the same opportunities to achieve

While it is usually necessary to put specific plans in place to meet the specific needs of children in your class, there are a number of things that all teachers can do to create a safe, happy, purposeful and inclusive environment. It is those broad, all-purpose examples of inclusion in the classroom which we’ve covered in this article

Be aware of the needs of every child and that my lessons are tailored to meeting the needs of the children - whether this be delivering a separate lesson to certain children