Past paper questions

Question 1

Great Park Retirement Home has twenty residents. The management’s aim is to:
“improve the quality of life for our residents by creating comfortable, pleasant surroundings and planning activities and other services around every resident’s needs and wishes”.

Identify three rights of the residents of Great Park Retirement Home. [3]

Answer 1

• The right to equal and fair treatment
• The right to life
• The right to consultation
• Right to choice
• Right to protection from harm and abuse
• Right to Confidentiality

Question 2

Describe two different ways staff at Great Park Retirement Home could provide care that meets the needs of the residents’ cultural differences. [2]

Answer 2

One way that staff at Great Park Retirement Home can provide care that meets the residents’ cultural needs is to provide a multi-faith space where the residents can pray and practise their religion; another way that the staff could meet the cultural needs of the residents is to provide meals which cater to their religious needs (e.g. halal food for muslim residents, kosher for jewish residents, etc.).

Question 3

Explain one way that teachers at a primary school could apply the value of care ‘ensuring equality of opportunity’ in their day-to-day work. [3]

Answer 3

One way that the teachers at the primary school could ensure equality of opportunity is to make sure that the resources they provide are adapted to the needs of the children who attend the school. For example, they could provide worksheets in large print font for children who are visually impaired, or in different colours for children who are dyslexic. They can also have a teaching assistant in class to provide additional support to children who have specific learning difficulties. This would allow them to still access the information being provided and feel included in the lessons.

Question 4

Willowfields Day Centre provides activity sessions and lunch for young people with disabilities. The young people who attend are culturally diverse.

Identify and analyse ways staff at the centre could promote equality and diversity [7]

Answer 4

[Point:] One way that Willowfields Day Centre could promote equality and diversity for the young people who attend the day centre is to make sure that it is accessible for those with physical disabilities. [Example:] For example, they can ensure that the day centre has ramps, wider access doorways and handrails throughout the centre. They should also ensure there is a disabled access toilet and that pathways are clear at all times. [Explain:] This will ensure that any young person who attends the day centre will be able to access all the activities and won’t feel excluded due to the environment not being adapted to their needs.

[Point:] Another way that the day centre staff can ensure that the day centre is promoting equality and diversity is by providing meals at lunch which cater to different dietary requirements and cultural needs. [Example:] For example, they should ensure that they provide options which are vegetarian, have meals which are gluten free available, as well as ensuring there are halal and kosher meal options. [Explain:] This will ensure that all the young people who attend the day centre will be able to choose an option which meets their religious and dietary needs and so does not feel discriminated against.