Tda 3.6 3.1 Explain what is meant by inclusion and inclusive practices?

[summer12]

Hello,

I was just wondering if someone could help me... I'm really stuck on this question and have no idea where to start Explain what is meant by inclusion and inclusive practices

Any help and advice would be really appreciated.

Many thanks

[Ruthierhyme]

Hi, welcome to silkysteps.

Inclusion is defined in the CCLD NOS unit 305 as 'A process of identifying, understanding and breaking down barriers to participation and belonging' CCLD unit 305

Inclusive practices include ..

• Being approachable, welcoming and genuinely interested.
• A setting having adaptive policies and procedures ie. a system exists where policies and procedures of a setting can be updated to ensure they enable inclusion.
• Having a reflective approach to practice so that you can see how you handle and manage situations that involve inclusion.
  This might be attitudinal - discrimination, prejudice, uncertainty of what to do or be an institutional barrier where you can see a child is not being included yet a setting's policy and procedure will not be changed to ensure they are able to take part/be included.
• Having a professionally positive attitude is also an inclusive practice where you're able to identify learning needs, diffuse conflict, source resources, share information, act as a role model for inclusion.
• Monitoring and evaluation of the environment ie. check that there are no barriers to inclusion and where there are you are able & confident in removing them.
• Meetings and feedback enable action on inclusive practices.

For background reading the effective practice guidance provided by superseded 2008 eyfs framework trancends to STL in schools xx

All of Us - Inclusion Checklist for settings

I hope this helps, best wishes


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[summer12]

Hi Ruthierhyme,

Many thanks for your help, I was going around and around in circles with this question. But this pointed me in the right direction thank you so much.

I'm currently just over half way through the course now really enjoying it although finding the time to fit everything in sometimes with working, studying and a young family can be quite stressful at times lol