Hi, is this the book you have?
page 123/124 is good reading
Whilst it is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of their age, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability, it's also morally wrong to single someone out or target a group of people just to make them feel bad about themselves or to prevent them from taking part in something.
Discrimination can occur colleague to colleague, parent to parent, parent to colleague, colleague to parent, adult to child/ren and children to children.
This thread lists the potential impact of discrimination and shows just why challenging it is so important as it also means the person discriminating understands what they're doing and has the chance to change things.
Think about your workplace experiences for examples to use, has a child ever said they don't want to play with another child because they are a different gender, skin colour, speaks a different language, has a different accent or maybe a group of children have stopped another from joining in with them because they were a 'boy or a girl'?
Is everyone encouraged to use the dressing up clothes on offer? Has anyone ever commented that boys should be firemen & girls should look after the dolls?
Is discriminative language ever used? 'they can't come they're in a wheelchair' 'I'm not buying dairy free foods it's not our fault they have an allergy' 'We're not reading that book our country doesn't like refugees', name calling individuals who wear glasses, braces or body shape.
How you react in these situations should be guided by your setting's policies and procedures for staff conduct, inclusion & equal opportunities.
There's more useful reading on
page 39 of this level 2 handbook. Open the 'look inside' feature and search for the word
discrimination then click the link to page 39
Hope this helps a little xx
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