Promotion of Equal Opportunities in English Schools

 

Shabana Shamaas Gul Khattak

 

Review I Published December,2015

 

Research Journal of Educational Studies and Review Vol. 1 (7), pp. 146-152

ABSTRACT

Equality of opportunities is an ideal for students and teachers, and it is the responsibility of educational managers to ensure that the ideal is put into practice. In the UK, the inclusion of Citizenship as part of the compulsory core curriculum for older secondary age pupils in England and Wales has endorsed the importance attached to issues of rights and equal opportunities. This study is an attempt to highlight some definitions, policies and management of equal opportunities in mainstream schools of England. One of the London boroughs school was selected for in-depth interviews. I concluded that the management of equal opportunities lies at the heart of the management of any educational institution through the articulation of values. The care with which these values are then put into place should be evident through the operation of human resource management applications of recruitment appointment, induction, mentoring and appraisal, and professional development. Equally decision made about the management of the curriculum, particularly attitude to inclusion and expectations of pupils will tend to mirror the importance placed on the development of equal opportunities.

Key Words: Equal Opportunity, School Management, Policies and Practices, England Mainstream Schools.

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