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How well are children's rights protected and supported in the UK?
I can explain how well children’s rights are protected and supported in the UK.
Lesson 6 of 6
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- Year 7
How well are children's rights protected and supported in the UK?
I can explain how well children’s rights are protected and supported in the UK.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Laws like the Children’s Act 1989 and international agreements like the UNCRC support and protect children’s rights.
- Organisations like the NSPCC work to protect children from harm.
- Charities like Save the Children and UNICEF UK support vulnerable children and improve their lives.
- Community groups and individual changemakers also help protect and support children’s rights.
- Some believe the UK protects children’s rights well, others argue issues like poverty still deny many their rights.
Keywords
Right - something guaranteed by law
Protect - to keep someone or something safe from injury, damage or harm
Support - to provide someone with care, advice, or encouragement, especially when they’re facing a problem or challenge
Common misconception
There is nothing that protects and supports children’s rights in the UK.
There are lots of organisations that protect and support children’s rights in the UK.
Instead of pupils writing individual speeches for Task B, you could facilitate a classwide deliberative debate.
Teacher tip
Equipment
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
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Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What international agreement are children's rights outlined in?
What international agreement are children's rights outlined in?
Universal Declaration of Children's Rights
United Nations Convention on the Rights of All
Q2.Something that you are guaranteed by law is called a ...
Something that you are guaranteed by law is called a ...
Q3.If this is the definition, 'able to be trusted, believed and verified', what is the word?
If this is the definition, 'able to be trusted, believed and verified', what is the word?
relevant
reliant
regulation
Q4.What is knowledge communicated about a particular fact or subject, often presented to us in the media, that can be trusted, believed and verified with external sources called?
What is knowledge communicated about a particular fact or subject, often presented to us in the media, that can be trusted, believed and verified with external sources called?
unreliable information
bias information
Q5.Where do children aged 12-15 get most of their disinformation?
Where do children aged 12-15 get most of their disinformation?
TV
radio
newspapers
Q6.Match the word with the question you would ask for spotting information that is unreliable and inaccurate.
Match the word with the question you would ask for spotting information that is unreliable and inaccurate.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What law was created in 1989 to protect children?
What law was created in 1989 to protect children?
Q2.Organisations like the NSPCC aim to children from harm.
Organisations like the NSPCC aim to children from harm.
Q3.Which charities support and improve children's lives?
Which charities support and improve children's lives?
RSPCA
WWF
Q4.Match the start of the sentence with its ending.
Match the start of the sentence with its ending.
Q5.Which of the following issues can be used to argue that children's rights are not adequately protected in the UK?
Which of the following issues can be used to argue that children's rights are not adequately protected in the UK?
child wealth
child luxury
child security
Q6.Match the word with its definition.
Match the word with its definition.
