How well are children's rights protected and supported in the UK?
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain how well children’s rights are protected and supported in the UK.
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.
Teacher tip
Instead of pupils writing individual speeches for Task B, you could facilitate a classwide deliberative debate.
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
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What international agreement are children's rights outlined in?
Q2.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?
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?
Q5.Where do children aged 12-15 get most of their disinformation?
Q6.Match the word with the question you would ask for spotting information that is unreliable and inaccurate.
have you heard of the source?
what facts are there in the information?
can you find this information anywhere else?
why was this information published?
how do you feel about the information?
does the information sound possible?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What law was created in 1989 to protect children?
Q2.Organisations like the NSPCC aim to children from harm.
Q3.Which charities support and improve children's lives?
Q4.Match the start of the sentence with its ending.
like mentors can be instrumental in changing children's lives.
like PTAs can support children's rights.
can change children's lives by making laws to protect them.
Q5.Which of the following issues can be used to argue that children's rights are not adequately protected in the UK?
Q6.Match the word with its definition.
to keep someone safe from harm
to provide the necessary in life
to provide a legal framework
to carefully consider a topic
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