Young Human Rights Reporter of the Year 2012
Winners from L-R: Alice Reynolds (Lower Secondary), Alice Woodhouse (Sixth Form), presenter Ellie Crissell, Heather Booton (Upper Secondary) and Aine Clarke (Upper Primary)
The Young Human Rights Reporter of the Year competition reached its climax on 9 May with the unveiling of the 2012 winners at a prestigious ceremony in London.
The competition attracted over 3,000 participants from all four corners of the UK and was split into four categories. The top three in each category were invited to the ceremony at Amnesty International UK's headquarters in Shoreditch, along with a parent, a teacher and a classmate. More
The Young Human Rights Reporter (YHRR) Competition is an annual competition for young people run by Amnesty, in partnership with the Guardian Teacher Network and MA Publications, publishers of SecEd, Headteacher Update and Primary Teacher Update.
The award encourages young people to become human rights reporters, to investigate what's going on in the world and bring human rights abuses to light.
THIS YEAR'S WINNING YOUNG HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTERSUPPER PRIMARY LOWER SECONDARY UPPER SECONDARY SIXTH FORM |
Certificates for 2012 Competition Participants
The certificates below can be printed and given to all students in your school who entered the competition.
Why not hand this out to students in an assembly or lesson? It's a great way to recognise students' hard work:
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The 2013 Young Human Rights Reporter Competition will be launched soon - watch this space for more information and supporting materials, including lesson plans and videos!
Young Human Rights Reporter age categories:
- Upper Primary (Year 3-6 England and Wales, Primary 3-7 Scotland, Year 4-7 Northern Ireland)
- Lower Secondary (Year 7-9 England and Wales, Secondary 1-2 Scotland, Year 8-10 Northern Ireland)
- Upper Secondary (Year 10-11 England and Wales, Secondary 3-4 Scotland, Year 11-12 Northern Ireland)
- Sixth Form (Year 12-13 England and Wales, Secondary 5-6 Scotland, Year 13-14 Northern Ireland)
