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Book: KS4 Citizenship - Making Human Rights Real

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Overview

15 lesson plans produced in association with the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission for the KS4 Citizenship LLW

Resource details

Publication date

Resource type

Teaching resource

Age level

Secondary education

Age group

14 to 16 years

Education themes

Introducing human rights, Teach human rights

Issue

Children's rights

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Fifteen lesson plans that can be adapted for national curriculum subjects across the UK and for Post-16 Education. Produced in 2009 by Amnesty International in association with the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission. This resource covers:

  • Human rights law, history, values
  • Human rights concepts - e.g. balancing conflicting rights
  • The proposed Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland
  • The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
  • An overview of how to use a human rights approach to teaching other citizenship issue (diversity, democracy, equality, social justice)
  • Teaching controversial issues and taking action for human rights