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Understanding Young People's Rights

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Overview

This resource supports educators to introduce students, aged 7 -13, to young people's rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. 

Resource details

Publication date

Resource types

Lesson plan, Teaching resource, Primary education resources

Age level

Primary education

Age groups

7 to 11 years, 11 to 14 years

Education theme

Introducing human rights

Issue

Children's rights

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The session plan below will help students think about what rights are important to them and understand that everyone is equally entitled to Human Rights.  It will also give them the opportunity to explore the Convention on the Rights of the Child and to understand that young people have special rights that are unique to them.