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My name's Ms. Ikomi.

</v> I'm a teacher from London, and I'm gonna be guiding you through today's lesson.

Let's get started.

Today's lesson is called "How well Are Children's Rights Protected and Supported in the UK?" It is part of the wider unit, "What Rights Should All Children Have?" By the end of today's lesson, you'll be able to explain how well children's rights are protected and supported in the UK.

Let's get started.

The keywords we're gonna hear in today's lesson are right.

This is something that we are entitled to by law.

Protect, this is to keep someone or something safe from injury, damage or harm.

And support, which is to provide someone with care, advice, or encouragement, especially when they're facing a problem or a challenge.

Keep an eye out for these keywords as we go through today's lesson.

We are going to start by thinking about what protects children's rights in the UK.

We have lots of documents that set out the rights that we are all entitled to.

There is a particular document that is supporting children's rights and recognises that sometimes those rights might look additional to the rights that other people have.

This is called the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

It protects and supports children's rights in the UK and around the world.

It was established in 1948 after World War II and outlines the rights that all children should be given universally.

That means without discrimination.

It includes things like the right to education, the right to health, and the right to access accurate and reliable information.

Lucas is asking, "Is the UNCRC the only things that are up to support and protect children's rights in the UK?" Let's see if we can find out the answer.

Sophia is telling us that, "No, there are lots of organisations, charities, non-government organisations, and community groups that helped support children's rights in the UK.

There are also individuals, change makers, who want to make a difference and protect children's rights in the UK.

I would like to do this and become an advocate to protect children's rights." That sounds like a really good aspiration for Sophia.

Let's check what we've done so far.

What is someone who protects the rights of others called? Is it A, an opponent; B, an advocate, C, an observer; or D, a perpetrator? Pause your video and choose your answer now.

The correct answer is B, advocate.

Well done if you've got that right.

Organisations and individuals often work collaboratively, that means they work together, to make sure that children's right to safety, education, health, and participating in society are protected.

Some of the ways they work together are by sharing resources, expertise, and also information.

All of these things will help to provide full support for children's rights.

They also form partnerships, coordinate services, and jointly advocate for policy changes, meaning they speak up on behalf of others.

Aisha is asking, "What national and international organisations help to protect and support children's rights in the UK?" Jacob is giving us some examples.

He says, "There are quite a few.

For example, there's a charity called the NSPCC.

This stands for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.

They focus on preventing child abuse and supporting victims, which protects their right to safety and to live a life free from harm." True or false, the NSPCC stands for National Society for the Protection of Child Crime? Pause the video and choose your answer.

Can you also have a think about why you've chosen the answer? The correct answer is false.

This is because it protects the rights of children rather than protecting child crime, so it actually stands for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.

There are charities that support and protect children's rights in the UK, for example, Barnardo's.

This works to support vulnerable children, including those that are living in foster care, those who are facing abuse and children living with disabilities.

Save the Children's another one that advocates, speaks up for children's rights and provides emergency aid and also long-term support to some groups of children.

Further examples include the Commissioner, which is the Children's Commissioner for the UK.

This is an independent office that promotes support and protect the rights of children, and then UNICEF UK, which is a branch of the United Nations Children Fund.

This focuses on safeguarding children's rights and improving their lives.

(siren blaring in distance) Let's put this into practise.

I'd like you to match the organisation to its main purpose.

Pause your video and have a go at this now.

I asked you to match the organisation to its main purpose.

Let's check our answers.

The first one, Barnardo's, the aim is to protect vulnerable children.

Save the Children aims to provide emergency support.

The Children's Commissioner for the UK independently promotes rights.

And UNICEF UK funds improvements for children's lives.

Well, then if you got those correct.

Izzy's asking, "What about local community groups? Do they help to protect children's rights?" Jun is saying that "There are plenty of youth advocacy groups around the country and community youth clubs and services that provide safe spaces and guidance for children.

There are also support groups like parent-teacher associations that support children's rights within schools.

There are also individuals who dedicate time to mentoring children and helping them to navigate challenges." What about charities and NGOs? There are also a lot of these.

For example, Action for Children offers foster care, family support, and mental health services for children, whilst Coram focuses on adoption, fostering and children's legal rights.

Additionally, the Children's Society helps young people dealing with abuse, exploitation, or mental health challenges.

And Plan International UK advocates for children's rights, especially in regards to gender equality and education.

In the UK, there are lots of laws that protect the rights of children.

We can see a picture on the slide, the Lady of Justice Statute.

She is meant to represent respect within the law.

The main laws or legislations are the Children's Act, 1989, which provided a legal framework for child welfare, the Children Act, 2004, and the Children and Social Work Act, 2017.

These laws mean that the government, police, schools, and social services have the responsibility to look after children's rights.

Let's check what we've done so far.

Who have the responsibility by law to protect children's rights? Pause your video and choose your answer now.

The correct answer is A, the government, police and social workers.

Let's put this into practise.

The Oak National Academy pupils have been asked to create an information booklet about what protects children's rights in the UK.

I'd like you to read Laura's introduction and help her finish it.

Laura says, "Children's rights in the UK are protected through laws, organisations, and charities designed to ensure their safety, education, and wellbeing, for example, the UNCRC." Pause your video and have a go at this now.

I asked you to help Laura finish the introduction for an information booklet about what protects children's rights in the UK.

You might have included some of the following.

"Children's rights in the UK are protected through law's, organisations, and charities designed to ensure their safety, education, and wellbeing.

For example, the UNCRC supports children, safeguards children's rights and protects children from harm.

Furthermore, the Children's Act, 1989, provides a legal framework for child welfare, whilst charities like the NSPCC campaigns for child abuse prevention and Barnardo's helps vulnerable children.

All of these insured children's rights are protected in a variety of ways." Well done if you included some of that in your answer.

Next, we're going to think about whether children's rights in the UK are well protected.

We know that children's rights are protected by lots of different forms and documents.

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is something we've already spoken about today.

We also have the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which sets out the rights that all people across the globe should be entitled to.

We have other laws like the Children Act, 1989, and the Children Act, 2004, charities such as Save the Children, the NSPCC and Coram; organisations like UNICEF UK, local community groups such as parent-teacher associations, individual change makers like organisers of advocacy groups and government, police, social services and schools.

Let's check what we've done so far.

What year was the Children Act made law in Britain? Pause your video and choose your answer.

The correct answer was C, 1989.

There were children's laws before this too.

And in 2004, the Children Act developed the 1989 one to make it more thorough.

Children have all of these different organisations and people protecting their rights.

Isn't that fantastic? Sophia is telling us, "We might have all of these different people and organisations to support and protect our rights, but are they actually any good at it? There are still children across the world that are not being given their rights, so surely governments are not adequately protecting the rights of children." Sophia isn't so sure.

In order to decide whether children's rights are protected well in the UK, we can deliberate and use this as a strategy to decide our opinion on this issue.

Deliberation is the careful consideration of a topic or issue and discussing the wide range of viewpoints that people hold about that issue.

Let's have a think about this.

In some nations, for example, Ireland, deliberation is used as a democratic process.

It involves citizens exploring controversial issues, hearing evidence from lots of different experts, and therefore coming to an informed view on how to tackle these issues.

I'd like you to fill in the missing words.

Pause your video and then we'll read through the sentence together.

Let's see what the missing words were.

In Ireland, deliberation is used as part of the democratic process.

"It involves citizens exploring controversial issues, hearing evidence from different experts, and coming to an informed view about how to tackle them." Well done if you got those right.

There are lots of arguments for and against the question of whether children's rights in the UK are well protected.

To be able to form a reasoned opinion, both sides of the argument need to be examined.

Then we can weigh up and think about whether or not we agree or disagree.

For example, some arguments for the idea that the rights in the UK are protected are the fact that we have comprehensive laws.

Things like the Children Act prioritises children's welfare and decision-making on things that are going to affect them.

All children in the UK have access to free and compulsory education, meaning that they have the right to learn.

Child protection services, such as social services and the police, intervene to protect children from abuse and neglect.

There is legal representation.

Children have the rights to be heard in legal matters that affect them.

International standards set out how children should be treated within the UK.

We have signed and support the UNCRC and the UDHR.

However, there are also arguments against this idea.

We can think about poverty.

There are high levels of child poverty in the UK, and this undermines the right to basic living standards such as adequate shelter and access to food.

Mental health services, some councils report that there is insufficient access to mental health support, particularly for children who are in crisis.

There are disparities in care, vulnerable groups such as refugees or children in care face inconsistent protection compared to other young people.

Education inequalities, there are differences in funding, and that means that some schools cannot provide equal opportunities comparatively to other schools.

Delays in justice.

There are family court backlogs, and that can leave children waiting in uncertainty.

Alex is asking, "Are these all of the arguments for and against, Jacob?" Jacob is telling us that, "No, there are lots of arguments.

We can't always deliberate on them all, so therefore we have just looked at a few on each side.

We can include anything we like in our deliberation.

We can also think about all the things that we've already learned and discussed in citizenship.

This might be relevant for this deliberation." Alex is asking, "How can we show our deliberation to others?" "We could hold a deliberative debate.

This is a really exciting tool in citizenship, and it's a type of structured discussion where people say reasoned arguments to consider the different sides of the opinion.

The goal is to reach a deeper understanding or informed decision rather than just winning the argument." So it's really important that we are listening alongside making our points.

To hold a deliberate debate, we should follow the R-E-A-L process, the REAL process.

This is rationale.

We should provide a short statement to summarise our overall argument or rationale.

Then we need to provide examples.

This could be a statistic, a case study or point of view that supports what you are saying.

We're then going to analyse.

This is giving a little bit more explanation of your point of view and why you think it's true in answering the question.

And lastly, link.

We want to link back to the argument with closing words.

Let's check what we've done so far.

What is the process of a deliberate debate? Pause your video and choose your answer now.

The correct answer is C, rationale, examples, analysis, and link.

Try and remember the acronym REAL.

Let's put this into practise.

I'd like you to write a short speech for one side of a deliberate debate, thinking about the question, are children's rights in the UK well protected? Lucas is giving us a tip.

Make sure you follow the real process for your speech.

Rationale, examples, analysis, and link.

We're trying to convince others of your argument.

Pause your video and have a go at this now.

I asked you to write a short speech for one side of a deliberative debate on this question, "Are children's rights in the UK well protected?" You might have argued that they are.

Your answer might have looked a little bit like this.

"I believe children's rights in the UK are well protected.

Comprehensive laws like the Children Act, 1989 and 2004, make sure that children's wellbeing comes first.

The UK is also part of international standards set by the UNCRC, which supports everyday child's right to safety, education and care.

Furthermore, UK charities like Save the Children and Coram work hard to protect vulnerable children.

Additionally, the government supports children through policies like free education and organisations like child protection services.

These examples show a system that protects and supports children regardless of a child circumstances.

Whilst no system is perfect, the UK is doing a good job of prioritising children's needs and rights.

Let's acknowledge the progress we've made and continue improving." You might have argued the other side that children's rights in the UK are not well protected.

"I believe children's rights in the UK are not well protected.

Child poverty affects millions, and as a result, many children are denied their right to basic living standards.

Furthermore, some councils report that mental health services are overstretched leaving many children without the support that they need.

Even with comprehensive laws like the Children Act 1989 and UNCRC, gaps in support remain, especially as there are high levels of child poverty, which undermine rights to basic living standards.

Also, government policies often fail to address funding inequalities in education.

These examples show a system that struggles to fully support and protect every child's rights.

We must push for stronger action and better protection." Well done if you included some of that in your answer.

Today, we have been thinking about how well the rights of children are protected and supported in the UK.

Children's rights in the UK are supported and protected by UK laws such as the Children Act and international agreements like the UNCRC.

Charities like Save the Children and the NSPCC protect children from harm, support vulnerable children, and protect their rights.

Organisations like UNICEF also aim to improve the lines of children in the UK.

Individual change makers and community groups help protect and support children's rights.

Some people argue that children's rights are well protected in the UK due to laws and government services, but others believe that children are denied their rights due to issues like poverty and overstretched services.

That's the end of today's lesson.

Thank you for joining me.