Are you getting your right to accurate and reliable information?
I can explain ways to make sure I am getting accurate and reliable information and why this is important.
Are you getting your right to accurate and reliable information?
I can explain ways to make sure I am getting accurate and reliable information and why this is important.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Article 17 of the UNCRC makes sure children have the right to accurate and reliable information.
- This right says that the Government is responsible for promoting child-friendly media and protecting them from harm.
- Reliable information helps people exercise their rights, participate in decisions and make informed choices.
- Children accessing media often encounter misinformation, disinformation and malinformation.
- Evaluating, cross-checking, analysing, using logic and critical thinking skills are vital for spotting misinformation.
Keywords
Right - something we are guaranteed by law
Information - knowledge communicated concerning a particular fact or subject, often presented to us in the media
Reliable information - 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
Reliable - something which is able to be trusted, believed and verified
Common misconception
We can easily tell when information is unreliable and inaccurate.
There are several ways that misinformation can convince us that untruths are real without us always realising.
Equipment
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
transformed the UK's health services.
says the UK should help low income countries.
is something guaranteed by the UNCRC.
is a state of physical, mental and social wellbeing.
Exit quiz
6 Questions
information shared without knowing it is false; not created to harm
information which is deliberately created to harm a person or group
truthful information which is shared to deliberately harm a group
knowledge that is communicated and can be trusted and verified