How well are children's rights protected and supported in the UK?
I can explain how well children’s rights are protected and supported in the UK.
How well are children's rights protected and supported in the UK?
I can explain how well children’s rights are protected and supported in the UK.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Laws like the Children’s Act 1989 and international agreements like the UNCRC support and protect children’s rights.
- Organisations like the NSPCC work to protect children from harm.
- Charities like Save the Children and UNICEF UK support vulnerable children and improve their lives.
- Community groups and individual changemakers also help protect and support children’s rights.
- Some believe the UK protects children’s rights well, others argue issues like poverty still deny many their rights.
Keywords
Right - something guaranteed by law
Protect - to keep someone or something safe from injury, damage or harm
Support - to provide someone with care, advice, or encouragement, especially when they’re facing a problem or challenge
Common misconception
There is nothing that protects and supports children’s rights in the UK.
There are lots of organisations that protect and support children’s rights in the UK.
Equipment
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
have you heard of the source?
what facts are there in the information?
can you find this information anywhere else?
why was this information published?
how do you feel about the information?
does the information sound possible?
Exit quiz
6 Questions
like mentors can be instrumental in changing children's lives.
like PTAs can support children's rights.
can change children's lives by making laws to protect them.
to keep someone safe from harm
to provide the necessary in life
to provide a legal framework
to carefully consider a topic