Year 7 - Citizenship
What rights are children entitled to?
What rights should all children have?
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces what rights we are all entitled to and how citizens can protect their rights. Pupils look in more depth at the right to health and the right to accurate information.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain what rights are and which rights children are entitled to.
Key Notes
- Rights are guaranteed by law and ensure that every individual is entitled to them.
- Rights are universal, designed to provide everyone with a healthy, safe and happy life, regardless of background.
- The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) outlines 54 specific rights for children.
- The UNCRC can be summarised into four principles including: non-discrimination and the best interests of the child.
- This agreement, signed by 196 countries, emphasises the importance of supporting and protecting children's rights.
Vocabulary To Learn
- right: something we are entitled to by law
- entitled: something that is guaranteed
- UNCRC: the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; a legally binding international agreement that sets out the rights of all children, regardless of their race, religion or abilities
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- We only have rights when we are adults.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Rights are guaranteed by law and ensure that every individual is entitled to them. Rights are universal, designed to provide everyone with a healthy, safe and happy life, regardless of background.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'right'
something we are entitled to by law.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: We only have rights when we are adults. Correction: We have rights as children as well as adults. Some of these are different but they are all designed to allow everyone to live a safe and happy life.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Are you getting your right to accurate and reliable information? Study Guide
- How do we protect the right to health? Study Guide
- How well are children's rights protected and supported in the UK? Study Guide
- What can we do as citizens to protect the rights of others? Study Guide
- What does the right to education really mean? Study Guide
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