Children’s rights are a set of entitlements for all children enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).The Convention, acknowledged in law by almost every country, obliges signatory states to inform children and young people about their rights and give them opportunities to exercise them. Children’s rights: A teacher’s guide will give you the tools you need to introduce rights education into your classroom.As well as practical information about children’s rights and their importance to well-governed societies, the guide contains ideas about how you can introduce the topic into your school curriculum and incorporate rights into your normal teaching practice.

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Part 1: An introduction to children’s rights -- What are children’s rights? -- Why teach about children’s rights? -- Part 2: Children’s rights in the curriculum -- - English/drama -- - Geography -- - Music -- - Physical education -- - Religious education -- - History -- Information and communication technology -- Methodology -- A local perspective -- A global perspective -- Part 3: Teaching resources -- Activities for local engagement -- Activities for global engagement -- A better world -- Part 4: Reading list.