Human rights belong to everyone; knowing what these rights are and how they relate to our own lives is a first step towards a culture where everyone’s human rights are routinely respected. This resource is for all teachers who want to explore with their students the role of human rights in our day to day lives in the UK, and demonstrate a human rights approach in their work. The resource aims to facilitate effective teaching and learning of human rights within KS3 Citizenship by:supporting teachers to feel confident delivering lessons on human rights; enabling students to learn about the concepts and values of human rights and think about how they are relevant to their lives; enabling students to learn about the Human Rights Act 1998 and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, two of the most important human rights measures for children and young people in the UK; supporting students to use human rights as a framework for exploring topical and controversial issues such as homophobia and child poverty; supporting the development of key citizenship skills by empowering students to take action to uphold and promote human rights • encouraging a human rights approach to subject delivery.

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Introduction -- Background information -- Part 1 û An introduction to human rights -- Part 2 û Human rights education -- Module overview and curriculum links -- Lesson Plans and Resources -- Lesson 1. School rules! -- Lesson 2. The human rights story -- Lesson 3. Human rights in focus -- Lesson 4. Human rights in the UK -- Lesson 5. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child -- Lesson 6. Balancing rights -- Lesson 7. Taking responsibility for human rights -- Lesson 8. Human rights issues: Identities, diversity and common values -- Lesson 9. Human rights issues: Homophobic bullying -- Lesson 10. Human rights issues: Focus on participation -- Lesson 11. Human rights issues: Child poverty -- Lesson 12. Taking action for human rights -- Assessment levels -- The UK Human Rights Act -- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- Glossary -- Further information. .