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Unit 6

Child rights and the global dimension

Read the text below (left) before carrying out the activity.

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The wider community

This unit will help you consider how the wider world can be incorporated into and support the teaching and learning of the global dimension.

Most schools would strongly defend the principle of 'child rights'. In the activity on the right you will see a message from the children's forum, which was delivered to the UN general assembly special session on children, in May 2002 by child delegates. This message provides an opportunity to consider which and how local, national and international groups, organisations and media address the issues raised.

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Activity

Part 1: for teachers

  1. Click on the Text icon and print out the children's forum message 'A world fit for us' (Unicef, 2002).
  2. With colleagues, or as part of a staff INSET session, circle or highlight all the key words and phrases which you think summarise the main concerns regarding child rights.
  3. Brainstorm all the local, national and international institutions, organisations and media that are working to address these concerns.
  4. Then find additional organisations on the Development Education Association (DEA) portal website, The Global Dimension. Select 'Media' from the 'Theme' drop-down menu and click Go. Global Dimension
  5. Make a list of the local, national and international media and other organisations that you feel could help deliver the global dimension in your own school context. With colleagues discuss and decide how you will follow up these suggestions and incorporate them into teaching and learning programmes.

Part 2: for pupils

  1. Consider how you can use the information you have gathered in this activity so far to help your pupils explore the concept of rights.
  2. Now print out enough copies of the children's forum message as you will need for your pupils, and ask them to circle the most important words and phrases regarding child rights. Encourage them to add any issues of their own that they feel are missing.
  3. Ask them to reduce the message to no more than 100 words or, in groups, to write a message of their own.
  4. If you would like to see some more activities concerning children's rights, go to the BBC World Service website: BBC World Service

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