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Citizenship at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 3-6)

Unit 07: Children's rights - human rights
Section 3: Taking responsibility

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Objectives
Children should learn:
  • about different kinds of responsibilities at home, at school and in the community, and that these can sometimes conflict with each other
  • about working together to resolve conflict
  • to develop skills of participation and responsible action
  • to reflect on their learning, and to communicate what they have learnt to others

Activities

Outcomes
Children:
  • The children reflect on what they have learnt about children's and human rights, and explore the ways in which they take responsibility for upholding the rights of others. How are they involved in ensuring that the school's anti-bullying policy works? How do they uphold the right of all children to learn? Are there times of conflict when children feel physically or emotionally unsafe, either in class or in the playground? What can they do about it? Is there some other problem or conflict that results in an unfair situation, eg do all children have access to drinking water?
  • The children identify a problem that needs to be addressed and work together to develop a strategy for dealing with it, eg
    • if access to drinking water is a problem, they investigate ways to provide it and take responsible action to remedy the situation
    • if they feel that some children feel unsafe in the playground, they could find out how to be trained to help resolve playground disputes, or they could introduce a 'buddy' system whereby older children assume responsibility for some of the younger ones
  • The children work together as a class to produce a school display on children's rights, including their own charter of rights. They plan and lead an assembly on rights and responsibilities, to increase understanding among other children in the school of their own rights and responsibilities.
  • show an awareness of the rights of others and their responsibility to uphold those rights
  • work with others to resolve problems or conflict
  • use their skills of participation and responsible action
  • reflect on their learning and communicate what they have learnt to others

Points to note
  • Schools considering introducing peer mediation should ensure that mediators are adequately trained. Guidance on mediation may be found at the website of Mediation UK.
  • The school council could agree a charter of rights for the school (formulated by the children).
  • Link with geography: 2g, 5a in the key stage 2 programme of study.

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1. What are our rights?
2. That's not fair!
3. Taking responsibility