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

Unit 07: Children's rights - human rights

QCA

Objectives

Section 1: What are our rights?
Children should learn:
  • to understand the difference between wants, needs and rights
  • about basic human rights
  • that rights come with responsibilities
  • that their actions affect themselves and others
  • why we should care about other people's feelings and to try to see things from their point of view
  • to qualify or justify what they think after listening to the views of others

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Section 2: That's not fair!
Children should learn:
  • to recognise what is fair and unfair and the difference between right and wrong
  • to use drama techniques to explore characters and issues
  • that their choices of action affect themselves and others
  • to care about other people's feelings and to try to see things from their point of view
  • to understand the nature and consequences of racism, teasing, bullying and aggression, and how to respond and ask for help
  • about human rights issues in the news, in other places and at other times in history

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Section 3: Taking responsibility
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

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Sections in this unit

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