World Children’s Day 2021: Article 22
These resources are suitable for secondary pupils and primary pupils.
Please join us in celebrating Article 22 ‘If you are a refugee, you have the same rights as any other child in the country’ this World Children’s Day.
We have prepared some easy resources for you below, including an assembly presentation, which will help your school consider how you welcome and support refugees in your community.
Books
Books that link to children’s rights
AMPLIFY: How to maximise young people’s voices through your secondary school council
We’ve created this resource to help all groups of young people in secondary schools including school council.
The Right Way: A Children’s Rights Approach to Education in Wales
A framework to help education settings put children’s rights at the heart of everything they do.
Anti-Bullying lesson plan
This resource, developed with the Equality and Human Rights Commission in Wales, can help your school explore the issue of bullying.
Cyberbullying
We’ve made new resources to help young people take a lead on tackling cyberbullying in school.
Child Poverty
Our resources can help schools assess the cost of their school day, and highlight ways to help families.
School Uniform
Buying new uniform every year puts a strain on families’ finances. Our resource helps young people plan their own uniform swap-shops.
Positive Relationships
AGENDA is a resource aimed at schools and youth clubs in Wales. Its aim is to tackle issues like gender inequality, gender based violence, and sexual harassment in schools.
Dream School
Build a new school. How can you make it the best school ever?
An exercise to help pupils explore different rights and to think about how they impact pupils.
Children’s Rights Poster
This rights poster can be used in your school to display all articles of the UNCRC.
Twenty top tips
Twenty practical ideas to help introduce rights in your school
UNCRC Symbols Pack
This resource, containing a pack of small cards and a poster, is a great way of teaching pupils about their rights.
Intergenerational Resource
Want to explore creating an intergenerational project in your school? Take a look at our lesson plan and inspiring videos.
Tackling Islamophobia
The resource consists of three lesson plans, to help increase awareness of Islamophobia, tackle common myths and misconceptions about Islam, and present the real life experiences of young Muslims in Wales.
Key Stage 3 lesson plan
A lesson plan to introduce young people in Key Stage 3 to children’s rights and the work of the Children’s Commissioner.
Key stage 4 lesson plan
A lesson plan to introduce young people in Key Stage 4 to children’s rights and the work of the Children’s Commissioner.
Challenging the negative reporting of the LGBT community
This practical toolkit gives advice to young people on challenging unfair or harmful media reporting and provides a useful breakdown of the complaints procedures of various bodies.
You can download the resource here.
Challenging the negative media reporting of Gypsies and Travellers
This practical toolkit gives advice to young people on challenging unfair or harmful media reporting and provides a useful breakdown of the complaints procedures of various bodies.
We worked with Gypsies and Travellers in Wales to learn what information they wanted to know to help them to identify negative reporting, and how to complain.
You can download the resource here.
Here I Am
This resource shows how children and young people across Wales can celebrate their identity.
Wellbeing in your School
This resource shows how your school can support your pupils well-being.
Stepping Out
Stepping Out is a participative activity, exploring why children and young people have rights.