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Lesson 12

Lesson 12. Taking action. Note to teacher. These slides provide all the information you need to deliver the lesson. However, you may choose to edit them and remove some of the detail to make them appropriate for your students.

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Lesson 12

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  1. Lesson 12 Taking action

  2. Note to teacher • These slides provide all the information you need to deliver the lesson. • However, you may choose to edit them and remove some of the detail to make them appropriate for your students. • To edit these slides, you should save them to your computer with a different file name.

  3. Why equality and human rights matter My equality and human rights • On Post-it notes, write down as many reasons as you can for why human rights and equality are important to you and your community. • Think about: • If you are treated equally and your human rights are respected, how does it make you feel? • What does equality and human rights protect you from? • What would life be like without equality and human rights? • Who in your community might need equality and human rights to help their lives?

  4. Equality and human rights for us • Equality and human rights are all about you! • But, because there are lots of you, me and others, they are also about our community. They are for everyone. • Today we are going to be creating ideas for how you can help to promote and protect everyone’s equality and human rights. • Today’s lesson objectives: • Appreciate the benefits and importance of equality and human rights. • Be able to promote and protect equality and human rights in my school and community.

  5. Equality and human rights matter Human rights and equality are about making sure everyone is treated fairly, with dignity and respect. And that everyone has an equal chance to develop and reach their potential. It is important that we all help to promote equality and human rights for everyone!

  6. Be equality and human rights champions • As you have learnt, people aren't always treated equally and their rights can be ignored. • But now you know your rights and respect differences, you can stand up when you or others are being treated unfairly. • It is important to help everyone feel safe and valued, and it is important to feel proud for taking action! • Be role models for your friends and people in the community. • When you do the right thing, you will feel good!

  7. Talking heads You are going to create a display of talking heads that shout out the benefits of equality and human rights to everyone in school. In your groups, create some short statements that you think will provoke good thoughts about equality and human rights. Practice writing them so they have real impact! Write your statements on the talking heads. Add lots of bright design to make them look really engaging!

  8. Make your pledge Work in groups to make a pledge for how you can help to improve equality and human rights in your community. Think of an issue, then think of ways that you can try to tackle it. Be ambitious but think of something that you can really achieve. This is your chance to really make a difference!

  9. What issue will you choose? Brainstorm lots of ideas for things that you think are equality and human rights problems. You could choose to help a particular group of people e.g. the elderly, disabled, children etc. Or think about wider issues amongst the whole community.

  10. How will you do it? Then brainstorm lots of ideas for how you can tackle it. You might create an assembly, podcast, placards, leaflets, Facebook campaign, poster, advert etc. Every idea is a good idea, so be creative.

  11. Share your pledge Present • Prepare your pledge so that you can present it to your class. • Explain: • What your pledge is? • What problem it will help to tackle? • How you are going to make it happen?

  12. Remember • We all have human rights, and are all different! • It is important we respect each other’s human rights and differences! • You should all feel proud about standing up for your rights, and helping to make sure everyone has an equal chance to reach their potential! • You can make a difference!

  13. What have we learnt? • To appreciate the benefits of equality and human rights. • To be able to promote and protect equality and human rights in my school and community.

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