Human Rights Day NB: This Powerpoint is written in Century Gothic font, to be as accessible as possible for dyslexic readers.

What do we me mean by Human Rights? Human Rights Day What do we me mean by Human Rights? You could ask this question directly and see what answers your students come up with. (There’s a definition on the next slide)

Right: a moral or legal entitlement to have or do something Human Rights Day Right: a moral or legal entitlement to have or do something Human Rights: basic rights and freedoms which everyone is entitled to in order to live with dignity.

Human Rights Day In Scotland, the Children and Young People's Commissioner describes this as: Rights are a list of promises to children and young people to keep them safe. They are used to make sure you are treated fairly and looked after properly. You may want to add (also from the Children and Young People’s Commissioner in Scotland): When something is called a right, it means that nobody can take it away from you. It is yours, and is meant to protect you and help you have a good life. Rights for children and young people can be called different things, such as children's rights or youth rights. No matter what they're called, however, they are for both children and young people — the same rights protect you no matter which you are.

Human Rights Day Children and young people’s rights are detailed in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child So, what are your rights? You could ask students if they know any of their rights. Bear in mind, the activity to come will go into this in more depth. The question here links to a YouTube clip which articulates the rights for a primary age audience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI2dYmNCJVQ

Exploring your rights Human Rights Day There is an activity to match this presentation for young people to complete. There are colourful rights and responsibility cards (from Instant Display instantdisplay.co.uk ) which can be placed around the room for the class to find, or placed face down on tables, or stuck to the backs of chairs. The children should then try and pair up the rights and responsibilities (this can cause some disagreements, so deciding in advance what to do if people disagree is a good idea). Once they think all the rights and responsibilities are matched you can lead a discussion about what the rights mean and how they manifest in your school. If you don’t wish to use the responsibility cards and want to focus on rights, just print these out and ask young people in groups to rank them in what they think is the order of importance. This can lead to good debates about what we need to thrive. At the end of the session, however, make sure that all children and young people know they have these rights and no rights are considered more important than any other. There is also a one page child friendly list of all the rights in the UNCRC along side this resource too.

Human Rights Day Which groups of people might need more support for their rights to be realised? This question can be asked to put context to the rights and link back into the Human Rights Day 2016 of standing up for others. They might suggest LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) people as the website and logo are on the slides. They may also say: people of different ethnicities, people with disabilities, people of faith, women and girls (this has been a big push for UNICEF recently). We’re focusing here on LGBT young people as this is often an issue found in schools in Scotland, but you may wish to add more slides and include information on other themes too.

LGBT community There are LGBT people in every community in Scotland. They can be in any school, any family and any group. The official statistics on the number of LGBT people in Scotland vary widely. Discrepancies occur because a number of LGBT people do not feel comfortable disclosing information about their personal identities and family lives. There may be many reasons for this, including the fear that this information may be used to label LGBT individuals as bad. We can say, with certainty, that there are LGBT people in every area of Scotland.

Some LGBT people are well known members of society Famous LGBT people Some LGBT people are well known members of society For Example: Ellen DeGeneres– talk show host. Alan Turing – inventor who made modern computers possible. He also was part of the team that broke the Enigma Code which helped bring WW2 to an end. Jackie key – poet and Scots Makar– Scotland’s official poet! Tom Daley – Olympic medal winning diver Some famous LGBT people your pupils may have heard of… You could ask if they know any more famous LGBT people?

Human Rights Day What can you do? It starts with each of us. Step forward and defend the rights of a refugee or migrant, a person with disabilities, an LGBT person, a woman, a child, indigenous peoples, a minority group, or anyone else at risk of discrimination or violence. This is quite an emotional film to show, with a lot of hardship and imagery which some children may find upsetting. If you think so, you don’t have to watch it and can just discuss the message on the slide. If you click on the ‘What can you do?’ question, it will link to a final film about Human Rights Day. The clip is on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYleie80B3M

We’d like to think that everyone in our school is safe and happy to be here. Also, we hope that you all know that if you have any problems or issues, we’re here to help. If you want further information you can visit: www.lgbtyouth.org.uk