‘Prevent’ Teaching and Learning Resource © Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council and Cleveland Police Human Rights and Freedom of Speech Lesson Objectives 1. To identify which human rights are important to you and why 2. To consider arguments for and against free speech

‘Prevent’ Teaching and Learning Resource © Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council and Cleveland Police Eleanor Roosevelt Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home- so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person; the neighbourhood he or she lives in; the school or college he or she attends; the factory, farm or office where he or she works... Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. L4-Can you explain in your own words what Eleanor Roosevelt is saying L5-What does this statement tell us about her view of human rights?

‘Prevent’ Teaching and Learning Resource © Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council and Cleveland Police Human Rights How can human rights start with you and me? What does this mean?

‘Prevent’ Teaching and Learning Resource © Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council and Cleveland Police What are our human rights? In groups you will be given a selection of human rights; 1.Match the right to the image that represents it. 2.Decide which two rights you consider to be the most important and why. 3.Consider which 2 rights you would be happy to live without and why Remember you must be able to justify your decision.

‘Prevent’ Teaching and Learning Resource © Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council and Cleveland Police “Everyone has the right to freedom of expression and free speech without limits” Do you agree with free speech? Why? To consider: 1.Should we have free speech in all situations or should there be limits? 2.What should the limits be? 3.Can we have free speech at the expense of others?

List 5 human rights that we have looked at. Name one of the authors of the Declaration of Human Rights. Recall the year Human Rights were declared after which war. Explain why it is important that we have human rights. Describe what life might be like if our human rights were taken away. Decide which is the most important human right and why. Invent 5 new Human Rights that you think would be beneficial to people today. You must explain how they would improve peoples’ lives. Justify the statement ‘Human rights are needed to ensure equality’ I agree/disagree with this statement because... Some people would agree/disagree with me because... Design a poster to teach year 7 students about Human Rights.