Child RightsChild Rightsinin

EagleshamEaglesham

LI: To explore the rights to which LI: To explore the rights to which others and I are entitled.others and I are entitled.

Paired WorkPaired Work

The Statistical Accounts of The Statistical Accounts of Eaglesham were written in 1799 and Eaglesham were written in 1799 and 1845.1845.

Think about what a child might have Think about what a child might have looked like at this time.looked like at this time.

With your partner, you have 5 With your partner, you have 5 minutes to draw a picture of a child minutes to draw a picture of a child on your piece of paper.on your piece of paper.

Paired TaskPaired Task Read and discuss the extracts from the Read and discuss the extracts from the

Statistical Accounts in your pairs.Statistical Accounts in your pairs. As you read and discuss each extract, As you read and discuss each extract,

highlight any information which tells you highlight any information which tells you that the rights in the UNCRC were not that the rights in the UNCRC were not being received by the children in being received by the children in Eaglesham. Eaglesham.

Write the article number of the rights Write the article number of the rights which are not being received by the which are not being received by the children in the margin of your extract children in the margin of your extract sheet.sheet.

ExampleExamplesmall-poxsmall-pox

inoculationinoculation

reconcilingreconciling

lower rankslower ranks

The small-pox carry off great The small-pox carry off great numbers of children: but there is numbers of children: but there is no reconciling the minds of the no reconciling the minds of the lower ranks to inoculation.lower ranks to inoculation.

Article 24 - Every child has the right to good quality Article 24 - Every child has the right to good quality health carehealth care, to clean water, nutritious food and a , to clean water, nutritious food and a clean environment, so that they will stay healthy.clean environment, so that they will stay healthy.

Article 24 - Every child Article 24 - Every child has the right to good has the right to good quality health carequality health care

Article 28 - Every child Article 28 - Every child has the right to an education.has the right to an education.Primary education must be free.Primary education must be free.

Article 32 – Governments must protect childrenArticle 32 – Governments must protect childrenfrom work that is dangerous or might harm their education.from work that is dangerous or might harm their education.

Article 27 – Every child has the Article 27 – Every child has the right to a standard of living that right to a standard of living that is good.is good.

Article 17 – Every child has the Article 17 – Every child has the right to reliable information.right to reliable information.

Article 13 – Every child has the Article 13 – Every child has the right to get and share information.right to get and share information.

Article 6 – Governments must do allArticle 6 – Governments must do allthey can to ensure children survivethey can to ensure children surviveand grow up healthy.and grow up healthy.

UNCRCUNCRCThe UN Declaration of Human Rights was proclaimed 10 December 1948.

The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the first legally binding international

instrument to incorporate the full range of human rights.

In 1989, world leaders decided that children needed a special convention just for them because people under 18 years

old often need special care and protection that adults do not.

The leaders also wanted to make sure that the world recognised that children have

human rights too.

Campaigning for Child Campaigning for Child RightsRights

Can you think of different ways that Can you think of different ways that someone could campaign to establish someone could campaign to establish Child Rights?Child Rights?

•Letter to someone in AuthorityLetter to someone in Authority•PostersPosters•SpeechSpeech•Radio BroadcastRadio Broadcast

Task:Task:

In pairs choose a way to campaign for In pairs choose a way to campaign for the rights of the children in Eaglesham in the rights of the children in Eaglesham in 1845.1845.