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Is abortion a human rights issue? In this session, students explore the laws and policies in different countries, and consider how abortion impacts human rights through a group dialogue activity.

Every day women and girls’ rights are being ignored or violated, and they face many forms of discrimination. In this session, students explore the people and groups who have fought back to create change, and learn how to plan their own campaign to further gender equality.

Trolling, doxing, digital stalking, cyber-harassment. What do students know about online gender-based violence? This session explores definitions and examples, the impact it has on the right to freely express yourselves, and the way we can all help to make online spaces safer.

This session helps students identify the share of unpaid care work women do at home, and how this can affect many aspects of their future including work choices. Students question stereotypical ideas about women, what jobs that leads them in to, and discuss ways to change this.

Gender stereotyping stands in the way of girls and women’s participation in all aspects of life. In this session, students will discuss stereotyping, and challenge their own gender perceptions and experiences.

In this session, students look at the idea of stereotypes and the impact they can have. They question gender-related perceptions and discuss ways to stand up to gender inequality.

Amnesty International has developed new educational resources to help students explore women’s rights and gender-based issues. The session plans look at challenging areas such as stereotyping, online violence, and unpaid care work, and are suitable for primary and secondary schools.

In this session students will explore human rights issues affecting young people and how to be an activist. Looking at two youth campaign movements on gun control and the climate emergency, they will analyse the tactics and strategies used to mobilise support and make change – and devise their own action plan on an issue important to them. Aims • To identify and evaluate effective tactics that activists can use to effect change • To plan a campaign focusing on a human rights issue that is relevant to young people

In this session students will learn about the rights and protections given to people seeking asylum and refugees under the UN Refugee Convention. They will explore examples of UK immigration policy that raised questions about whether the government was meeting its international legal obligations to refugees. Aims • To gain an understanding of refugee rights and protections under the UN Refugee Convention • To analyse the UK’s actions on asylum and refugees • To consider if the UK met its legal responsibilities under the UN Refugee Convention • To discuss actions to make refugees and people seeking asylum feel more welcome

In this session students will learn about a different set of human rights called economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR) and why they are so important. It will introduce basic terms, and human rights laws and standards surrounding them. Students will look at real examples of ESCR violations in the UK, and imagine as the Prime Minister what positive changes they’d make. Aims • To gain an understanding of economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR) and what they are • To learn about how ESCR protect us and provide a basis through which to fight poverty and inequality • To analyse real-life examples and identify effective remedies for violations and abuses of ESCR • To take action to protect and promote ESCR

In this session students will explore the importance of the Human Rights Act in the UK and how it can be used to secure rights for each and every one of us. They will analyse and present a range of real-life human rights cases in a courtroom role play where they decide on the judgment. Aims • To consider why we have human rights and how relevant they are in the UK, and to them personally • To examine the Human Rights Act and what it can do • To understand how people can use the Human Rights Act to ensure their rights are respected

HUMAN RIGHTS IN REALITY – ARE WE EQUAL? In this session students will improve their knowledge about human rights and key human rights instruments with a particular focus on the Equality Act in the UK. They will explore factors that shape them by creating personal identity maps and consider equality by playing an adapted version of Snakes and Ladders. Aims • To understand what human rights are and why they matter • To learn about laws that protect our rights • To evaluate the relationship between human rights and equality

Amnesty International has designed this resource to support further education teachers and providers. It is intended to build young people’s knowledge and the value of human rights. There are five session plans for 16- to 19-year-old students each using different ways to teach human rights and the laws, standards and issues around them. They are stand-alone lessons with practical activities, short films and case studies. Some of the subjects covered include the Human Rights Act, identity, refugee rights and the importance of self-advocacy

Is the UK meeting its international obligations under the Refugee Convention? In this session students will learn about the rights and protections given to people seeking asylum and refugees under the UN Refugee Convention. They will explore examples of UK asylum policy and ask whether the government is meeting its international legal obligations to refugees. This is part of our set of Refugee Rights teaching resource materials.

This resource supports educators to introduce students, aged 7 -13, to young people’s rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The session plan below will help students think about what rights are important to them and understand that everyone is equally entitled to Human Rights. It will also give them the opportunity to explore the Convention on the Rights of the Child and to understand that young people have special rights that are unique to them.

Lluniwyd yr adnodd hwn i fod yn gytbwys a hwyluso dadl a thrafodaeth agored ymhlith myfyrwyr 14 oed a hŷn o blaid ac yn erbyn y gosb eithaf. Mae’n cynnwys gweithgareddau a ffeithiau i archwilio’r gosb eithaf. Mae’n ystyried y dadleuon o blaid ac yn erbyn, ac yn gofyn sut mae dienyddio wedi dod yn fater hawliau dynol. Gall myfyrwyr hefyd archwilio effaith byw ar res yr angau ac ystyried p’un a yw’n deg dedfrydu plant i farwolaeth. Mae’r adnodd yn cynnwys sgript ar gyfer gwasanaeth a thrafodaeth. Mae hefyd yn defnyddio ffilmiau, astudiaethau achos a data i bobl ifanc ysgrifennu amdanynt. Mae Amnest yn gwrthwynebu defnyddio’r gosb eithaf ym mhob achos ac ar gyfer pob trosedd, p’un a yw rhywun yn ddieuog neu’n euog. This resource is designed to be balanced and facilitate open debate and discussion for and against the death penalty for students aged 14+. It includes activities and facts to explore the death penalty. It looks at the arguments in favour and against, and asks how capital punishment has become a human rights issue. Students can also examine the impact of living on death row and consider whether it is fair to sentence children to death. The resource includes an assembly script and debate. It also uses films, case studies and data for young people to write about. Amnesty opposes the use of the death penalty in all cases and for all crimes, whether someone is innocent or guilty. Also available in English and Arabic.

This Words That Burn bitesize blog series explores the power of poetry. We will introduce you to some incredible poets and share simple activities you can do to inspire your own poetry. You can find links to all the blog posts below: Blog 1: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/blogs/classroom-community/words-burn-introducing-our-bitesize-poetry-series Blog 2: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/blogs/classroom-community/words-burn-reflect-through-poetry Blog 3: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/blogs/classroom-community/words-burn-feel-through-poetry Blog 4: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/blogs/classroom-community/words-burn-question-through-poetry Blog 5: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/blogs/classroom-community/words-burn-listen-through-poetry Blog 6: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/blogs/classroom-community/words-burn-dream-through-poetry Blog 7: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/blogs/classroom-community/words-burn-demand-through-poetry Blog 7: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/blogs/classroom-community/words-burn-celebrate-through-poetry If you find these resources useful you can also find our full Words That Burn resources on TES or on the Amnesty website.

Imagine is the theme for this year’s Refugee Week, 15-21 June, and here are three learning activities that will give your children an understanding of refugees. How would you welcome a newcomer into your community? Do you know about the rich heritage and diversity of people who call the UK ‘home’? As the Covid-19 pandemic separates families around the world, our local community plays an increasingly vital role in our daily lives – both as safety net and in contributing to our well-being. At this time, many of us are separated from loved ones. For refugees, this separation may have existed long before lockdown – and sadly may continue long after nations re-open their borders. Imagine if … … you have just moved into your home and neighbourhood. How would you feel? How would you want your new neighbours to welcome you? GET Paper, colour pencils DO Draw a map of your local area Include favourite places you would like to share with someone new to your area Include places they need to know about – like food shops, schools, libraries, playgrounds, doctors. Hello Everyone There are over 6,500 languages spoken around the world. Many of these are spoken in the UK alongside British Sign Language, English, Gaelic, Scots, Ulster Scots and Welsh. GET Paper, paint, colour pencils Google translate** DO Research how to say hello in as many different languages as you can find. Include languages that use different alphabets. Create a colourful poster of different ways to say hello. Display your poster in the window. **Freedom to choose ** People in the UK are a mixture of different nationalities and of different faiths and no faith. This can show in how we dress, where we worship, and how we live our daily lives. GET Google Jessica Souhami’s illustration of our freedom of belief DO Explore the illustration: How many ways can you find that people are expressing their religion through what they are wearing? Which buildings in the picture could be used for group prayer and worship? People can choose to pray and worship privately, in small groups and in large groups. Look at the picture again, where in the picture could people choose to pray and worship? WATCH A range of the Class Clips to learn about some of the different religions followed here in the UK (BBC Bitesize KS1 Religious Education Class Clips) More activities and virtual events on Refugee Week’s Imagine. Refugee Week is an annual UK-wide festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees. 15-21 June 2020. Share your artwork with us. Amnesty’s education work is supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery.

We all born free and equal. Celebrate our right to equality by rewriting a story. Each week we will share more bite size ideas for fun and creative ways to learn about human rights. You can find more on our Classroom to Community blog You’ll need Paper and pen or a computer What to do Choose a story that you have read or watched. Select a supporting character and rewrite the story with them as the hero. Where do they go? Who do they meet? How do they save the day? How is your hero different from the original one? Share your stories with us by emailing. Amnesty’s education work is supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery.

We all have the right to express ourselves. Make a flutter of stories to celebrate freedom of expression. Each week we will share more bite size ideas for fun and creative ways to learn about human rights. You can find more on our blog You’ll need Paper, paint or colour pencils, scissors, string or ribbon What to do Draw and cut out butterfly shapes. Attach a ribbon or string. Ask members of your family or your friends to tell you a story. It could be about themselves as children or it could be a story that a relative has told them. Write each story onto a butterfly and hang them up. Share your butterflies with us. Amnesty’s education work is supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery.