Lesson 2: Rights and responsibilities

Children learn what responsibilities they and adults have to help all children benefit from their rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Learning objective

  • To understand the responsibilities of both children and adults to help all children benefit from their rights.

Non-statutory guidance

PSHE

Learning opportunities in Living in the Wider World

‘Pupils learn

L3. about the relationship between rights and responsibilities’

 

See: Programme of Study for PSHE education (KS1-5).

 

Success criteria

Cross-curricular links

Before the lesson

Download classroom resources

Attention grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support

Give children examples of adults who might have responsibilities around rights e.g. teachers, parents/carers, the police or the local council.

 

Pupils working at greater depth

Should be challenged to develop more ideas about children’s responsibilities, explaining how individual behaviour can affect others.

Wrapping up

Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

Vocabulary

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RSE & PSHE specialist
Sarah has over 20 years’ experience in education. Starting as a Primary teacher, Sarah then moved into an advisory role that covered both PSHE education and Citizenship. She delivers courses for teachers, as well as sessions for children and young…
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