What can we do as citizens to protect the rights of others? | Citizenship

Starter quiz

______ is the way we learn about the world, gain new skills and prepare for the future through school, books or experiences.
- 'education' ✓
The UNCRC ______ the right to education for children across the world.
- ignores
- restricts
- damages
- protects ✓
What fraction of the world's population of children could not access their right to an education in 2024?
- 1/3
- 1/6 ✓
- 1/9
- 1/12
Which of the following might prevent a child from getting their right to education?
- government policies
- natural disasters ✓
- equality laws
- conflict ✓
Match the start of the sentence with the end of the sentence.
- Education promotes mental
  
  ⇔
  
  and physical health. ✓
- Education is universal, therefore
  
  ⇔
  
  accessible to all. ✓
- Education is provided
  
  ⇔
  
  without discrimination. ✓
What is the definition of 'entitled'?
- something we are guaranteed ✓
- something we are uncertain about
- something we are denied
- something we are forbidden to have

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child (UNCRC) protects children's rights across the ...
- country
- continent
- world ✓
Which is not a method of advocacy?
- campaigning
- petitioning
- prohibiting ✓
- lobbying
Listening to children allows them to __________ decisions.
- dismiss
- influence ✓
- stop
- deny
Fundraising is a great example of __________ citizenship.
- active ✓
- passive
- personal
- impersonal
Match the start of the sentence with its ending.
- Changemakers who can make laws are
  
  ⇔
  
  MPs. ✓
- Those who help people in need are
  
  ⇔
  
  charities. ✓
- Councillors can often help
  
  ⇔
  
  locally. ✓
- Changemakers have the power to protect
  
  ⇔
  
  rights. ✓
Which 2024 campaign focuses on telling the UK Government to not let emergencies prevent our friends across the world from learning?
- Send My Friend To School ✓
- Send My Family To School
- Send My Child To School
- Send My Community To School

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The UNCRC protects children’s rights in 196 countries, setting guidelines to safeguard their wellbeing worldwide.
Advocacy skills like lobbying MPs, petitioning and campaigning can help ensure children’s rights are protected.
Listening to children allows their voices to influence decisions and empowers others to protect their rights.
Active citizenship includes fundraising, social media campaigns and charity auctions to support children’s rights.
Working with changemakers like MPs and councillors is a powerful way to advocate for and protect children’s rights.

We are powerless to protect the rights of others until we are adults.

Children can protect the rights of others by using active citizenship methods.

Right - something we are entitled to by law
Advocacy - representing or supporting a person or an organisation publicly by writing, speaking or taking action on behalf of that person or organisation