Learning about Human Rights in the Secondary School

This resource contains eight lesson plans, which use innovative ways to explore human rights. They can be stand-alone lessons or used in planning themed or dropdown days across the school. This pack contains all the resources you need to make a Human Rights Day or just one lesson engaging and memorable. We have provided subject suitability for each lesson.

Formal education

FE: Secondary and high school, NFE: Youth, TP: Teachers, HR: Human rights treaties, HR: General reference

Freedom from discrimination, Freedom of opinion and expression, Right to asylum, Human rights-based approach, Whole school approach