Lesson 1
Human and Legal Rights Introduction
Learning Objective
All
Most
Some
Will investigate
and recognise
the need for
rules in society.
Will explore and
identify with the
need for rules in
society.
Will explore and
challenge the
need for rules in
society
Will gain some
understanding
of Human rights
as a concept.
(AO1)
Will gain an
understanding
of Human rights
as a Citizenship
concept. (AO1)
Will gain a
deeper
understanding
of Human rights
as a Citizenship
concept (AO1)
Starter
• In the back of your
book list as many of
the school rules as
possible.
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Expectations about behaviour in the classroom.
1 Arrive at lessons on time, ready to learn, with the correct equipment.
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2 Follow instructions from teachers.
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3 Work to the best of your ability and allow teachers to teach and students to learn.
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4 Listen to other people and respect their views and contributions to lessons.
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5 Keep classrooms safe and tidy for learning and only eat or drink in permitted areas.
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School Charter
Students, staff and visitors to the school site should:
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1 Be polite and treat other people and their property with respect.
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2 Know that it is the responsibility of everybody to keep the school site a tidy environment
for learning.
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3 Make sure that we do not put other people’s health and safety at risk through our
behaviour or actions.
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4 Be helpful and friendly to other people setting a good example through our behaviour and
attitude.
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5 Share responsibility for protecting the good reputation of the school.
• Who is responsible for keeping these rules?
• What are the consequences if they are not
kept?
What rules are there in our lives?
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School rules
House rules
Social rules
The law
GIVE EXAMPLES OF EACH.
Who makes the rules in your country
• Government – The government is responsible
for making most new laws or changing existing
laws
• New Laws can be proposed by MP’s through
what is called a private members bill. Only
very few of these succeed in becoming law. –
Give on law enacted/created Barbados (an
act)
Who makes the rules in your country
• Caricom create laws that are to be adhered to
across the Caribbean, by all countries signed
up. The main areas affected by Caricom Law
are- employment and trade. Give on law
enacted/created by Caricom (an act)
Who makes the laws in your country
• The United Nations- the United Nations or UN
are also concerned with Human rights and
have been predominant in creating a global
human rights bill.
What is a Human Right?
Human Rights
• Human rights are "rights and freedoms to
which all humans are entitled."
• A right that is believed to belong justifiably to
every person
• The rights people are entitled to simply
because they are human beings, irrespective
of their citizenship, nationality, race, ethnicity,
language, gender, sexuality, or abilities
Using no more than 5 words.
• Using no more than 5 words come up with an
explanation of human rights.
• Three examples of Human rights for citizens of
a country.
• Three examples of Human responsibilities for
citizens of a country.