What we do

Our training sessions are linked to four key "human rights days" throughout the year and can be delivered either on or around these specific dates, or at another time in the year. The sessions can be tailored depending on the age range of the children, the size of the group and the facilities available, and support a rich and broad curriculum which develops pupils’ characters and ensures that they develop the positive personal traits, dispositions and virtues which enable them to succeed at school and in the wider world.

Gender Equality - 8 March – International Women’s Day

Key messages: the importance of equality and the continued existence of inequality throughout the world. We aim to challenge pre-conceived ideas the children may have with respect to gender equality, for example, by considering whether there is such a thing as "male/female" jobs.

The Rule of Law and Democracy – 15 June – Anniversary of the Magna Carta

Key messages: what the rule of law is and why it is important to us as individuals and as a society. We aim to encourage the children to think about fairness in decision-making and in the applicability of the law, including through role plays in which different sets of rules apply to different groups for no objective reason.

Refugees and Immigration – 20 June – International Refugees Day

Key messages: the reasons why people become refugees, the challenges they face and how immigrants contribute to the countries to which they move. We aim to encourage children to put themselves in the position of a refugee, imagining what it would be like to have to leave their home and face a difficult journey yet not be welcomed by their new country due to perceived difference.

Human Rights – 10 December – International Human Rights Day

Key messages: the key human rights as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, including the right to life, the right to education, the right to have a family and the right to religion. We aim to challenge children to think about what rights are, how they apply to their everyday lives and to provide examples of situations where these rights have been infringed for people like them.

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