The Children’s Rights Team is working with communities and partners to create resources to raise awareness of children’s rights. Please use and share these as appropriate. We will continue to develop resources over the coming months and any new resources will be included here.
Films
The Children’s Rights Team worked with local children and young people to create a series of short films. The films aim to educate, inform and celebrate children's rights work in Cornwall.
You can view the five films here:
Our Rights
Intended Audience: everyone
This film was co-designed and co-created by children and young people from Young People Cornwall, Cornwall Youth Council, Trewirgie Junior School and St Day and Carharrack Primary School. The children and young people explain what Children’s Rights mean to them, how it feels when rights are upheld and what it would be like if they couldn’t express themselves.
What are Children’s Rights? (children and young people)
Intended audience: children and young people
This film is for children and young people and includes explanations about what Children’s Rights are and why they are important. It goes on to explain how children and young people can help raise awareness of Children’s Rights with their friends and families.
What are Children's Rights? (adults)
Intended audience: adults
This film, created by children and young people is for all adults. It is an overview of what Children’s Rights are, why they are important and what you can do to help.
Children’s Rights in practice (practitioners)
Intended audience: adults in their workplace
This film see’s partners from across the system talk about their experience of Children’s Rights in practice in the roles they do.
Children’s Rights in Practice (schools)
Intended audience: schools and education settings
This film was co-designed with Trewirgie Junior School and St Day and Carharrack Primary School to share their experiences of being UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools.
For further information about the Rights Respecting Schools Award, please visit The Rights Respecting Schools Award | UNICEF UK
Children's Rights in Practice (parents/carers)
Intended audience: parents and carers
Through Their Eyes: A Social Experiment on Children's Rights with parents and carers of Cornwall
Headstart Kernow worked with the Children's Rights Team and Lightbox Film Company to make a film with Cornish parents and carers. The film is about children's rights. It helps parents and carers learn about these rights.
The film teaches parents and carers how to protect and support children's rights. It is important for all children, including their own. The film gives them the knowledge they need to help children.
Watching the film can help start talks about rights. These talks can be with children or other adults. It is a good way to learn about rights and what they mean.
For resources and tools to support parent and carers head to HeadstartKernow.
For opportunities to express your views, feelings and wishes and have these taken seriously, please visit How you can get involved
Also included on the next page are links to useful information and resources provided by other organisations plus a glossary explaining some of the words and acronyms used.