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.
Videos
The Children’s Rights Team worked with local children and young people to create a series of short videos. They are for different groups of people - young people, teachers, etc. We hope they will tell people more about children's rights. They also celebrate good things that are happening with children's rights in Cornwall. You can watch the five videos here:
Our Rights
Who this video is for: everyone
We made this video with the children and young people from
- Young People Cornwall
- Cornwall Youth Council
- Trewirgie Junior School
- St Day and Carharrack Primary School
They helped design and create the video. In it, they explain what Children’s Rights mean to them. You can hear 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)
Who this video is for: children and young people
This video 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)
Who this video is for: adults
This video was created by children and young people 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)
Who this video is for: adults in their workplace
This video shows people who work with children and young people. They talk about their experience of Children’s Rights in practice, in the roles they do.
Children’s Rights in Practice (schools)
Who this video is for: schools and education settings
This video was co-designed with the staff and children of Trewirgie Junior School, and St Day and Carharrack Primary School. They were asked 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)
Who this video is for: 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 video with Cornish parents and carers. The video is about children's rights. It helps parents and carers learn about these rights.
The video teaches parents and carers how to protect and support children's rights. It is important for all children, including their own. The video gives them the knowledge they need to help children.
Watching the video can help start conversations about rights. These 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.