24 May UNITED KINGDOM: Editor Discusses Human Rights Education in Primary Schools
Writing in Rightsinfo.org Jem Collins, News and Social Media Editor asks, “why aren’t Human Rights part of the essential curriculum at primary school?” She points out that, “There’s been little research into the impact a lack of human rights education has for children, but a Canadian study has found children are most receptive to learning about rights when they’re framed in terms of how they can help them in their daily life.” She also discusses “recent remarks from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child that the UK Government should make right’s education mandatory in schools.”