CRAE is posting its packs for schools, electronically via this website, to provide them with ideas and resources for celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on 20 November.

Please follow the first link below for some suggestions for celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the UNCRC.  Also, we have provided links to some resources which you may find useful.

Suggestions for schools:

Ideas for celebrating the twentieth anniversary

CRAE resources:

For children

Children and young people's version of the UNCRC

10 top tips for taking action

Children's rights activities sheet

Young children's activity book

Children's human rights booklet

Information for children on the UNCRC and Human Rights Act

Children's rights quizzes

Children's rights timeline

Childrens rights facts and figures  

Links page for further useful information

For adults

Adults section for further information

Even more information for adults!

Listen and change

Training for change

Teachernet resources:

Educational work plan activities introducing children to human rights

Participation Works resources:

Taking part in making decisions - resources for working with 8 - 12 year olds

Your rights to be heard - legal guides for children on participation rights

How to... - a series of practical guides on participation

Participation Works - an online gateway to the world of children and young people's participation

Unicef UK resources:

A link to Unicef UK's educational resources

A link to the 'Rights Respecting Schools' Award 

UNICEF CRC20 photo gallery - one and two

Visit the Tagd website for ideass and activities for young people

Help mark the 20th anniversary of the UNCRC by upholding the rights of the 4 million UK children who live in poverty. Ask your MP to write to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, urging him to prioritise the needs of these children and provide assistance to struggling families.