KS3 Citizenship - Child Labour
A class of Year 8 students respond to a film about a 13-year-old Indian boy Anil who has had to give up his own schooling to support his family.
To accompany this programme there are two short films that are designed for use in the classroom.
Anil's StoryAnil works full-time making glass bangles in the confines of the small room he and his family live in. He burns his fingers in the flame he works at and the gas fumes are damaging his eyes and make it hard for him to breathe.
Anil works so that his younger brothers and sisters can go to school but wishes he could have carried on with school and got an education so he could get a proper job.
The film sparks a discussion with the Year 8 pupils on the complex issue of child labour. Fired up by the subject, they watch a second film about young campaigners in Delhi and decide to start their own campaign in school and in their local area.
They take active citizenship into their own hands, designing posters, websites and leaflets to raise awareness about the realities of life for 250 million children across the world involved in child labour.
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Facebooksadashivan on 28 August 2008
Child labour is curse and bitter truth that we bear in modern world. Further to this each day and each year child labour ...
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- Duration: 30:00 minutes
- Published: 05 April 2007
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Oxfam?s Cool Planet for Teachers: Global Citizenship Download a copy of Education for Global Citizenship: A Guide for Schools pdf file
Plan UK A child-centred community development organisation with no religious and political affiliations enabling families and communities in the poorest countries to make lasting improvements to the lives of their children
UNICEF UK: Children's Rights UNICEF uses the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child as a framework for all aspects of its work including education. This links into many areas of the curriculum such as citizenship and humanities
Save The Children: Children's Rights Features a teacher's guide which can be downloaded
Save The Children: Child Labour Information and resources on child labour
DIFID: Global Dimension Bringing the world to the classroom: resources for teachers
Plan-ed: Child Labour in India A scheme of work that examines how and why child labour happens and the difference between young people in the UK and India
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Child Labour28 August 2008 - 07:23Child labour is curse and bitter truth that we bear in modern world. Further to this each day and each year child labour is growing. I have made a website relating to child labour which contains photos, videos of child labour. Apart from Child labour other issues are also reflected in this web site which would be very useful for students. site will lead to many information and lessons - http://www.sadashivan.com/
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Fantastic Video30 July 2008 - 10:56Fantastic video, it breaks down the topic into easily understandable segments.
Term Time is a national schools campaign for 11-16 years old. Our free resource can be used in Citizenship and PSHE lessons, please see www.term-time.com for more information. We also act as a point of contact, signposting young people to the appropriate services to help them deal with the many complicated issues they face in the 21st century.
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thanks a lot for this video11 April 2008 - 12:06thanks a lot for this video i will show it to my class!
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child labour19 May 2007 - 14:39thank you for this video
yes, showing it to our european children is a way to make them think about all they enjoy, and develop their awareness.
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Child Labour16 May 2007 - 04:27Lots of interesting ideas for pupils to follow up, but is it possible for teachers to get a copy of the film shot in India for use in the classroom with my Year 8s & 9s?
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