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priorities pdf   Trainer Guide
Description: A comprehensive guide for running a half day session on promoting and implementing the UNCRC for people undertaking a qualification to work in the education sector. This guide can be used in conjunction with the half day generic introduction to the UNCRC on this website to create a full day training. The guide contains an overview of the session, timings, notes for slides and suggested resources to use alongside the powerpoint presentation.
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priorities pdf   Impact Assessment tool
Description: A tool to be used following the training on the UNCRC to assess the impact that the training has had on participants understanding and practical application of the UNCRC through their work role.

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priorities pdf   Powerpoint presentation to accompany the training guide
Description: Powerpoint to accompany training

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priorities pdf   Appendix 1 - Tips for those new to training
Description: Practical advice on how to run the training for people who have little or no experience of running training in their setting.

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priorities pdf   Appendix 2 - Useful resources
Description: A downloadable sheet of useful sources of information about the UNCRC and its application in the field of education. The handout contains information about relevant websites and publications.

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priorities pdf   Appendix 3 - Involving young people and parents in training
Description: Advice on how the trainer can involve young people and carers where appropriate in helping to deliver the training. A training approach which involves young people can be a very powerful method in getting the importance of the UNCRC across to participants

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priorities pdf   Appendix 4 - Case Studies
Description: A range of case studies about children and young people that explore issues relevant for use in the education sector. Guidance on using the case studies is included in the main trainer guide..

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priorities pdf   Appendix 5 - Briefing
Description: A briefing about the Rights of Children and Young People (Wales) Measure 2011. This can be printed off and used as a handout for additional information.

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priorities pdf   Cartoons
Description: A selection of cartoons which present images of situations faced by children and young people in Wales. The cartoons can be printed off and used to stimulate discussions with participants about a range of issues relevant to children’s rights in practice.

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video resource   Victoria’s Story
Duration 3 mins:
Description: Victoria a young carer aged 12 years, and her mother discuss Victoria’s involvement in providing complex health interventions to her mother. This clip highlights issues for the home lives of some children and the levels of responsibility they carry. The video challenges participants to consider why some children might be missing school, struggling to complete home work or distracted whilst in class.
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video resource   Sam and Laura’s Story
Duration 6 mins:
Description: Looked After young people talk about their experiences of being in care and how school and social workers have helped them to access the support they needed.

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video resource   Rights Respecting Group
Duration 4 mins:
Description: Pupils of Gwyrosydd Primary in Swansea talk about their understanding of rights and in particular about article 42. They identify how they are implemented in a school setting. Slide show of school displays accompany the children talking.

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video resource   Patricia’s Story
Duration 6 mins:
Description: A mother of two adopted children who have additional needs talks about the difficulties they have faced as a family, the children’s need for a wide range of ongoing support services, and the people who have helped them in accessing appropriate support for their identified needs.

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video resource   Lisa's Story
Duration 3 mins:
Description: A care leaver talks about her experiences of being in care, in particular her lack of meaningful involvement in review meetings and decisions about her care.

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video resource   We Have the Right
Duration 2 mins:
Description: Pupils of Gwyrosydd Primary sing about their rights, slide show of school displays accompany the children’s singing.

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video resource   A Right to Education – Deri View Primary School
Duration 6 mins:
Description: The Head teacher and Head of SEN talk about the school approach to inclusion of all pupils including those with complex medical and learning support needs. Slide show with photos graphs of the pupils and activities taking place in the school.
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video resource   Fe Fi Forum
Duration 2 mins:
Description: A slide show of original artwork set to music presenting the views of Looked After young people who attend a forum in Swansea.

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priorities pdf   Young Offenders Workshop on the UNCRC
Description: Notes from a workshop held with Young Offenders looking what they understood about their rights and their views on whether certain articles had been upheld in their treatment within education and the criminal justice system.

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priorities pdf   Children’s Rights Days
Description: A short document outlining examples of good practice in applying children’s rights within Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. This document contains ideas that could be applied in other settings.

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priorities pdf   National Child Minding Association
Description: A report on how this organisation consulted with children about what was important to them when someone was looking after them. The findings of this process were fed into the Quality Schemes for childminders

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priorities pdf   NCMA Cymru photos of activities
Description: Photographs taken of the consultation activities

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