Article of the Week

Article of the Week is a set of learning activities centred on a specific article or linking articles to themes. 

These resources are intended to provide easy-to-use ideas to support children and young people to learn about CRC articles. Despite the name, there is no expectation that you will do a pack each week in school. These flexible resources can be used in a number of different ways. Please do  ensure that you check the content before sharing with your learners. 

We have produced a pack on War and Conflict to support discussion in class from a rights based perspective. You can find this pack in English and Welsh.

Suggested Yearly Planner with Article of the Week

Packs listed by article 

• Article 1 Definition of a Child: Making Rights Happen – Articles 1, 4 & 41
• Article 2 Non-discrimination: Black History Month – Articles 2 & 30; Anti-Bullying Week – Articles 19, 15 & 2 International Day of People with Disabilities – Articles 23 & 2; Holocaust Memorial Day – Articles 2, 19, 37 and 38; LGBT History Month – Article 2; International Women’s Day – Article 2 
• Article 3 Best interests of the child Best Interests of the Child
• Article 4 Making Rights Real Making Rights Happen – Articles 1, 4 & 41; Human Rights Day – Articles 4 and 41
• Article 5 Family guidance as children develop Parental Responsibility –  Articles 5 & 18
• Article 6 Life, survival and development Life, Survival & Development; Earth Day – Articles 6 & 24
• Article 7 Name and nationality Identity – Articles 7 & 8
• Article 8 Identity Identity – Articles 7 & 8
• Article 9 Keeping families together Care and Adoption – Articles 9, 20, 21 & 25
• Article 10 Contact with parents across countries  World Refugee Day – Article 10 & 22
• Article 11 Protection from kidnapping Protecting Children from Harm – Articles 11 & 36
• Article 12 Respect for Children’s Views Views of the Child – Article 12 – published 1 September
• Article 13 Sharing thoughts freely Freedom of Expression
• Article 14 Freedom of thought and religion Freedom of Thought
• Article 15 Setting up or joining groups Freedom of Association; Anti-Bullying Week – Articles 19, 15 & 2
• Article 16 Protection of privacy Right to Privacy
• Article 17 Access to information Access to information; Safer Internet Day, Articles 17, 19 & 34; World Book Day – Articles 17, 29 & 31
• Article 18 Responsibility of parents Parental Responsibility Articles 5 & 18
• Article 19 Protection from violence Anti-Bullying Week – Articles 19, 15 & 2;  Holocaust Memorial Day – Articles 2, 19, 37 and 38 ; Safer Internet Day, Articles 17, 19 & 34
• Article 20 Children without families Care and Adoption – Articles 9, 20, 21 & 25
• Article 21 Children who are adopted Care and Adoption – Articles 9, 20, 21 & 25
• Article 22 Refugee children World Refugee Day – Article 10 & 22
• Article 23 Children with disabilities International Day of People with Disabilities – Articles 23 & 2
• Article 24 Health, water, food, environment Legal and Illegal Drugs – Article 24 & 33;  World Water Week -Articles 24 & 27; Earth Day – Articles 6 & 24; Mental Health Week – Article 24
• Article 25 Review of a child’s placement Care and Adoption – Articles 9, 20, 21 & 25
• Article 26 Social and economic help Social Security and Adequate Standard of Living – Articles 26 & 27
• Article 27 Food, clothing and a safe home Social Security and Adequate Standard of Living – Articles 26 & 27; World Water Week – Articles 24 & 27
• Article 28 Access to education Right to Education – Article 28
• Article 29 Aims of education Goals of Education;  World Book Day – Articles 17, 29 & 31
• Article 30 Minority language, culture and religion Black History Month – Articles 2 & 30
• Article 31 Rest, play, culture, arts Article 31 – published 22 June;  World Book Day – Articles 17, 29 & 31
• Article 32 Protection from harmful work  World Day Against Child Labour – Articles 32 & 35
• Article 33 Protection from harmful drugs Legal and Illegal Drugs – Article 24 & 33
• Article 34 Protection from sexual abuse Safer Internet Day, Articles 17, 19 & 34; World Refugee Day – Article 32 & 35
• Article 35 Prevention of sale and trafficking Abduction, sale and trafficking; World Refugee Day – Article 32 & 35;  World Day Against Child Labour – Articles 32 & 35
• Article 36 Protection from exploitation Protecting Children from Harm though Articles 11 & 36
• Article 37 Children in detention Law and Justice – Articles 37 & 40; Holocaust Memorial Day – Articles 2, 19, 37 and 38
• Article 38 Protection in war International Day of Peace –Articles 38 & 39; Remembrance – Article 38 Holocaust Memorial Day – Articles 2, 19, 37 and 38
• Article 39 Recovery and reintegration Recovery and Reintegration; International Day of Peace –Articles 38 & 39
• Article 40 Children who break the law Law and Justice – Articles 37 & 40
• Article 41Best law for children applies Making Rights Happen – Articles 1, 4 & 41; Human Rights Day – Articles 4 and 41
• Article 42 Everyone must know children’s rights Knowledge of Rights – Article 42 – 25 August (Scotland only); Everyone Must Know Children’s Rights
• Article 45 World Children’s Day

Themed Packs 

• International Day of Peace –Articles 38 & 39 –  published 8 September (21st September)
• Black History Month – Articles 2 & 30  (October)
• Remembrance – Article 38  (11th November)

• World Children’s Day – Article 45 (20th November)
• Anti-Bullying Week – Articles 19, 15 & 2 (mid-November)
• International Day of People with Disabilities – Articles 23 & 2  (3rd December)
• Human Rights Day – Articles 4 and 41  (10th December)
• Holocaust Memorial Day – Articles 2, 19, 37 & 38 (27th January)

• LGBT History Month – Article 2 (February)
• Safer Internet Day, Articles 19, 17 & 34  (February)
• Children’s Mental Health Week – Article 24  (February)
• World Book Day – Articles 17, 29 & 31 (March)
• International Women’s Day – Article 2 (8th March)

• World Water Day – Articles 24 & 27  (22nd March)
• Earth Day – Articles 6 & 24  (22nd April)
• Mental Health Awareness Week – Article 24 (May)
• World Refugee Day – Article 10 & 22 (20th June)
• World Day Against Child Labour – Articles 32 & 35  (12th June)

• Extra: Syria-Türkiye Resource (February 2023)
• Extra: Supporting your response to the current crisis in Ukraine  (February 2022)