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Bringing Them Home - interactive resource (2017)
Bringing them Home was the name given to the final report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families conducted by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (now called the Australian Human Rights Commission)
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Disability rights: Facilitating the empowerment of people with disability
This unit of competency has been designed to provide learners with the skills and knowledge required to facilitate the empowerment of people with disability, through the delivery of services driven by a person-centred, rights-based approach. Download the Trainer's Manual here, the Learner Guide and...
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An Introduction to Human Rights and Responsibilities (2016)
This resource has been designed to be used with an interactive whiteboard but can also be used on any internet enabled device, including a computer or tablet hooked up to a data projector.
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RightsEd: Disability Rights: Inclusion and Sport
ContentsIntroductionFocus Teaching and Learning Activities Learning OutcomesAustralian Curriculum Links - Health and Physical Education Disability Rights: Inclusion and Sport Lessons Lesson 1: Introduction to disability rights Lessons 2-3: Inclusive sport (Modified, adapted and disability sports)...
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RightsEd: Tackling Disability Discrimination in Sport
ContentsIntroduction Focus Teaching and Learning Activities Learning Outcomes Australian Curriculum Links – Health and Physical Education Tackling Disability Discrimination in SportLessons Lesson 1: Introduction to discrimination Lesson 2: Disability rights in sportLesson 3: Understanding the role...
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Human Rights Examples for the Australian Curriculum
Human Rights Examples for the Australian Curriculum (English, History, Geography, Science and Maths – Foundation to Year 10)
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RightsEd: The Globalising World
The Globalising World is a unit of work that investigates how migration from 1945 to the present day has shaped Australian society. In particular this unit focuses on the impacts of changing immigration policies and the development of human rights and anti-racism movements in Australia.
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Face the Facts - Gender Equality 2014
In recent decades, women in Australia have made significant strides towards achieving equality with men. At universities, in workplaces, in boardrooms and in government, a growing number of women have taken on leadership roles, forging pathways for other women and girls to follow.
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RightsEd: Take a stand against racism
Take a stand against racism is a unit of work designed to equip young people to take a stand against racism in their schools and communities, by valuing diversity and encouraging others to do the same.
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RightsEd: Disability Rights: Accessibility and Liveability
Contents Introduction Focus Teaching and Learning Activities Learning Outcomes Australian Curriculum Links – Geography Disability Rights: Accessibility and Liveability Lessons Lesson 1: What makes a community liveable for diverse groups of people? Lesson 2: Assessing the liveability of your local...
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RightsEd: Australia as a nation – race, rights and immigration
Australia as a nation – race, rights and immigration is a unit of work that explores Australia’s development as a nation throughout the 20th Century with a particular focus on the changing experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. In this...
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RightsEd: Tackling racism in Australia
Tackling racism in Australia is a unit of work that encourages students to think about diversity, particularly in relation to people, groups and their cultures, to affirm and celebrate difference and to use their understanding of diversity to act with respect, empathy and trust.
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Human rights education in the national school Curriculum: Position Paper of the Australian Human Rights Commission
The Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) welcomes the development of a national school curriculum (the Curriculum). We believe that the development of the Curriculum is a unique opportunity to ensure all young Australians develop an understanding and appreciation for human rights.
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