The document discusses rights and responsibilities. It explains that rights come with responsibilities, and uses examples like the right to education requiring the responsibility of good behavior. Children have rights outlined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The document also distinguishes between needs and wants, with needs being necessities for survival and wants being luxuries. Rights of consumers, sellers, and alcohol producers are examined in relation to alcohol sales, showing how responsibilities ensure laws are followed.

1. RIGHTS AND
RESPONSIBILITES

2. In this presentation, you will learn;
 The difference between needs and wants
 What responsibilities come with having rights
 The types of rights given to children
 About the rights and responsibilities of different people involved in the supply and
purchase of goods and services

3. Ground Rules – A Task
In order to understand how rights and responsibilities work, it is important to establish
some ground rules within your class.
Take some time to think about some rules you could introduce to your lesson so that every
body feels safe and everybody is able to get their point across.
Some rules you could use are;
 Listen quietly when others talk
 Understand that we may not all share the same views
 Only speak when invited to
Try to come up with a list of 10 rules that everybody agrees on.

5. Needs And Wants
It is likely that you didn’t all agree on what is a need and what is a
want.
What is the difference between needs and wants?
A need is something necessary to stay alive. For example, without
clean drinking water, most people would struggle to stay alive for
very long.
A want is something which might be considered a luxury. For
example, as much as we all like watching DVD’s, would our lives be
any worse off without a DVD player? Probably not.
To summarise, things which you want are generally luxury items,
but things which you need are necessities. Your human rights are
based around the things that you need.

6. What Rights Do You Have?
All human beings have certain rights they are entitled to, and these
are set out in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights.
Did you know there is also a United Nations Convention on the Rights of the
child?
In 1981, the United Nations developed a list of rights which they felt all young people
should be entitled to.
Using the class ground rules you have developed, try to come up with a list of rights
which you think all children should be entitled to.
Compare your ideas with the actual list on the next slide.

8. Responsibilities
With rights come responsibilities.
For example
If you receive the right to a free education, do you think you have a responsibility to
behave so that other people can receive the same privilege?
If you receive the right not to be discriminated against, shouldn’t you treat other people
the same?
Too often, people feel they have the ‘right’ to something, but they are not prepared to
accept the responsibility which goes with it.

9. Responsibilities At School – A Task
Imagine that the school council in your school has decided to open separate Common
Rooms for all year groups at lunch time.
It is now your right to use that Common Room.
What are your responsibilities?
On your own, or as a class, make a list of responsibilities that go with your new rights.

10. Responsibilities At School – A Task
Your responsibilities include;
 Behave appropriately when using the Common Room
 Ensure the Common Room is kept tidy
 Speak to staff in the Common Room in an acceptable manner
 Leave the Common Room as you found it
 Treat other Common Room users with respect

11. Rights and Responsibilities For Consumers – A Task
Think about sales of alcohol.
Discuss as a class who has rights and who has responsibilities and what you think their
rights and responsibilities are.
Some people have been named below to help you.
Consumer
Seller
Alcohol producer

12. Rights And Responsibilities – A Task
Consumer – any person who has the right to buy alcohol (people over 18 years of age)
must understand the responsibilities which go with it. They must make sure they are
aware of the risks associated with drinking alcohol and also that they are aware of the
law related to alcohol.
Seller – any shop owner who has the right to sell alcohol has a responsibility to ensure
they do not break the law. In the main, this means that they must not sell alcohol to
anyone they think may be under 18 years of age.
Alcohol producer – the companies who make and distribute alcohol have a
responsibility to ensure the alcohol they provide is safely packaged and clearly displays
the alcoholic content of their drink.
Do you think all people follow their responsibilities?

13. Do All People Follow Their Responsibilities?
Unfortunately, there will always be a small minority of people who do not accept their
responsibilities.
When it comes to alcohol, there will always be;
 Shop Keepers who knowingly sell to children under the age of 18
 People who know the dangers of alcohol but drink too much
One of the reasons we have so many different laws is to make sure people
keep their responsibilities. There are laws;
 To stop shop keepers selling to under age drinkers
 To prosecute people who are ‘drunk and disorderly’

14. What Have We Learnt?
 There is a difference between what we ‘need’ and what we ‘want’
 Children have rights of their own as written in the Convention on the Rights of the
Child
 When people are given rights, they must accept the responsibilities that go with the
rights
 Sometimes, people break the law because they do not accept the responsibilities
associated with their rights