The Commission encourages teachers to use these resources in their lesson planning. The resources are available in a range of formats to ensure that they are easy to use.
Click on the links below to access the resources in various formats:Resource Sheets from the Youth Challenge Education Module
Unit 1: Human Rights in the Classroom
- What are human rights?
- The origins of modern human rights laws
- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other human rights instruments
- Human rights in Australia
Unit 2: Disability Rights
Unit 3: Young People in the Workplace
- Aspects of the law
- Making a complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission
- Difference and career planning – Five stories
Unit 4: Tackling Sexual Harassment in Your School
- Message from the Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner
- What is sexual harassment?
- What’s so wrong about sexual harassment?
- Developing a Sexual harassment policy for your school
Resource Sheets from the Bringing Them Home Education Module
- Module contents
- About the Bringing them home Inquiry
- Bringing them home Glossary
- Bringing them home Timeline
Australia:
Personal Stories
The Laws:
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
The Histories:
- New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
International Perspective:
Resources from the Face the Facts Education Module
The Face the Facts Education Module is based on the Commission's popular publication of the same name. This publication is central to all the activities included in the Face the Facts Education module.
Let us know what you're doing
The Commission would like to hear from teachers who have incorporated these resources into their lesson planning. Please email your experiences, lesson plans, suggestions and other comments to education@humanrights.gov.au.
