http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news en sdimmock@crae.org.uk Copyright 2010 2010-05-14T14:29:52+00:00 http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/childrens_rights_bulletin/ http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/childrens_rights_bulletin/#When:15:36:43Z Find out all you need to know about the latest developments in children’s human rights in England from our children’s rights bulletin – news, court cases, laws and policies, events, and chances to have your say. Download copies of the bulletin here Issue 36, June 2009 Issue 35, April 2009 Issue 34, March 2009 Issue 33, January 2009 Issue 32, December 2008 Issue 31, November 2008 Issue 30, October 2008 Issue 29, August 2008 Issue 28, July 2008 Issue 27, May 2008 Issue 26, April 2008 Issue 25, March 2008 If you would like earlier editions of the bulletin, please e-mail us at info@getreadyforgeneva.org.uk 2008-10-06T15:36:43+00:00 http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/get_ready_for_change_2007_to_2010/ http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/get_ready_for_change_2007_to_2010/#When:14:29:52Z The Get ready project involved children and young people in England in the reporting process for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). It also helped them to campaign on children’s rights issues that matter to them. The project began in April 2007 and ended in March 2010. Children and young people were involved in decision-making at every stage of the project. The project was funded by the Big Lottery Fund. 4,103 children and young people in England took part in the Get ready project in lots of different ways. These included managing the project, carrying out our research, reporting to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, taking part in children’s rights training and outreach, taking part in research interviews and surveys, and taking part in conferences and consultations about children’s human rights To find out more about what we achieved, read our final report If you are under-18 and want to join us in protecting children’s human rights, e-mail the Children’s Rights Alliance for England at info@crae.org.uk. You can join our Young Activists Network for free! 2010-05-14T14:29:52+00:00 http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/get_ready_for_change_2007-2010/ http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/get_ready_for_change_2007-2010/#When:14:18:25Z Between 2007 and 2010, the Get ready project involved over 4,000 children in reporting on children’s human rights to the UN and campaigning on children’s rights in England. This website will show you what we did and how we did it. You can join CRAE in protecting children’s human rights by visiting the CRAE website 2010-05-14T14:18:25+00:00 http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/staying_involved_with_crae/ http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/staying_involved_with_crae/#When:16:32:32Z There are lots of ways that you can carry on campaigning for children’s human rights once Get ready for change! finishes at the end of March 2010: Sign up to become a member of CRAE’s young activists network – you’ll receive newsletters, get involved in CRAE’s campaigns, and have lots of chances to have your say and tell decision-makers what you think needs to be done to protect children’s rights Join our children’s advisory committee, and help advise CRAE in its work to protect children’s rights in England. To find out more, just download our Stay involved form, fill it in and e-mail it or post it back to us. Once you’ve done this, you’ll get more information about what to do next. Download the form here 2010-03-15T16:32:32+00:00 http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/get_ready_for_parliament/ http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/get_ready_for_parliament/#When:17:50:38Z On Tuesday 2 February at an event in Parliament, Get ready activists called on the Government to do more to protect and respect children’s rights. Adam, Daniel-Sean, Imogen, Sana and Rhasan – on behalf of over 200 children and young people involved in the Get ready project – launched the final report from the Get ready project – Get ready for action! They shared the recommendations from the 3 Get ready campaigns and spoke about the impact children have had on checking how well the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is put into practice. Sam Dimmock, CRAE’s head of policy and public affairs said: ‘Having so many MPs, Peers, children’s charities, lawyers and children and young people in Parliament talking about children’s rights was a real achievement.’ She continued: ‘The Get ready for action! report shows people in power just how effective children and young people can be in campaigning for their rights and in achieving change.’ At the event, the Children’s Minister responsible for the UNCRC, Baroness Morgan, and the Children’s Commissioner Sir Al, praised the achievements of the Get ready project and said how important it is that children and young people continue to speak out about their rights and get involved in decision-making. Find out more about the 3 campaigns: Education: Every child’s right Report Right Sharing Secrets Safely Find out more about the UNCRC reporting process 2010-02-03T17:50:38+00:00 http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/the_state_of_childrens_rights_in_2009/ http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/the_state_of_childrens_rights_in_2009/#When:14:17:09Z Every year CRAE writes a report setting out how well the Government has done in the last 12 months at putting the concluding observations into practice. The report is called the State of children’s rights in England. CRAE produced a special report in 2009 to mark the 20th anniversary of the UNCRC. We recognised the progress that has been made in children’s rights over the last year and also highlighted where more work needs to be done to make sure that all children and young people have all of their rights respected and protected. For the first time, CRAE also produced a children’s version of the report. Download the children’s version of the report 2009-12-21T14:17:09+00:00 http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/get_ready_what_have_you_been_doing/ http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/get_ready_what_have_you_been_doing/#When:15:28:23Z Lots of Get ready campaigners have been working hard this year to spread the word about children’s human rights, and to campaign for change. Is this you? Tell us what you’ve been doing for children’s rights in 2009 by visiting our action pages – you can even upload files to really show us what you’ve been up to! 2009-12-03T15:28:23+00:00 http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/checking_government_action_on_childrens_rights/ http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/checking_government_action_on_childrens_rights/#When:14:18:59Z Today CRAE publishes the first ever children’s version of our State of children’s rights in England report. This report shows what progress the Government has made on putting into practice the recommendations made by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child in 2008. These 150 recommendations said where the Government needed to do more to make sure children’s human rights in the UK are respected and protected. Download the report here Find out more about the concluding observations 2009-11-20T14:18:59+00:00 http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/take_action_for_pledge_month/ http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/take_action_for_pledge_month/#When:10:27:44Z A children’s rights pledge is a public promise by a decision-maker to take action to improve children’s rights in the local area. Pledge month, is a chance for you to encourage your local decision-makers to make a children’s rights pledge. For ideas, inspiration and more information on how to make a children’s rights pledge download our pledge month activity pack. 2009-11-06T10:27:44+00:00 http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/have_you_ever_been_treated_unfairly_because_of_your_age/ http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/have_you_ever_been_treated_unfairly_because_of_your_age/#When:16:01:14Z Young Equals is gathering evidence of harmful age discrimination against under-18s and wants to hear about your experiences. We will use this information to help change the law and get legal protection from age discrimination for children. All answers will remain confidential. Complete the survey 2009-09-22T16:01:14+00:00