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S/EC/118. Equal opportunities and children's rights in UK

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1900
DATE:
2011
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19.99 GBP

The paper looks at the concepts of equal opportunities and human rights with regard to early years examining UK commitments to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and explaining the impact of the Convention on the country’s legislation. Related articles of the Convention are reviewed, the programme ‘Ever Child Matters’ adopted by the UK government is discussed, the issues of special education needs (SEN) children are addressed.

 

KEYWORDS: Equal opportunities, children’s rights, Ever Child Matters, special education needs, SEN,