BERA UK Podcast

The right to protest: A children’s rights perspective on the school climate strikes

September 08, 2020 BERA UK Season 1 Episode 16
BERA UK Podcast
The right to protest: A children’s rights perspective on the school climate strikes
Show Notes

This is the third episode in the "Education for our planet and our future" podcast series.
In this episode, Dr Kevin Smith (Cardiff University) and Dr Rhian Barrance (Cardiff University) discuss the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the climate crisis school strikes, and how schools can work to acknowledge and facilitate children’s right to protest.
Kevin and Rhian explore how should different perspectives on school strikes between schoolchildren and school leaders can be managed and resolved.

You can read the BERA Blog Rhian published here:
https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/the-right-to-protest-a-childrens-rights-perspective-on-the-school-climate-strikes