UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools

Our school's vision and values have at their heart the importance of treating each other as we would want to be treated ourselves, with respect and dignity, making sure that each person is valued. This is one of the reasons why the work of UNICEF and Rights Respecting Schools is so significant to us here at Elphinstone Primary School. At present we our currently working towards our Bronze Award and will be sharing our journey on our website. 

WHAT IS A RIGHTS RESPECTING SCHOOL?

The UNICEF UK Rights Respecting Schools Award (RRSA) is based on principles of equality, dignity, respect, non-discrimination and participation. The RRSA seeks to put the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child at the heart of a school’s ethos and culture to improve well-being and develop every child’s talents and abilities to their full potential.

A rights-respecting school is a community where children’s rights are learned, taught, practised, respected, protected and promoted. Young people and the school community learn about children’s rights by putting them into practice every day.

We feel it is important that when children learn about their rights it is important that deeper connections are also made in their understanding about the nature of rights so they are taught the ABCDE of their rights.

UNICEF UK RIGHTS RESPECTING SCHOOLS ARE REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT FOUR EVIDENCE-BASED STANDARDS.

• Rights-respecting values underpin leadership and management.

• The whole school community learns about the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

• The school has a rights-respecting ethos.

• Children are empowered to become active citizens and learners.

To find out more visit this website: https://www.unicef.org.uk/rights-respecting-schools/

Examples of what we have been working on...

• We have been doing our class charters, deciding what rights mean the most to us as a class. 

• School assemblies 

• Making a rights respecting calendar for each class.