Our Rights Respecting Journey

As a whole school we are taking part in a journey to become a Rights Respecting School.  The Rights Respecting Schools Award is a Unicef UK programme that aims to put children's rights at the heart of our school.  As a school we are working to embed children’s rights in our ethos and culture to improve well-being and develop every child’s talents and abilities to their full potential.

The award is based on principles of equality, dignity, respect, non-discrimination and participation.  We aim to develop learning within our school community where children’s rights are learned, taught, practised, respected, protected and promoted.  Our community will develop the use of rights-respecting language and behaviour, developing an understanding and respect of cultures, beliefs and abilities different to their own. 

As we begin our journey the children will learn about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, it is the basis of all of Unicef's work.  

The Convention (http://www.unicef.org.uk/Documents/Publications/Child_friendly_CRC_summary_final.pdf) has 54 articles that cover all aspects of a child’s life and set out all the rights that all children everywhere are entitled to. It also explains how adults and governments must work together to make sure all children can enjoy all their rights. 

We are all excited about the journey we are going to take part in, recognising the good work we do already and looking at how we can make our school an even better place.  Overall developing a wider and deeper understanding of the world in which we live.