What is a Rights Respecting School?
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.
The Rights Respecting Schools Award is based on principles of equality, dignity, respect, non-discrimination and participation. It puts the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child at the heart of a school's ethos and culture to improve wellbeing 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. When children learn about their rights we make deeper connections too, so they are taught the ABCDE of their rights.
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.