As part of our Rights Respecting School programme at Auchinleck Academy, there will be a whole school focus on a different right from the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child each month. During PLP time, assemblies and in different areas of the curriculum pupils will be involved in a range of activities to help them to learn about that particular right.
November’s right of the month is Article 38: Governments must not allow children under the age of 15 to take part in war or join the armed forces. Governments must do everything they can to protect and care for children affected by war.
We have chosen Article 38 because this month marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One. Pupils will learn more about this during Remembrance assemblies on 9th November. Although there has not been a war in Scotland for a long time, we know that unfortunately many children around the world are currently living in countries affected by war, or have had to leave their countries in order to escape war.
In addition to ‘Right of the Month’ there will also be a rights ‘Fact of the Month’ in our daily bulletin. This is to help our pupils to understand more about the nature of the rights that they have. November’s fact of the month is as follows:
Under the terms of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, children are rights holders and adults are the duty bearers. A duty bearer is responsible for making sure that the rights of the child are met.
