Here at Nether Robertland Primary, we pride ourselves on being a Gold Rights Respecting School, where everyone feels empowered, confident and encouraged to use their voice. Human rights are basic rights that belong to all of us simply because we are human. In school, we explore rights to help us raise awareness of injustice in the world and discover the importance of fairness, dignity, equality and respect.
Using the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) as our guide, we create safe and inspiring learning spaces, where children are respected, their talents are nurtured and pupils are able to thrive. Being a Rights Respecting School means we embed these values in daily school life and give everyone the best chance to lead happy, healthy lives and to be responsible, active citizens.
The Rights Respecting Schools leadership group have been busy this year overseeing lots of events including Children in Need, the Reverse Advent Calendar, Internet Safety Day and Comic Relief. From gunging the teacher to pupil talent shows, we have had great fun exploring rights.
As well as this we have been learning about rights in class with a focus each month on a specific right. The rights we have focused on this year include:
Article 12 – respect for the views of the child
Article 16 – right to privacy
Article 17 –right to get information as long as it is safe
Article 31 – right to rest, play and take part in a wide range of cultural activities
Article 42 – know about your rights
We are continuing to focus on an article of the month this session. The articles we will be focusing on are:
September
Article – Everyone under 18 has these rights. The governments should make sure that all these rights are available to all children.
October
Article – We have the right to special care and support if we have a special need.
November
Article – We have the right to be protected during a war and not to be allowed to fight in the army if we are under 15.
December
Article – We have the right to relax and play.
January
Article – We have the right to say what we think should happen and be listened to.
February
Article – We have the right to be looked after and kept safe from harm.
March
Article – We have the right to become the best we can be.
April/May
Article – All children have these rights, no matter what.
June
Article – We have the right to meet with friends and join groups and clubs.
We took part in Christmas Jumper Day 2023 to raise money for Save the Children charity, their mission is to make sure all children are safe, healthy and learning. Thank you to everyone that joined in and donated, we were able to raise £134.50 through the kind donations of children and their careers.
Our Rights Respecting Schools pupil leadership group organised a design a t-shirt competition for our mascot, Ralphie. We are delighted to share that the winning design was complete by Angus in P2. Well done Angus! It was a difficult choice as they were many fabulous designs.
Thank you for all your generous donations, the Rights Respecting Schools group are happy to announce we have raised £180 for Comic Relief, as always we are extremely grateful for your support.
