At Glenwood, we are committed to being a Rights Respecting Community to ensure all of our children are happy, healthy and safe. Children’s rights are embedded in our everyday practice and at the heart of everything that we do.
We are currently a Bronze: Rights Committed centre striving for our Silver: Rights Aware accreditation.
Children’s rights are expressed in the 54 articles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. You can read about them here:
Our Aims
- Equality, dignity, respect, non-discrimination and participation for all.
- For children’s rights to have a positive impact on relationships and wellbeing.
- For children to have the confidence to ask for what they need and to know they can stand up for themselves when things are not going well.
Within our centre, we have increased our awareness of children’s rights through sharing songs and stories, activities, discussions and learning Makaton. Mrs Clark has written two fabulous rights songs that we enjoy singing:
We have a Rights Respecting Committee where children are invited to be Rights Ambassadors and share their ideas, be heard and promote change. We have also created lots of displays throughout the nursery to promote children’s rights . We have enjoyed taking part in special events like Fairtrade Fortnight, Downs Syndrome Awareness Day and Children in Need, as well as a range of religious celebrations.
Staff involvement has been led by our Rights Respecting Working Party, as we have gathered resources, provided staff training and ensured children’s rights are consistently respected and promoted. We have also undertaken staff training provided by external agencies.
Every three weeks, we focus on a new article within our intentional planning which we introduce to the children through stories and videos. Here you can see some of the different rights we have focused on and the different ways in which the children have been invited to learn about their rights:
Article 2 : All children have rights.
Article 31: You have the right to relax and play.
Article 24: You have the right to healthy food and clean water.
Article 16: You have the right to privacy.
Article 19: You have the right to be looked after and kept safe.
Article 29: You have the right to be the best you can be.
Article 12: You have the right to say what you think should happen and be listened to.
Article 7: You have the right to a name and nationality.
Article 13: You have the right to express yourself.
Article 27: You have the right to a good standard of living.
Article 14: You have the right to follow your own religion.
Article 29: You have the right to be included.
Article 30: You have the right to speak your own language and celebrate your culture.
Article 28: You have the right to learn and go to school.
Article 15: You have the right to meet with friends and join groups and clubs.
You can find further information about children’s rights here:
Here are the symbols that we share with the children to help them learn about and understand their rights:
