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August 2025

The new Rights Respecting Committee met for the first time in August and spent time deciding what we would like to focus on this year.

The children were particularly interested in:

  • Explaining Rights to younger children such as visit the Nursery or P1 and P2 classes.
  •   Making sure everyone understands the sustainable development goals.
  • Celebrating cultural and religious celebrations like Black History Month and Diwali
  • Talking at assemblies.
  • Arranging a collection for the food bank.

The children began by designing a logo for the Rights Respecting Committee so we can have our own badge. This was the winning design.

 

Proud to Be Me

The Rights Respecting Committee and others have been working on a ‘Proud to Be Me’ event for next month. We have been discussing articles:

 

2 – Freedom from discrimination

13 – Freedom of expression and

14 – Freedom of though, belief and religion.

We talked about what it means to be ourselves, and ways in which we are all different. We have been making posters to display around the school.

Ramadan

The Equalities committee have been learning about Ramadan. This is what we have learned:

Ramadan is the 9th month to Muslims and what they do for Ramadan is when they fast all day and eat at night. In other countries like Muslim countries they have school half a day but in Scotland we have full days because 1.4% of Muslims live in Scotland even though that seems like alot that isnt actually even half in big Cities.  in the Uk their are mosques which is like a place of worship. By Sienna

After Ramadan has finished, Muslims celebrate with a big festival called Eid – Daisy

Daisy and Isla:

Islay and Zara:

Ruaridh and Kamaran:

Lewis and Lewis:

Jeans for Genes Day

Thank you to everyone who wore their jeans and donated money for Jeans for Genes Day on Friday 20th September.

We raised a total of £190 to help children with genetic disorders. This money will pay for specialist equipment and fund activities for children with a variety of medical conditions. This will allow children to equally access and participate in groups and clubs.

Jeans for Genes Day – Friday 20th September

The Equality Committee are leading the campaign ‘Jeans for Genes Day’ to raise awareness for children with genetic disorders.

On Friday 20th September pupils can wear jeans with their school uniform on top to show their support and help raise money for genetic disorders.

Article 24: You have the right to the best healthcare possible.

Global Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing
Global Goal 10: Reduce Inequality

Our new Equality Committee for 2019-2020

Welcome to our new Equality Committee for 2019-2020.

Every pupil in the school was asked if they wished to apply to be part of the  Equality Committee and given an application form. Pupils presented why they should be their class representative  and the children voted for their favourite candidate.

Staff Training

Miss Reid delivered a RRSA update to the whole staff at our Inservice Day.

We re-capped the ABCDE of Rights and then completed a matching activity between statements and explanations.

A – Rights are for ALL children.                                        UNIVERSAL

B – Rights are there at BIRTH.                                           INHERENT

C – Rights CANNOT be taken away.                              INALIENABLE

D – Rights DO NOT have to be earned.                       UNCONDITIONAL

E – All rights are EQUALLY important.                        INDIVISIBLE

Parent Workshop

The Equality Committee shared our learning about children’s rights with our parents and carers.

We talked about the impact of the Rights Respecting Silver Award at Cross Arthurlie and completed  an activity to see how many rights our visitors knew already.

Finally we gave examples and discussed how all our learning can be linked to children’s rights from topics on World War Two to current issues on Plastic Pollution.