Category Archives: Buidhean Spèis is Còraichean nar Sgoile / Rights Respecting Schools Group

Spèis is Còraichean nar Sgoile – Rights Respecting Schools

Buidhean Spèis is Còraichean nar Sgoile / Rights Respecting Schools Group

We are delighted to announce that we recently were accredited as a Silver: Rights Aware School through the UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools scheme.

As part of the accreditation process, we submitted evidence for the team to review and then hosted a visit which involved speaking with parents, pupils, staff and senior management to find out more about what we have been doing to ensure Sgoil Ùige has children’s rights at the forefront of all we do. We received very positive feedback, with particular reference made to the strength of Pupil Voice and Leadership opportunities.

The full report can be read here Uig Primary RRSA Silver accreditation report April 2025 MCF

Buidhean Spèis is Còraichean nar Sgoile / Rights Respecting Schools Group

Buidhean Spèis is Còraichean nar Sgoile / Rights Respecting Schools Group
Sgoil Ùige are currently a Bronze Rights Respecting School. This means that we are ‘Rights Committed’ and, together with our pupil steering group (Buidhean Spèis is Còraichean), we ensure that children’s rights permeate our school ethos and curriculum.
We learn about the UNCRC Articles through ‘Article of the Month’ assemblies and challenges, our policies and practices across the school are linked to the UNCRC and we follow a ‘School Charter’ which ties together our school values and UNCRC Articles to set the standard for all children and adults to follow in our school.
We are currently on the journey to becoming a Silver ‘Rights Respecting School’. To achieve this, pupils and staff have created an Action Plan on how we can improve knowledge and understanding of rights across our school community. The pupil steering group carry out surveys and speak with pupils in assemblies to gather their views and contribute to school improvement relating to rights.