The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is the basis of all of our work. It is the most complete statement of children’s rights ever produced and is the most widely-ratified international human rights treaty in history.
Here is a summary of all the articles within the Convention:
There are four articles in the Convention that are seen as special. They’re known as the “General Principles” and they help to interpret all the other articles and play a fundamental role in realising all the rights in the Convention for all children. They are:
- Non-discrimination (Article 2)
- Best interest of the child (Article 3)
- Right to life survival and development (Article 6)
- Right to be heard (Article 12)
Rights Respecting Schools Award
In association with UNICEF, schools can engage in the Rights Respecting Schools accreditation scheme:
https://www.unicef.org.uk/rights-respecting-schools/
Step-by-step guidance is available on what schools need to do to become a Rights Respecting School. Find out how to get started, what to do to achieve Bronze: Rights Committed, then Silver: Rights Aware, and finally Gold: Rights Respecting, the highest level of the Rights Respecting Schools Award.
Accreditation is achieved by an external accreditation process to gather evidence that the three Rights Respecting Strands have been met. Schools collect data, including feedback from pupils and teachers to show the impact of becoming a Rights Respecting School has on the lives of pupils.
