In Scotland, the rights of children are enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and are now legally incorporated into Scots law. This means that all areas of public life must be reviewed to ensure they respect, protect, and fulfil children’s rights, as stated in the UNCRC. A key principle is ensuring that children’s views are heard and taken seriously, and that their best interests are prioritised in all matters affecting them.
In June 2025, Drummore achieved our Bronze Award: Rights Committed. This means that Drummore has made a commitment to the United Nations Rights of the Child and to our Rights Respecting School Journey.
You can learn more about the UNCRC and the Rights Respecting Schools programme by clicking this link.
This year, we have been working towards our Silver Award: Rights Aware. At Silver level, our school will be:
- Teaching and Learning about rights: for the whole school community through training, curriculum, assemblies, topics, focus days/weeks, displays.
- Teaching and Learning through rights: by modelling rights respecting language and attitudes, and making strategic decisions that involve students.
- Being ambassadors for the rights of others: developing as rights respecting citizens.
What does this look like in Drummore?
We looked at our vision, values and aims. Iur five big rights we are focusing on as a school clearly align with our vision, values and aims.
Our “Rights Respecting Racoons” are leading the way!
School staff and the children in Jura have identified 5 “Big Rights” which relate to our school values.
Each week in assembly the Raccoons are sharing the work children have been doing around the school to learn about our “Big Right” of the week.
Children in Mull were learning about being good friends (Article 13: I have the right to meet with friends and join groups)
Every class in Drummore has a raccoon mascot to help us learn about rights. We decided to uphold his right to an identity by giving him a name. The Rights Respecting Raccoons organised a competition to pick it – we voted for Skye class’ entry: Rocky!
