Newark Primary School Film

Click picture to access film Newark feature the steering group which helps support and direct the schools Rights Based Learning approach. They describe and demonstrate some of the global charity work they are becoming involved with to help develop understanding and support CRC in the wider context. They also discuss the Cluster based approach they … Continue reading Newark Primary School Film

Newark Early Years Centre Film

Click picture to access film Children’s views, values and attitudes are shaped largely by family and more indirectly by communities, which can support parents to improve outcomes for themselves and their children. In Newark Nursery as children develop their own interests and preferences they become increasingly aware of their needs. Staff consult directly with children … Continue reading Newark Early Years Centre Film

Acknowledgements

The high quality of this resource and the work you see represented is due to the dedication of many individuals. On behalf of the group, I wish to give particular thanks to the following: Bruce Wilkinson for inspiring so many in Scottish schools to incorporate rights education into the school ethos and curriculum. Janice McKenzie, … Continue reading Acknowledgements

Primary

Primary schools show how introducing rights based learning pervades every aspect of the school: ethos, relationships and the curriculum are enhanced and values are underpinned by knowledge of and confidence in the unconditionality and universality of rights. One benefit of introducing rights based learning in primary school is that children discover at an early stage … Continue reading Primary

Early Years

Right Based Learning need not be complicated: it is however fundamental to our work with children and young people. Every member of staff working with even the very youngest children should help identify and promote the strengths that lie within them, their families and their communities. We know that when children are asked about what … Continue reading Early Years