Information about how Bearden Academy develop and nurture pupil voice.
Oxgang’s Initial Journey
Oxgang Primary used this material to initiate discussion about RRSA.
Oxgang’s RRS Inset
Oxgang Primary School used this material as a starter for staff inservice training.
Dumbarton Academy – Young Enterprise Film
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Dumbarton Academy’s Young Enterprise group had the idea of creating a training programme for children’s rights as an enterprise project. Senior pupils sold packs and delivered training in schools in West Dunbartonshire and beyond.
Calderside Academy Film
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Calderside Academy were motivated to introduce rights based learning as a way of helping create a positive identity for a new school resulting from the amalgamation of three different schools.
St John Bosco’s Primary School Film
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At St John Bosco Primary School the school illustrate their commitment to helping the wider community understand the rights of the child. They discuss rights based leaning being embedded in all school activities through the use of language and positive behaviours.
Children demonstrate their confidence and the support they have for each others opinions.
St Mary’s Primary School Film
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The pupils describe a local issue they felt strongly about and how pupil voice and the right to have an opinion was directed towards beginning to resolve this problem.
The way in which Rights Based Learning compliments the work already done in the school and local community and helps develop everyone’s understanding of the UNCRC is described.
Newark Primary School Film
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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 have to supporting and developing the knowledge of rights and the difference they feel Rights Based Learning makes to their educational community.
Lennox Early Years Centre Film
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The staff at Lennox Childcare and Education Centre are aware Children need a sense of belonging and a feeling of being appreciated and valued if they are to, feel happy and thrive, participate in and contribute to society. Feeling included is essential for all children and is based on mutual respect and warm, reciprocal relationships.
Levenvale Primary School Film
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Pupil voice and the right to be listened to are demonstrated as the school start on their journey to inform their community about the CRC. The public speaking competition features several of the articles from the CRC and pupils describe them in a knowledgeable and informative way. Staff describe some of the ways they have supported pupil learning and understanding of their rights from lower to upper school.
