Category Archives: Life, Survival & Development

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Recognising and Realising Children’s Rights

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Education Scotland has been commissioned by Aileen Campbell MSP, Minister for Children and Young People, to develop a national professional development resource for adults working with children and young people.

What does the resource aim to do?

The resource aims to develop participants’ knowledge and understanding of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) with the purpose of promoting rights-based values, attitudes, skills and practices among those adults who have a duty of care for children and young people.

What is contained in the resource?

The interactive training resource includes all the relevant materials to deliver a one-day programme. This programme will have the greatest impact when delivered within a single training day, however the materials and the schedule for delivery should be adapted to suit local needs, capacity and contexts.

What will be covered in the training?

The broad components of the training programme include:

  • Welcome and introduction to children’s rights
  • What are rights, and why are they important today?
  • History of children’s rights and the current context
  • Familiarisation with the articles of the UNCRC
  • Reflection and self-evaluation
  • Next steps, implementation and sharing practice
  • Supporting resources and further reading

Visit the RRCR page to download the resources.

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Global Citizenship

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Global citizenship brings together education for citizenship, international education and sustainable development education and recognises the common outcomes and principles of these three areas. All curriculum areas can contribute to developing the skills, attributes and knowledge that will create active global citizens.

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Learning for Sustainability

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A One Planet Schools working group, chaired by Professor Peter Higgins from the University of Edinburgh, was established to provide strategic advice and direction to support the implementation of the manifesto commitment which states that:

“We welcome proposals for the creation of One Planet schools, and will look at ways of developing this concept. This will include action to continue the development of professional standards around sustainability education and leadership within our schools on environmental issues”.

Learning for Sustainability – the report of the One Planet Schools Working Group, was published on 17 December 2012. Learning for Sustainability has been defined by the Group as:

A whole school approach that enables the school and its wider community to build the values, attitudes, knowledge, skills and confidence needed to develop practices and take decisions which are compatible with a sustainable and equitable society”.

Scotland has a distinguished history and international reputation recognised by UNESCO and others for sustainable development education, global citizenship and outdoor learning, which are firmly embedded within Curriculum for Excellence. Learning for sustainability encompasses all of these themes and approaches and sets out recommendations to build on successful practice in Scotland. The approach being recommended complements the General Teaching Council Scotland’s new Professional Standards which affirm the importance of values and learning for sustainability.

Visit the SG One Planet Schools page.

Read the full Learning for Sustainability Report.

Read the Scottish Government Response to the LfS Report.

Best Interest of the Child, Culture, Values & Ethos, Leaders & Managers, Life, Survival & Development, Non-discrimination, Other adults working with CYP, Participation, POLICY / GUIDANCE, Protection, Provision, Recog & Realising CYP's Rights, Respecting Views of CYP, Skills & Attitudes, Teachers

Do The Right Thing

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The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child provides the principles and values to which we all should aspire. In 2009 we published ‘Do the Right Thing’ – our response to the 2008 concluding observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.
This was a clear commitment by the Scottish Government to account for actions to further promote children’s rights. This document reports on the significant progress we have made since then and we will continue to demonstrate the importance we place on rights through future similar reports.
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Children’s Rights in Wales

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Huge resource to support local practitioners, policy makers, managers and strategists develop their understanding of children’s rights and how to adopt a children’s rights perspective to their work.

Full training presentations with guidance for CYP, professionals from many multi-agency partners, parents and elected members.

Visit Children’s Rights in Wales.

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Just Living

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Based on Article 27 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the right to a decent standard of living, this resource encourages young people to explore global citizenship and economic well-being. Topical issues relating to money will help young people make choices that are both financially and economically sound. Case studies bring a global perspective. Just Living is relevant to many secondary-level curriculum areas, especially the Economic Well-being and Financial Capability strands of PSHE.

Website inlcudes notes, powerpoints, videos and resources.

Visit the Just Living webpage.

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Rights Respecting School Award

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The Rights Respecting Schools Award (RRSA) recognises achievement in putting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) at the heart of a school’s planning, policies, practice and ethos. A rights-respecting school not only teaches about children’s rights but also models rights and respect in all its relationships: between teachers / adults and pupils, between adults and between pupils.

Find out more about the RRSA.