Rights Respecting School
UNICEF is the world’s leading organisation working for children and their rights. In 1989, governments worldwide promised all children the same rights by adopting the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). These rights are based on what a child needs to survive, grow, participate and fulfill their potential.
The ‘Rights Respecting School’ award (RRSA) will help our pupils to grow into confident, caring and responsible young citizens both in school and within the wider community. By learning about their rights our pupils, your children, also learn about the importance of respecting the rights of others.
https://www.unicef.org.uk/rights-respecting-schools/
We at Annan Academy have been on our journey to becoming a Rights Respecting School since 2018 and were awarded our Bronze: Right Committed award in December 2018. In the 2020/21 term we are aiming for our Silver award looking to embed rights across the curriculum and highlighting children’s rights in various different ways. We will be working on creating a whole school charter, continuing PSE lessons looking at rights and working with the wider school community to highlight the importance the rights of young people.
Pupils have been learning about the following rights this year in PSE:
Article 2 (all children have rights) All children have the rights set out in the UNCRC.
Article 28 (right to education) Every child has the right to an education.
Article 24 (health and health services) Every child has the right to the best possible health.
Article 27 (adequate standard of living) Every child has the right to a standard of living that is good enough to meet their physical and social needs and support their development.
Our cluster primaries have also joined us on our Rights Respecting Schools journey by all becoming Rights Respecting Schools. Annan Academy and all cluster primaries will work together to provide all children with an awareness of their rights and the importance of respecting the rights of others.
