{"id":660,"date":"2023-09-29T07:50:31","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T07:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmarksirvine\/?page_id=660"},"modified":"2026-05-25T10:30:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T10:30:06","slug":"rights-respecting-schools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmarksirvine\/our-school\/rights-respecting-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights Respecting Schools Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><u>\u00a0Rights Respecting Schools Award<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-670 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmarksirvine\/uploads\/sites\/13267\/2023\/09\/29075504\/images.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmarksirvine\/uploads\/sites\/13267\/2023\/09\/29075504\/images.png 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmarksirvine\/uploads\/sites\/13267\/2023\/09\/29075504\/images-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">The Rights Respecting School Award (RSSA) is run by UNICEF UK and is based on the principles of the UNCRC \u2013 The UN\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Convention\u00a0on the rights of the Child.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em>\u201cThe Rights Respecting Schools Award puts children\u2019s rights at the heart of schools in the UK.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org.uk\/rights-respecting-schools\/the-rrsa\/about-the-rrsa\/\"><em>https:\/\/www.unicef.org.uk\/rights-respecting-schools\/the-rrsa\/about-the-rrsa\/<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><u>What are \u2018Children\u2019s Rights\u2019?<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Every child is entitled to specific human rights. There are 54 articles which explain all the rights children hold legally across the world.<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-668 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmarksirvine\/uploads\/sites\/13267\/2023\/09\/29075351\/download-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"121\" height=\"160\" \/>\u201cArticle 1 (definition of the child): Everyone under the age of 18 has the rights in the Convention.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><u>What is a Rights Respecting School?<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">The initiative encourages schools to not only learn about children\u2019s rights but also to encourage respect in all relationships. The St. Mark\u2019s community models rights and respect in all relationships: between adults and between pupils. Together young people and the school community learn about children\u2019s rights, putting them into practice every day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">The RRSA encompasses all that we do as a school to allow our children flourish into kind and respectful lifelong learners who advocate the rights of every child everywhere and make a positive contribution to society.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><em>Be Ready\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><em>\u00a0Be Safe\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Be Respectful<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><u>Why do we want to be a Rights Respecting School?<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: center\">\n<li style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Positive Relationships \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Through striving to achieve the award pupils, staff and the school community develop relationships of mutual respect and everyone\u2019s opinion has equal value.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Happy Children \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Children develop their self-esteem and wellbeing through\u00a0promoting the values identified in the UNCRC.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Active Participants in School \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Through embedding\u00a0the UNCRC, children are involved in the decision making progress and are\u00a0part of the decisions made about their learning and\u00a0wellbeing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Promote Global Citizenship \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Children will learn about issues affecting children around the world and are able to raise awareness at home and in their community.\u00a0 They will discover ways they can help others\u00a0get the rights with which they are\u00a0entitled and bring about change. We promote the use of the\u00a0<em><strong>Sustainable Development Goals<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">in learning so that\u00a0<em>children<\/em>\u00a0can contribute to a better future for all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmarksirvine\/uploads\/sites\/13267\/2023\/09\/29074502\/Rights-Respecting-Schools-School-Website.docx\">Find out more HERE!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmarksirvine\/uploads\/sites\/13267\/2023\/09\/29074519\/St-Marks-PS-Action-Plan-for-Silver-Sept-19.docx\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Click here to access our Action Plan for Silver<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;text-decoration: underline\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Meet our RRS mascot<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;text-decoration: underline\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Mark The Rights Respecting Master!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1076\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmarksirvine\/uploads\/sites\/13267\/2026\/05\/25101952\/d1bc209e-4777-495d-9aca-e5b8585c834c-288x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmarksirvine\/uploads\/sites\/13267\/2026\/05\/25101952\/d1bc209e-4777-495d-9aca-e5b8585c834c-288x300.png 288w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmarksirvine\/uploads\/sites\/13267\/2026\/05\/25101952\/d1bc209e-4777-495d-9aca-e5b8585c834c-768x801.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmarksirvine\/uploads\/sites\/13267\/2026\/05\/25101952\/d1bc209e-4777-495d-9aca-e5b8585c834c.png 971w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Class Charters<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Our Class Charters are visual documents that establishes an agreed set of rights-based principles upon which relationships can be based and which provide a language for shared values. Creating charters support positive learning environments for children and young people in the classroom and across the whole school. Our charters helps make the UNCRC more prominent and relevant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Each classroom has their own class charter with the rights they felt were most important to them displayed and referred to. We have also linked the rights to our school values to show they are a core part of our school community.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00\">Relationships<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00\"> Expectations <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00\">Achievement <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00\">Love<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">One of our first Children\u2019s Champions Challenges will be to support the school community creating our Playground Charter<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">We are continuously working to promote the UNCRC in the school and hope to continue our work through further training for staff and pupils and implementing the rest of our action plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Please support us in our journey to becoming a Rights Respecting School.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Talk to your children about what they know and are learning about the UNCRC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Ask how you can help and be part of our school community as we work together to achieve our Rights Respecting Award.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Rights Respecting Schools Award The Rights Respecting School Award (RSSA) is run by UNICEF UK and is based on the principles of the UNCRC \u2013 The UN\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Convention\u00a0on the rights of the Child. \u201cThe Rights Respecting Schools Award puts children\u2019s rights at the heart of schools in the UK.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0 https:\/\/www.unicef.org.uk\/rights-respecting-schools\/the-rrsa\/about-the-rrsa\/ What are \u2018Children\u2019s &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmarksirvine\/our-school\/rights-respecting-schools\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Rights Respecting Schools Award<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28871,"featured_media":0,"parent":4,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-660","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmarksirvine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmarksirvine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmarksirvine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmarksirvine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28871"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmarksirvine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=660"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmarksirvine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1078,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmarksirvine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/660\/revisions\/1078"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmarksirvine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmarksirvine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}