Keir Hardie have already achieved their Bronze Rights Respecting Award and are working our way towards the Silver Award. We have some pupils from Primary 5 and Primary 6 in our steering group to support this.
What is the Rights Respecting Schools Award?
The Rights Respecting Schools Award puts children’s rights at the heart of schools in the UK.
The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) works with schools in the UK to create safe and inspiring places to learn, where children are respected, their talents are nurtured and they are able to thrive. Our Rights Respecting Schools Award embeds these values in daily school life and gives children the best chance to lead happy, healthy lives and to be responsible, active citizens.
Using the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) as our guide, we are working with more UK schools than almost any other organisation. Over 1.6 million children in the UK go to a Rights Respecting School and nearly 5,000 schools up and down the country are working through the Award. Schools work with us on a journey to become fully Rights Respecting.
The Award recognises a school’s achievement in putting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into practice within the school and beyond.
There are four key areas of impact for children at a Rights Respecting school; wellbeing, participation, relationships and self-esteem.
The difference that a Rights Respecting School makes goes beyond the school gates, making a positive impact on the whole community.
- Children are healthier and happier
- Children feel safe
- Children have better relationships
- Children become active and involved in school life and the wider world
For more information please visit the Rights Respecting Schools website.
Class Charters
Every class has been working on creating their own class charter. We have been using the check list below to decide what is important to us. Come back soon to see what we have came up with!
Check List
- Design/Theme decided in consultation with the children.
- Child friendly language used throughout.
- Article number(s) displayed clearly.
- How the children will action their rights.
- How the adults will action their rights.
