This week is the start of Fairtrade Fortnight. Our primary 6/7 and primary 7 classes are running a tuckshop and the rest of the school. We are learning all about the purpose and benefits of buying Fairtrade.

At today’s assembly we looked at the impact of choices and that the choices we make can have a positive or negative impact on others.

Article 17 – Access to Information Children have the right to get information from the Internet, radio, television, newspapers, books and other sources. Adults should make sure the information they are getting is not harmful. Governments should encourage the media to share information from lots of different sources, in languages that all children can understand.

Article 26 – Social and Economic Help Governments should provide money or other support to help children from poor families.

Article 32 – Protection from harmful work Children have the right to be protected from doing work that is dangerous or bad for their education, health or development. If children work, they have the right to be safe and paid fairly.

This week is Children’s Mental Health Week.  Click on the image below to access some of the resources to help promote positive wellbeing.

This week we also explored Safer Internet Day – we considered what we can do to make ourselves and others safer online. Making sure we treat others with respect and protect our privacy too.

Article 19 (protection from violence, abuse and neglect): Governments must do all they can to ensure that children are protected from all forms of violence, abuse, neglect and bad treatment by their parents or anyone else who looks after them

Article 31 (leisure, play and culture): Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of cultural and artistic activities

Todays assembly highlights the responsibility of governments to ensure children are aware of their rights. We explored what adults need to do to make this happen!

Article 42 – knowledge of rights

Governments must actively work to make sure children and adults know about the Convention.