School Charters

Learners have been in full swing contributing to the creation of classroom charters which will be put together with the staff charters to create a whole class charter.  The process has involved the learners choosing the rights from the Convention on the Rights of the Child that they feel are most important to the school. Once these have been collated they then think about how they can show respect towards these rights. This involves thinking about what day to day actions learners can take to protect their rights and take the most of the opportunities given by these rights.

Assemblies

Learners regularly attend and lead assemblies that promote the Rights Respecting ethos.  They have had the process of gaining the award explained to them and were asked to reflect on the following themes:

• How easy is it to get your rights in Scotland?
• Why are our rights important?
• What can you do as learners to make the most of your rights?
• How can everyone involved in St Nicholas Primary School look after children’s rights?

The global dimension and RRSA

The global dimension of RRSA is a central part of the award. Children learn that rights are universal and that all children do not have equal access to these rights across the world. As an international children’s rights organisation, UNICEF is committed to developing a global perspective in schools, so global citizenship in rights-respecting schools promotes the idea of taking action with and building cohesion rather than doing things to or for people.

A global citizen in a rights-respecting school is someone who knows their rights, believes everybody has rights and is committed to working towards a world where everyone can access their rights. At the heart of the CRC is the fundamental moral principle that all human beings are of equal worth who share an equal entitlement to enjoy the rights set out in the Convention.