Right's Respecting School's Award

What is a Right's Respecting School?

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child sets out the human rights of every person under the age of 18. The Convention is an international human rights treaty which was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1989 and ratified by the UK in 1991.

Here are the Rights 2020

The Convention is a very important document because it recognises that all children have the right to be treated with dignity and fairness, to be protected, to develop to their full potential and to participate. It also lays out what countries must do to ensure that all children can enjoy their rights, regardless of who they are, or where they are from.

The Unicef UK Rights Respecting Schools Award (RRSA) supports schools across the UK to embed children’s human rights in their ethos and culture. Schools can achieve a special award. The award recognises achievement in putting the UN Convention on the Right of the Child (UNCRC) at the heart of a school’s practice to improve well-being and help all children realise their potential.

The award is based on principles of equality, dignity, respect, non-discrimination and participation. The initiative started in 2006 and schools involved in the Award have reported a positive impact on relationships and well-being, leading to better learning and behaviour, improved academic standards and less bullying. The Award is aimed at schools across the UK.

Schools involved in the Rights Respecting Schools Award work towards recognition that they have embedded children’s rights in their school’s practice and ethos. Schools are required to implement four evidence-based standards that cover:

• the leadership of the school,
• knowledge and understanding of children’s rights,
• ethos and relationships
• the empowerment of children.

Our School Charter

Our Rights Respecting School Ambassadors worked hard to think about what Rights are really important to our school community. They then made our school charter. 

The ambassadors have then asked each class to make their own class charter using 5 golden Rights that are important to each class.

Oak Class Charter

Cherry Class Charter

Beech Class Charter

Hazel Class Charter

Willow Class Charter

Sycamore Class Charter