UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools Awards

Unicef is the world’s leading organisation working for children and their rights. The Rights Respecting Schools Awards are granted to schools that show commitment to promoting and realising children’s rights and encouraging adults, children and young people to respect the rights of others in school. Gold: Rights Aware is the third stage of the Rights Respecting Schools Award. Gold schools have to show that they have fully embedded children’s rights throughout the school in its policies, practice and ethos.

Why are we working with UNICEF?

• It puts children’s rights at the heart of everything that forms their education.

• It embeds the values of wellbeing, participation, relationships and

• It puts children’s rights at the heart of everything that forms their education.

• It embeds the values of wellbeing, participation, relationships and

• It embeds the values of wellbeing, participation, relationships and self-esteem into everyday life both in and out of the classroom.

• Respect is seen as two way thing between pupils and staff leading to improved respect for themselves and each other and better and stronger relationships.

• Respect is seen as two way thing between pupils and staff leading to improved respect for themselves and each other and better and stronger relationships.

• Respect is seen as two way thing between pupils and staff leading to improved respect for themselves and each other and better and stronger relationships

• It gives a structure for when things go wrong and a way forward.

• Pupils also become more active and involved in school life, more involved in their education, and encouraged to think for themselves, which is good for effective learning.

• They are also able to challenge injustices for other children.

The school’s Rights Respecting work is led by a steering group of children from years 2 – 6.