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THE RIGHTS-RESPECTING SCHOOLS AWARD
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What is a rights respecting school?
A Rights Respecting School has the values of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) at its heart.
Taking responsibility for each other at a UNICEF rights-respecting school in West London
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• The Convention says that every child has:
• The right to a childhood (including protection from harm)
• The right to be educated (including all girls and boys completing primary school)
• The right to be heard (including considering children's views)
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• The right to be healthy (including having clean water, nutritious food and medical care)
• The right to be treated fairly (including changing laws and practices that are unfair on children)
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The earlier we start the better…
1. WHAT IS A RIGHTS RESPECTING SCHOOL LIKE?
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...it is where young people gain self-esteem by learning about the rights they have from birth and build from there
• I learn about my rights• I feel included• My self-esteem rises• I can begin to think about others
and their rights• I learn to negotiate• My language and thinking skills
are extended
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The difference between wants and needs
That Needs = Rights
That my rights are also your rights i.e. we now learn we have a responsibility.
Where children learn...
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…then they also have a responsibility not to bully or harm each other.
If children have a right to be protected from conflict, cruelty, exploitation and neglect...
…it is where young people learn that rights bring responsibilities for adults and children
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.Everyone learns to use the language of rights, respect and responsibility
Adults and young people model rights-respecting behaviour and language
Young people draw up a charter for their class based on the CRC. They respect the charter because they have a sense of ownership
It’s a school where...
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...where children become active global citizens
• Universality of human rights• Identity• Challenge injustice, inequality
and poverty in the world
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Children at Kings Park Primary School, Bournemouth, discussing Rights and Responsibilities with the former Children’s Commissioner for England Sir Al Aynsley-Green and UNICEF UK’s Executive Director David Bull. (March 2007)
…and where children gain a powerful voice
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• give examples of how their own actions have consequences – positive and negative – for the rights of others globally
• talk about the articles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child• give a range of examples of rights abuses from the immediate context
of the school to the global context• use the CRC as a framework for making moral judgements across a
range of issues including justice and sustainability• understand that their own rights are linked with a wide range of
personal responsibilities• critically evaluate the actions of those with power, including
governments, through reference to human rights
By 10 years of age, most children in rights-respecting Primary Schools can...