79 Buckstone Loan East, Edinburgh, EH10 6UY. 0131-445 4545
Article 3 of the UNCRC says that adults should always think about what is best for children when making decisions. This means that parents, teachers, and leaders must make sure that children are safe, happy, and well cared for. If a rule or decision affects children, it should help them and not harm them. Their needs should always come first!
See P3M’s video showing how they raised awareness of children’s rights and article 3:
Article 42 says that everyone should know about children’s rights.
Governments must make sure that children, adults, and everyone else learns about the rights that all children have.
See P4NH’s video showing how they raised awareness of children’s rights and article 42:
We are delighted to share a special leaflet created by our pupil Equalities Group to help parents understand children’s rights and how we can all work together to support them. As a Rights Respecting School, we believe that every child should be aware of their rights and feel empowered to use them in their daily lives.
We encourage all parents to read this leaflet and join us in fostering a rights-respecting environment both at school and beyond!
This week, we are learning about Article 29 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). This article says that children have the right to an education that helps them develop their skills, talents, and abilities. It’s not just about reading and writing – it’s also about learning to be kind, respectful, and understanding to others. Every child should be able to go to school and learn in a way that prepares them for a happy, successful life. Simply put, it’s about getting the right kind of education to grow into the best version of yourself! Have a look at P3LM’s video explaining what article 29 means to them.
We are proud to share that we have been accredited as Silver: Rights Aware from the UNICEF!
The Silver Accreditation Report is available to read below:
The Rights Respecting Schools Award is 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. Silver is given to schools that make excellent progress towards embedding the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into its ethos and curriculum. The Award recognises achievement in putting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child at the heart of a school’s planning, policies and practice. A Rights Respecting School is a community where children’s rights are learned, taught, practised, respected, protected and promoted.
“The development work towards our achievement of our Silver RRS Award has impacted extremely positively on the whole school community. Our learners are aware of their rights as a child and our parents/carers and school staff have an increased knowledge and understanding of children’s rights. Our learning activities are now linked to the Rights of the Child across the school. The positive learning environment within the school has been strengthened by our Rights Respecting Schools work and children have an increased opportunity to lead changes to improve the school.” Mrs Imrie
Our Journey to Silver….
Please view the attached power point from our pupil equalities reps for an update of our progress towards Silver Accreditation.
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