At Victoria School, we have registered with UNICEF’s Rights Respecting Schools Award. The Rights Respecting School Award recognises schools that put the Convention on the Rights of the Child at the centre of their school ethos and planning.
We have registered our commitment to the programme and will be looking at embedding this in our schemes of work, displays and through the work of our school council, eco council and our “Thought for the Week”.
“The RRSA recognises achievement in putting the Convention on the Rights of the Child at the heart of a school’s planning, policies, practice and ethos. By taking these steps a school community helps improve well-being and develop every child’s talents and abilities to their potential. A rights-respecting school not only teaches about child rights but also models rights and respect in all its relationships: between teachers/adults and pupils, between adults, and between pupils.” UNICEF, 2013
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) consists of 54 articles. A “child” is defined as every human being below the age of 18. The key provisions are:
- The right to a childhood
- The right to be educated
- The right to be healthy
- The right to be treated fairly
- The right to be heard
The UNCRC also states how staff and pupils behave to each other and how we behave as a school community in general.
For more information visit UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools website.