Rights Respecting Parent Workshop November 2012

What Are The Rights Of A Child? The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is a comprehensive human rights treaty that enshrines children’s rights in international law. It defines universal principles and standards for the status and treatment of children worldwide. The UN Convention has 54 articles recognising the rights of children.

How Does This Link to Curriculum For Excellence? Develops skills for life. Enables children to become confident, successful, responsible individuals who effectively contribute to society. Firmly embedded within all levels of Curriculum for Excellence.

RIGHTS RESPECTING SCHOOL AWARD at Livingston Village Primary School

What is a Rights Respecting School 1. Rights-respecting values underpin leadership and management; 2. The whole-school community learns about the Convention; 3. There is a rights-respecting ethos; 4. Children are empowered to become active citizens and learners.

What Is The Rights Respecting School Award? The Rights Respecting Schools Award (RRSA) recognises achievement in putting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) at the heart of a school’s planning, policies, practice and ethos. A rights-respecting school teaches children’s rights and also models rights and respect in all its relationships: between teachers / adults and pupils, between adults and between pupils.

What Are The Benefits? improved self-esteem and wellbeing; improved behaviour and relationships (reduction in bullying); positive attitudes towards diversity; improved engagement in learning; children and young people’s support for global justice; children and young people become more engaged in discussing, planning and reviewing their own learning.

How Will We Become A Rights Respecting School? Recognition of Commitment (ROC) Level 1 Level 2 Assessment

Where Are Livingston Village Primary School Currently? Recognition of Commitment The Head and senior leadership commit to becoming a rights-respecting school. √ A representative steering group of adults and pupils is formed to guide, promote and develop the initiative throughout the school. The steering group develops an action plan for implementing the RRSA standards and identifies procedures for monitoring the impact of the initiative.

Next Steps: Form a steering group. Write an Action Plan. Apply for Recognition of Commitment. Each class will create their Class Charter. Classes will begin to learn about articles appropriate to their stage, they will use the language of Rights and make links to the articles within their learning across the curriculum. All children will take part in vertical group days to look at specific articles across the whole school.

11 Reception Credit: Trelewis Primary School (Merthyr Tydfil)

12 Key Stage 2 Credit: King Street Primary School (Durham)

13 All children have the right to be safe, learn and play How can we all be safe, learn and play? We take turns and share our toys and games We listen to adults We try different activities How can adults help us? They can look after us They can listen to us They can give us different toys and activities Key Stage 1 Credit: Belmont Cheveley Park Primary (Durham) with RRSA Trainer Bev Noble

14 Article 29 All children have the right to an education which develops their personality and talents to the full We respect this right by:Concentrating during learning sessions Sharing equipment Letting others work without disruption Adults respect this right by: Preparing interesting lessons Providing different learning strategies Giving us feedback Key Stage 2 Credit: Belmont Cheveley Park Primary (Durham) with RRSA Trainer Bev Noble