Rights Respecting School
We are a ‘Rights Respecting School’, which means having the UN Rights at the heart of everything that we do. We have been awarded the Gold Award. This means that we are at, what is know as the ‘Rights Respecting’ stage in the Rights Respecting School accreditation scheme. Being at Gold Award means that we have embedded the UNICEF Children’s Rights in our school. Our report on the award is very encouraging and a highlight was one of our pupils saying that “One of the best things about Red Rose Primary School is how much we are all listened to and cared for.”
Thank you to everyone who is working hard to ensure that we are putting Children’s Rights at the heart of our school.
UNICEF is the world’s leading organisation for children and their rights
In 1989, governments across the world promised all children the same rights by adopting the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The basic needs that should be met so children and young people grow up to reach their full potential are enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The rights are international law.
Most of the countries in the world have signed to make this domestic law in their country.
These rights describe what a child needs to survive, grow, and live up to their potential in the world. They apply equally to every child, no matter who they are or where they come from. All children have rights, even those affected by conflict or emergencies.
There are 54 articles, or rights, in the convention.
We have the rights embedded in our practice through many means such as
- Our School Improvement Plan
- Having regular Steering Group meetings
- During our assemblies
- During our lessons
- Through our PSHE and RSE curriculum
- With our displays
- On the School website
- Through regular monitoring
- Having Global links – charities
- Informing parents
- As part of our Behaviour plan
- Class Charters
- Achieving the Young Carers award
- Supported by our Restorative Approach
For more information on the Rights Respecting Award, visit the UNICEF website.
Eat Smart
We are undertaking a project to reduce food waste within school. In Chester-le-Street, there is a cafe called Re-f-Use Cafe. One of the aims of the cafe is to help schools understand about how much food is wasted in school and, more importantly, how to reduce that waste. There are a number of ‘Waste Warriors’ who have met to work out an action plan to help people understand ways to reduce the amount of food that we throw away.
